CALL FOR PAPERS

Allegheny Chapter
of the
American Musicological Society

Fall 2017 Meeting

Saturday, September 23, 2017
Fairmont State University
Fairmont, West Virginia

The Fall 2017 Meeting of the AMS Allegheny Chapter will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Fairmont State University. Presenters are invited to submit a proposal for papers or other scholarly presentations on any subject of musicological interest.

An abstract of max. 300 words, along with the proposed title and list of the equipment necessary for your presentation should be submitted by Saturday, August 19, 2017. Presentations in all forms shall last no longer than 25 minutes. Please send your abstract to program chair Mark Durrand at: med9@uakron.edu.

In addition to individual proposals, the Program Committee invites abstracts for plenary sessions on any subject of musicological interest. An abstract of max. 500 words, along with the proposed title, list of the participants and their role in the session, and a list of the equipment necessary for the presentation should be submitted by Saturday, August 19, 2017. Plenary sessions shall last no longer than one hour and fifteen minutes. Please send your abstract to med9@uakron.edu.

We are furthermore pleased to invite students to submit their submissions to the Allegheny Student Award for Best Scholarly Paper. The award consists of a $250.00 monetary award generously provided by the West Virginia University Press. The Prize has been implemented by the chapter members at the Spring meeting 2016. For submission guidelines please see:
https://allegheny.ams-net.org/west-virginia-university-press-award-for-best-student-paper/

All submissions will be evaluated by a blind peer-review process, and those from a program member’s colleagues or students will not be forwarded by the committee chair to that member.
This policy has been implemented by the chapter members at the Fall meeting 2013.

Mark Durrand
Chair, Program Committee
Senior Lecturer
The University of Akron
School of Music
med9@uakron.edu
(216) 469-6945