2017 Conference
2017 Rocky Mountain Music Scholars’ Conference
Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory
Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society
Southwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology
April 7-8th, 2017 in Salt Lake City Utah
A Scholars' Conference comprised of the annual meetings of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society, the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory, and the Southwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology will take place April 7-8, 2017, at the University of Utah in beautiful Salt Lake City. A keynote address will be given by music theorist, Dr. Michael Klein.
Online Registration
Paypal electronic invoices will be sent to the email address provided within one business day of completing the registration form linked below.
Click Here to Register.
Conference Events—Location and Directions
The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves more than 32,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With close to 100 majors at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, The University of Utah prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. The SEMSW conference location is close to several attractions including Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs. Abravanel Hall, the Eccles Theater, The Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, and Capital Theatre are other beautiful performance spaces all located in downtown SLC. Across from Temple Square at the City Creek Center, shopping and dining abounds. For those who want to hike, mountain bike, or rock climb, the mountains are less than a thirty-minute drive from the city center.
Registration, paper sessions, and business meetings will take place at the University of Utah’s music building, Gardner Hall. All lecture rooms will have pianos (all-Steinways) as well as projectors and sound etc.
Follow Link Below for Conference Location and Directions:
music.utah.edu/rocky_mtn_scholars_2017/
Keynote Address
A special keynote address will be given Dr. Michael Klein, Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Temple University, where he teaches anything he is told. His recent book, Intertextuality in Western Art Music, is published by Indiana University Press as part of the Music and Meaning series, edited by Robert Hatten. He has published articles on the music of Lutoslawski in After Chopin: Essays in Polish Music (Pendragon Press), in Witold Lutoslawski: the Man and His Work from the Perspective of the 20th Century (U of Poznan Press), and in the journal Indiana Theory Review. In addition, an article on narrative in the music of Chopin appears in the journal Music Theory Spectrum. He has a review published in the journal Spectrum and reviews forthcoming in the same journal as well as the Journal of the American Liszt Society. In addition to a Ph.D. in music theory from SUNY-Buffalo, Klein has degrees in Piano Performance from Eastman and was once an active pianist until his daughter Michelle learned to say the words "no piano Daddy." He resides in Laverock, a suburb of Philadelphia, with his wife, Yu-Hui Tamae Lee, and his daughter, Michelle Lee Klein.
Call for Papers (Submission Deadline: Midnight MST, January 15th, 2017)
The Southwest Chapter for the Society for Ethnomusicology is pleased to announce a call for papers for our spring 2017 meeting. The conference will be held jointly with the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society and the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory on Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, 2017 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
The Program Committee welcomes proposals from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists and music scholars from all disciplines engaged with any topic within the multifaceted world of music and encourages paper proposals from both established scholars and students alike. Scholars whose work falls outside the traditional purview of ethnomusicology are also encouraged to submit. Submissions may include individual scholarly papers (20-minute presentation followed by 10-minute discussion), organized panels of 3 or 4 papers as well as other formats such as workshops and performances.
For individual papers, please submit an abstract of 250 words or less. Abstracts should clearly state the problem to be addressed, any conclusions the author intends to draw, and the paper’s contribution to scholarship in general. Please note that panel proposals should include an abstract for each panelist as well as one for the session as a whole.
Along with your abstract, please include the following (in a single Word or PDF document):
Email proposals to Aaron Paige at [email protected] by the deadline listed above.
Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory
Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society
Southwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology
April 7-8th, 2017 in Salt Lake City Utah
A Scholars' Conference comprised of the annual meetings of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society, the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory, and the Southwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology will take place April 7-8, 2017, at the University of Utah in beautiful Salt Lake City. A keynote address will be given by music theorist, Dr. Michael Klein.
Online Registration
Paypal electronic invoices will be sent to the email address provided within one business day of completing the registration form linked below.
Click Here to Register.
Conference Events—Location and Directions
The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah. Founded in 1850, it serves more than 32,000 students from across the U.S. and the world. With close to 100 majors at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, The University of Utah prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. The SEMSW conference location is close to several attractions including Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs. Abravanel Hall, the Eccles Theater, The Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, and Capital Theatre are other beautiful performance spaces all located in downtown SLC. Across from Temple Square at the City Creek Center, shopping and dining abounds. For those who want to hike, mountain bike, or rock climb, the mountains are less than a thirty-minute drive from the city center.
Registration, paper sessions, and business meetings will take place at the University of Utah’s music building, Gardner Hall. All lecture rooms will have pianos (all-Steinways) as well as projectors and sound etc.
Follow Link Below for Conference Location and Directions:
music.utah.edu/rocky_mtn_scholars_2017/
Keynote Address
A special keynote address will be given Dr. Michael Klein, Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Temple University, where he teaches anything he is told. His recent book, Intertextuality in Western Art Music, is published by Indiana University Press as part of the Music and Meaning series, edited by Robert Hatten. He has published articles on the music of Lutoslawski in After Chopin: Essays in Polish Music (Pendragon Press), in Witold Lutoslawski: the Man and His Work from the Perspective of the 20th Century (U of Poznan Press), and in the journal Indiana Theory Review. In addition, an article on narrative in the music of Chopin appears in the journal Music Theory Spectrum. He has a review published in the journal Spectrum and reviews forthcoming in the same journal as well as the Journal of the American Liszt Society. In addition to a Ph.D. in music theory from SUNY-Buffalo, Klein has degrees in Piano Performance from Eastman and was once an active pianist until his daughter Michelle learned to say the words "no piano Daddy." He resides in Laverock, a suburb of Philadelphia, with his wife, Yu-Hui Tamae Lee, and his daughter, Michelle Lee Klein.
Call for Papers (Submission Deadline: Midnight MST, January 15th, 2017)
The Southwest Chapter for the Society for Ethnomusicology is pleased to announce a call for papers for our spring 2017 meeting. The conference will be held jointly with the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society and the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory on Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, 2017 at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
The Program Committee welcomes proposals from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists and music scholars from all disciplines engaged with any topic within the multifaceted world of music and encourages paper proposals from both established scholars and students alike. Scholars whose work falls outside the traditional purview of ethnomusicology are also encouraged to submit. Submissions may include individual scholarly papers (20-minute presentation followed by 10-minute discussion), organized panels of 3 or 4 papers as well as other formats such as workshops and performances.
For individual papers, please submit an abstract of 250 words or less. Abstracts should clearly state the problem to be addressed, any conclusions the author intends to draw, and the paper’s contribution to scholarship in general. Please note that panel proposals should include an abstract for each panelist as well as one for the session as a whole.
Along with your abstract, please include the following (in a single Word or PDF document):
- Title of proposal
- Name
- Institutional or other affiliation
- Abstract(s)
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
Email proposals to Aaron Paige at [email protected] by the deadline listed above.