Newsletter No. 31 (January 2009) (PDF) - Society for Music Analysis

S M ATAGS Dayfor Music PostgraduatesUniversity of DurhamFriday 1 st – Saturday 2 nd May 2009Call for PapersThe SMA's annual Theory and Analysis Graduate Students (TAGS) Days will be hostedby the Department of Music at the University of Durham, for the first time over two days,on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May 2009. Delegates will be invited to arrive by lunchtimeon Friday and sessions will finish by late afternoon on Saturday. The extended durationwill allow delegates from further afield to attend, while also allowing time for a greaternumber of papers, following the success of TAGS events in recent years.The event aims to provide a supportive and friendly environment in which postgraduatescan gain experience in presenting their work and meet fellow researchers. Participantswho do not wish to present are also very welcome. We are delighted to announce thatRobert Gjerdingen (Northwestern University) and Rudolph Lutz (Schola CantorumBasiliensis) will present a key-note address and recital workshop on the theme of„extemporizing partimenti‟ on the evening of Friday 1 May.Proposals are invited from postgraduate students for 20-minute papers addressing anyanalytical or theoretical subject, although key themes for this year‟s event will beimprovisation and performance theory, and contributions are welcomed from performersas well as traditional analysts. Proposals for themed sessions containing two or threepapers on related topics are also welcomed. Abstracts of no more than 250 wordsshould be sent by email to Jo Buckley at jo.buckley@durham.ac.uk. Please includename, affiliation, postal address, email address and AV requirements on a separatecover sheet. Organisers of themed sessions should submit a brief overview togetherwith the individual abstracts.The closing date for receipt of proposals is 1 FEBRUARY 2009. All those submittingproposals will be notified by 1 March 2009.societyeventsfor music analysisSMA newsletter 18