[AMS-announce] CONF: Music Performance Analysis, Lucerne Univ., July 2009

[Announcements for the AMS]

International Conference on Music Performance Analysis 2009 (ICOMPA 2009) July 1-2, 2009

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Musikpavillon, Obergrundstrasse 9, Luzern (Switzerland)

Symposium 1: Perspectives on 'Body and Soul' (July 1)

The symposium explores several recorded versions of Johnny Green's famous Broadway show tune 'Body and Soul' (1930). Speakers: Martin Pfleiderer (Hamburg), Cynthia Folio / Alexander Brinkman (Philadelphia), Olivier Senn (Luzern), John Gunther (Boulder), José Antonio Bowen (Austin).

Symposium 2: Methods of music performance analysis (July 2)

The symposium addresses methodological questions in the analysis of music performance. Speakers: Richard Turner (Saint Julien de Jonzy), Olaf Eggestad (Oslo), Matthias Arter (Bern), Elena Alessandri (Lugano), Marc-Antoine Camp / Lorenz Kilchenmann (Luzern), Jürg Huber (Luzern), Claudia Di Luzio (Berlin).

Detailed conference programme and registration: www.hslu.ch/icompa.

The conference is organized by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in cooperation with the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ).