[AMS-announce] CFP (reminder): "Celebrating Haydn: His Times and Legacy, " York Univ., Toronto, Aug 2009

[Announcements for the AMS]

Call for Papers

CELEBRATING HAYDN: HIS TIMES AND LEGACY
An international conference to commemorate the bicentenary of Joseph Haydn's death

Dates: August 6-9, 2009
Location:  York University, Toronto, Canada

This interdisciplinary conference will create an opportunity to celebrate the music of  Joseph  Haydn and to reflect on his legacy, influence, and reception over the past two hundred years.  The organizers welcome paper proposals from a wide range of disciplines including, but not limited to, musicology, performance practice, theatre and dance history, drama, and literature.

Scholars and performers are cordially invited to submit 250-word abstracts for papers or proposals for lecture-recitals for review by
the programme committee to:   haydnconference at brocku.ca .
Conference papers of 25 minutes and 50-minute lecture-recitals will be followed by  a 5-minute discussion period.   Extended deadline for submission
of proposals:  Oct. 10, 2008.  The official languages of the conference are English and French.

For further information and conference updates, please see the
conference website:  http://www.brocku.ca/haydnconferenceyork/