[AMS-announce] CFP: Midwest Graduate Music Consortium 2007, Chicago, Feb. 2007

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Midwest Graduate Music Consortium 
11th Annual Conference
University of Chicago
February 23rd and 24th, 2007
 
 
ABOUT MGMC
 
MGMC is a joint venture organized by graduate students from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, The University of Chicago, and Northwestern University.  Conferences allow graduate students in various fields of music to come together and share ideas on a vast array of topics in a professional and collegial atmosphere.  Conferences are held annually on a rotating basis, in the spring, at Madison, Chicago, or Evanston.
 
The 11th annual meeting will be held at the University of Chicago on February 23rd-24th, 2007 with Scott Burnham as the keynote speaker.  
 
 
CALL FOR PAPERS
 
The program committee invites graduate and advanced undergraduate students to submit abstracts for papers related to ethnomusicology, historical musicology, music theory and analysis, cognition, performance practice, pedagogy and education, or any other topic concerning the study and practice of music.  We particularly welcome interdisciplinary studies. 
 
Please submit abstracts electronically as either a PDF or a Word document attachment to <cclo at uchicago.edu>.  Abstracts should not exceed 350 words.  It should include the title of the paper but exclude the authors name and any other identifying information.  It should also be double-spaced, using a 12-point font.  Each applicant may submit up to two abstracts but only one will be accepted for presentation.  
 
A cover email which includes the applicants name, affiliation, email address, phone number and the equipment (e.g. piano, CD-players, LCD-screen, etc.) needed for the proposed presentation should accompany the abstract.  
 
Presenters will have twenty minutes to present their papers, followed by ten additional minutes for discussion.  Proposals will be read for clarity, originality, and appropriateness for oral presentation.  Although there is no single correct format, the program committee will look favorably on proposals that include a clear statement of the paper's original contribution to scholarship in relation to prior research and specific evidence of results, illustrated by musical examples or diagrams where possible.  Supplementary materials such as musical examples, diagrams, and bibliographies should be submitted as separate pages, and should not exceed two pages. 
 
Abstracts must be received by November 10th, 2006.
 
 
CALL FOR SCORES 
 
The program committee invites composers currently engaged in graduate or advanced undergraduate study to submit compositions for consideration in the programming of a new music concert that will take place on Friday, February 23, 2007.  The concert will be given by the University of Chicago New Music Ensemble, which includes strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, piano, and solo voices.  The assistance of the University of Chicago Computer Music Studio will be enlisted for realization of electronic works.
 
Please submit four copies of the score by U.S. mail: the score should include the title but exclude the applicants name and any other identifying information.  Submitted works may be for solo instruments, or for ensembles of up to 15 players, and should be of reasonable difficulty.  Any unconventional notation or instrumental techniques should be explained in the scores performance notes.  Recordings of acoustic works should be included, if possible.  Electronic works requiring minimal to moderate set-up, for which recordings must be submitted, will also be considered.  Each composer may submit up to two works but only one will be accepted for the concert.  Each proposal should not exceed 12 minutes in duration.  Materials will be returned to you if a stamped self-addressed envelope is provided.  
 
A cover letter stating the applicants name, affiliation, email address, phone number should accompany your score submission.  Composers who wish to provide their own players for the February 23 performanceparticularly for works that call for specialized instrumentationshould indicate this in their cover letters.  There are no funds available to compensate performers for their participation in this MGMC concert, however.
 
 
Please send your submission to: 
Cecilia Lo, MGMC Program Chair 
c/o Music Department, University of Chicago
Goodspeed Hall 309, 1010 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
 
Proposals must be received by November 10th, 2006.
 
For more information about MGMC and to see previous conference programs, see our web site: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/mgmc
 
Questions?  Please contact Cecilia Lo at <cclo at uchicago.edu>.