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

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 Conference Report, 2018 The annual NYSSL Chapter meeting of the AMS took place over the April 14-15 weekend at SUNY, Fredonia, in NY. Many thanks to Fredonia’s Dr. James Davis for heading up the program committee and taking care of local arrangements. The committee put together a diverse array of papers that offered much in the way of discussion. Attendees also enjoyed a compelling Keynote address “Deficient Media, Extraordinary Musics, Mozart, Distance—and the Art of Love” by Dr. Jamie Currie (University at Buffalo) that deconstructed proximity and distance as vehicles for transformation. Participants were also able to see the stunning production, Spring Awakening on Saturday evening. For the first time in the chapter, a professional development session “Dissertation-to-Publication Workshop” organized and led by Dr. Kimberly Francis, was offered, to great accolades. Thank you, Kim! We will experiment with more of these sessions in the future so please send ideas to your gradu...

New York State – St. Lawrence Chapter of the American Musicological Society Annual Meeting April 14-15, 2018 SUNY – Fredonia http://ams-nyssl.blogspot.ca/p/upcoming-meetings.html The NYS-SL Chapter of the AMS will meet next month at the State University of New York at Fredonia. The conference will begin at 9:30 on Saturday morning and conclude by 12:00 on Sunday afternoon. Information regarding lodging can be found at: https://home.fredonia.edu/admissions/directions#lodging . The conference program is posted here . The abstracts are posted here . A reminder that there is a $20.00 meeting fee for full-time faculty/$10 for all others in lieu of an annual membership fee. The schedule includes 11 diverse papers and a keynote by Jamie Currie (University at Buffalo) titled "Deficient Media, Extraordinary Musics, Mozart, Distance--and the Art of Love.” We are hosting a lunch session for graduate students – “Dissertation-to-Publication Workshop” – where free box lunches will be pr...

We're solidifying plans for a Dissertation-to-Publication workshop f or graduate students at the April 14-15 NYSSL chapter meeting at SUNY Fredonia (12-2 PM, Saturday over a free boxed lunch). We'll discuss whether to go the book route or the article route, and we'll consider best practices and talk about ways to plan for success. For students interested in participating, we ask that you bring your dissertation proposals and an updated c.v. (Proposals should also be sent to Dr. Kimberly Francis ahead of time so that she might provide some comments as well - kfranc02 'at' uoguelph.ca .) We're also asking that participants please register. To do that, you should send an email to Jim Davis (davisj 'at' fredonia.edu) stating their interest. We hope you'll help spread the word and encourage other graduate students at all levels of study to attend. It's never to early to start thinking about publications!

2018 Meeting of the NYSSL Chapter of AMS SUNY Fredonia School of Music, April 14-15, 2018 Deadline for proposals: Thursday, Feb. 1 The 2018 Spring meeting of the New York State St. Lawrence chapter of the American Musicological Society will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, at SUNY Fredonia. Information on local hotels, B&Bs and restaurants will be posted on our website as it becomes available. Saturday night will feature a performance of the musical “Spring Awakening” by the Fredonia Department of Theatre Dance in conjunction with the School of Music. We encourage submissions that address Broadway musicals, Wedekind, musical representations of sexuality, and other issues related to “Spring Awakening.” We also solicit panel recommendations, including lightening talks or other alternative formats. You are invited to submit abstracts in all areas of scholarship on music to the Program Committee Chair: Jim Davis, SUNY Fredonia at  davisj@fredonia.edu . The deadline...

The annual NYSSL Chapter meeting of the AMS took place over the April 22-23 weekend at the University of Toronto, in Ontario. Many thanks to University of Toronto’s Caryl Clark and Sherry Lee for skillfully co-chairing the meeting and taking care of local arrangements. The program committee put together a wonderful array of papers to provide stimulation for all members, with one panel ‘Resonances of Riel,’ perfectly timed to speak to the Canadian Opera Company’s ‘new’ premiere of Harry Somers’ Louis Riel a few nights prior. Participants were also treated to a compelling Keynote Address “Schopenhauer’s Musical Ecology” by Holly Watkins (Eastman School of Music), that repositioned Schopenhauer’s ‘will’ as an embodying and ecological organism. With about half the papers presented by graduate students, our Graduate Student Paper Prize adjudication committee (Laura Gray, James Currie, and Holly Watkins—thank you!) had their work cut out for them.  The prize was awarded to Patric...

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the AMS-NYSSL Chapter meeting at the University of Toronto, April 22-23, 2017. The meeting will be held at the Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park Crescent, (Museum Subway) Toronto, Canada M5S2C5. We have planned an exciting program, including faculty and student presenters, and a keynote address by Holly Watkins from the Eastman School of Music. Our thanks to Stephanie Vander Wel, University at Buffalo, for her assistance with the program, available here . Abstracts and presenter bios are available here . We ask that you make your own hotel arrangements. The closest reasonably-priced hotel is the Holiday Inn Bloor Yorkville, 280 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S1V8. http://www.hitorontoblooryorkville.ca There are, of course, many other options in the vicinity of the university and the surrounding downtown neighbourhood. As announced earlier, the conference coincides with the Canadian Opera Company...