American Musicological Society, New York State - St. Lawrence Chapter (NYSSL)

The NYSSL Chapter of the American Musicological Society welcomes all music scholars and graduate students from Ontario, Québec and New York State. You do not have to be a member of the AMS to be a member of the chapter. Membership runs from January 1 to December 31 annually. We encourage members to pay for multiple years to cut down on paperwork.  As a further means of going green and cutting down on paperwork, dues will be received by e-transfer to our Secretary Treasurer, Colleen Renihan. This applies to both new and renewed membership. Please send an e-transfer addressed to crenihan@uoguelph.ca . If you have been a member of the chapter and contact information has not changed, there is no need to send in further information (name and payment are sufficient). If you are a new member, please send an e-transfer with the note "New Member" in the body message to Colleen. In a separate email, please state your name, contact information, affiliation, and if you are a regular

Call for Papers 2016 Meeting of the NYSSL Chapter of the AMS April 30 - May 1, 2016 Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam Deadline for Proposals: Monday, February 15, 2016 by 5:00PM The Spring meeting of the New York State St. Lawrence Chapter  of the American Musicological Society will take place on Saturday, April 30 through Sunday, May 1, 2016 at SUNY Potsdam. You are invited to submit abstracts in all areas of scholarship on music to the Program Committee Chair, Jess Tyre (Associate Professor, The Crane School of Music) at  tyrejb@potsdam.edu . The deadline for submissions is 5:00PM Monday, F e bruary 15, 2016. Warm thanks go to Jess T yre and Po tsdam for hosting the meeting this year. Other Conference Details The conference coincides with the Lougheed/Kofoed Festival of the Arts (LoKo), Which will feature guest conductor, Duain Wolfe, finishing up with a performance of Vaughan Williams, Franck, Bruckner, and the Fauré Requiem Saturday night, free of charg