Just a gentle reminder that membership subscriptions for 2012 are now due.
Please see http://www.sma.ac.uk/join/ for information on how to renew your SMA membership.
‘Perspectives on Musical Improvisation’: CFP deadline extension
‘Perspectives on Musical Improvisation’ Conference – University of Oxford, 10-13 September 2012
The programme committee has extended the call for papers deadline by one week. The closing date is now Monday 16th January.
Please send submissions to impconfsubmission@music.ox.ac.uk
For submission guidelines and more details on the conference, go to http://www.music.ox.ac.uk/research/cpccm/perspectives-on-musical-improvisation-conference.html
SMA Student Representative Election
I’m delighted to welcome Kirstie Hewlett as our newly elected Student Representative. Kirstie is a first-year PhD student at Southampton, and is associated with the Schenker Documents Online project. We look forward to working with Kirstie over the next couple of years, and taking forward her exciting plans for a student network community. I would also like to thank Simon Evans-White and Olga Sologub for standing, and look forward to their continued contribution to the Society.
Michael Spitzer
SMA President
SMA Elections: President and Information Officer
No other candidates having come forward, I am pleased to announce that Michael Spitzer has been re-elected President, and Shay Loya has been elected Information Officer. Congratulations to Michael and Shay!
Their respective statements of candidature follow. » Read more: SMA Elections: President and Information Officer
Perspectives on Musical Improvisation: CFP Reminder
Perspectives on Musical Improvisation will take place on 10-13 September 2012, at the University of Oxford. This is a reminder that submissions for this conference should be sent to impconfsubmission@music.ox.ac.uk. The deadline for submissions is Monday January 9 2012.
Please visit our website – http://www.music.ox.ac.uk/research/cpccm/perspectives-on-musical-improvisation-conference.html – to get further details on the conference and how to submit proposals for papers, poster presentations and practical sessions. The website will go live in March 2012 for registration and programme details.
Contact Mark Doffman at mark.doffman@music.ox.ac.uk for any queries regarding the conference.
SMA Elections 2011
Candidates are invited for the following positions on the Society for Music Analysis Committee:
- President;
- Information Officer;
- Student Representative.
The elected candidates will work with the rest of the SMA Committee to represent and guide our activities over the next two years. » Read more: SMA Elections 2011
Music Analysis: a special issue on ‘Music and Emotions’
Bringing together distinguished philosophers, psychologists and music theorists, Music Analysis is proud to publish the first journal collection dedicated to the analysis of musical emotion. This special issue comprises selected proceedings from the inaugural International Conference on Music and Emotion, and marks the arrival of music and emotion as an analytical field. » Read more: Music Analysis: a special issue on ‘Music and Emotions’
Masters Bursaries 2011-12
Having reviewed this year’s many high-calibre applications, the SMA is pleased to announce that three bursaries to support masters study have been awarded this year. The recipients are:
- Daisy Fancourt, to study at King’s College London;
- Penny Miller, to study at the University of Nottingham;
- Richard Powell, to study at the University of York.
Congratulations to all three!
MSN/LancMAC 2011: Anne Hyland’s Review
Upon stepping onto the platform at Lancaster train station the day before the official commencement of the LancMAC/MSN conference, I met an American scholar (who had seen me poring over some scores on the way there) who asked: ‘are you speaking at MAC or MSN?’ The question (answered simply by ‘yes’) flagged up a potential issue for the meeting: how does one incorporate two established conferences into a single productive event which encourages exchange and interaction between the specialists in each field, and yet keeps both camps individually happy? » Read more: MSN/LancMAC 2011: Anne Hyland’s Review