[ANPPOM-L] LYRICA SOCIETY CALLS FOR PAPERS, 2006-2007

[Carlos Palombini]

LYRICA SOCIETY CALLS FOR PAPERS 2006-2007

The Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations is pleased to announce the 
following deadlines for submission of abstracts to its forthcoming 
conferences.  Via e-mail attachments, applicants should also submit a 
brief curriculum vitae with their proposals:

MUSIC AND THE ASIAN DIASPORA
www.musicandtheasiandiaspora.com
Princeton, NJ, Westminster Choir College of Rider University: April 8-9, 
2006 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 15, 2006:

Proposals for papers (30-minute presentation plus 10-minute question 
period) on topics related to the music of the Asian Diaspora or by 
Asian-American composers will be accepted.  This symposium seeks to be 
inclusive, and welcomes proposals from the fields of musicology, 
ethnomusicology, music education, composition, and performance-practice. 
  Submissions to the Lyrica session of the symposium must deal with the 
interaction of words with music.

Proposals should be in the form of an abstract of no more than 500 words
(including a list of AV equipment needs), and must be submitted via 
email to lyricasociety em aol.com with "LYRICA/ASIA" in the subject line.

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING (www.nats.org)
Lyrica will present its first scholarly papers session at the biennial 
NATS Convention in Minneapolis, MN, June 30-July 4, 2006 SUBMISSION 
DEADLINE: February 15, 2006

Abstracts should not exceed 500 words' length and include a list of AV 
equipment needs.  Lecture-recitals and papers should not to exceed 30 
minutes' length, including discussion time.  A Scandinavian focus is 
strongly encouraged.  Please direct abstracts to both the following 
addresses, including "LYRICA/NATS" in the subject line:

lyricasociety em aol.com; and, david.sannerud em csun.edu

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MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (www.mla.org) ANNUAL CONVENTION
Philadelphia, PA, December 27-30, 2006 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1, 2006

Two scholarly sessions are scheduled for the next MLA Convention, to be 
held in Philadelphia, December 27-30, 2006.

Focus area I: "Re-sounding the Renaissance".  Papers might address such 
topics as music and sound in reconstructions of early modern performance 
spaces (e.g. The New Globe); musical evocations of the Renaissance in 
modern literature or opera; the sounds of early modern poetry and music 
on the Internet; incorporating aural performance (live or recorded) into 
the teaching of Renaisssance literature.  Please submit abstracts, 
resumes, and A/V requirements to Professor Leslie Dunn(dunn em vassar.edu), 
Lyrica's Liaison Officer to the MLA with "LYRICA/MLA" in the subject line.

Focus area II:  Opera in the Age of Enlightenment.  Abstracts, with 
resumes and A/V requirements should be sent jointly to 
lyricasociety em aol.com and to pabempec em fas.harvard.edu with "LYRICA/MLA 
in the subject line.

Papers should not exceed 30 minutes' length, including discussion time, 
and audio/visual requirements should be clearly indicated.

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CHARLESTON-LYRICA CONVERSAZIONE
Charleston, South Carolina, May 13, 2006
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1, 2006

In collaboration with The College of Charleston, Lyrica will hold a 
day-long Symposium consisting of three colloquia (nine papers), on 
Saturday, May 13, 2006.  Individually, the colloquia will focus on 
Mozart's _Don Giovanni_, Gounod's _Roméo et Juliette_, and on Opera in 
America.  Abstracts, not to exceed 500 words in length, should be sent 
along with resumes to lyricacsociety em aol.com with "LYRICA/CHARLESTON" in 
the subject line.  Papers should not exceed thirty minutes' length, 
including discussion time, and audio/visual requirements should be 
clearly indicated.

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AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING
LOS ANGELES, November 2-5, 2006
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 1, 2006

Focus area: general.  Please submit abstracts jointly to 
lyricasociety em aol.com and to pabempec em fas.harvard.edu with "LYRICA/AMS" 
in the subject line.  Papers should not exceed 30 minutes' length, 
including discussion time, and audio/visual requirements should be 
clearly indicated.

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NATIONAL OPERA ASSOCIATION (www.noa.org)
New  York City, January 4-7, 2007 (tentative dates)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 1, 2006

Two scholarly sessions are scheduled for the next NOA Convention, to be 
held in New York City, January 4-7. 2006.  At present, these dates are 
tentative.

Focus area I: African-American Composers:  Please send abstracts, 
resumes and A/V requirements to Professor Naomi André 
(nandre em umich.edu), Lyrica's Liaison Officer to the NOA with 
"LYRICA/NOA" in the subject line.

Focus area II: African-Diasporic Concepts.  Please send abstracts, 
resumes and A/V requirements to lyricacsociety em aol.com with "LYRICA/NOA" 
in the subject line.

Papers should not exceed 30  minutes' duration, including discussion time.

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IBERIAN AND LATIN-AMERICAN STUDIES

We are currently negotiating with a Latin-American Studies Convention at 
which Lyrica would present two or three scholarly sessions (nine to 
twelve papers in all) on the music of the Iberian Peninusula, of Latin 
America and of the Spanish (including Sephardic) diaspora.  Details to 
follow.

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All papers read at Lyrica's scholarly papers sessions presentation will 
be automatically considered for publication in _Ars Lyrica_, the 
peer-reviewed journal of the Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations. 
Successful candidates are expected to become bona fide members of the 
Lyrica Society, the membership application for which may be downloaded 
from the following link:

http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/affiliates/docs/Lyrica-NL.pdf

We look forward to hearing from you!

Paul-Andre Bempechat, President
Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations
pabempec em fas.harvard.edu

"La guerre, c'est la guerre des hommes ; la paix, c'est la guerre des 
idées."
               - Victor Hugo, in "Les Feuilles d'automne" (1831)

-- 
carlos palombini
diretor
centro de pesquisa em música contemporânea
universidade federal de minas gerais
cpmc-ufmg
<palombini em terra.com.br>