AMS-NYSSL 2016 Call for Dues

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 or student member. 

Dues for the 2016 year are as follows:

        Regular Members - $10 USD or CAD

        Student Members - $5 USD or CAD

Should you wish to renew membership by mail, please send a cheque made payable to the "New York State - St Lawrence Chapter of the American Musicological Society" to Colleen at the following address:

        Dr. Colleen Renihan, Secretary Treasurer NYSSL

        c/o School of Fine Art and Music

        University of Guelph

        50 Stone Rd. E. 

        Guelph ON, N1G 2W1

AMS-NYSSL 2016 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

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, February 15, 2016. Warm thanks go to Jess Tyre and Potsdam 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 charge for all those attending the conference. Jess has also advised that the Dean has generously offered to host participants for dinner on Saturday night. The Hampton Inn is holding rooms at a conference rate. Although they have listed king rooms as the only option, if you would like to share a room, call the hotel, and request a double at the same rate. More information will be made available on our website in the coming weeks. 

Review Process

Review of proposals is blind. In the body of an email, include your name, title of the paper, A/V requirements (sound, piano, projector, etc.), affiliation, and contact information. Please attach an abstract of no more than 250 words to your email (.pdf or .docx file formats only). Do not include your name in the title or in the abstract document. Presenters will be notified of the results before March 1, 2016. 

Length

Accepted papers should be 20 minutes in length. 

Membership

You do not need to be a member of the AMS or the NYSSL chapter to submit a proposal. Should your paper be selected for presentation, however, you will need to join the NYSSL chapter and pay the dues fee of ten dollars (CAD/USD). 

Student Paper Prize

Graduate students may request to be considered for the annual Student Paper Prize (AMS). Student proposals must be accompanied by a written assurance from their advisor or other responsible faculty member that their papers are ready for presentation at a professional meeting, and that the student will be present for a substantial portion of the meeting.