Due to the current developments surrounding COVID-19, we will be transitioning to a virtual conference format for our Spring Chapter Meeting. More details to follow soon.
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Brian F. Wright is Associate Professor of Music History at the University of North Texas. His book, The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass, was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2024.
The Allegheny Chapter of the American Musicological Society is pleased to announce our Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at West Liberty University.
The full program can be found here.
Allegheny Chapter of the American Musicological Society
Spring 2020 Meeting
Saturday, March 28, 2020
West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV
The Spring 2020 Meeting of the Allegheny Chapter of the American Musicological Society will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at West Liberty University. Presenters are invited to submit a proposal for individual papers, posters, lecture-recitals, seminar panels, or other presentation formats on any subject of musicological interest.
An abstract of max. 350 words for all proposal types, along with the proposed title and list of necessary equipment should be submitted by Saturday, February 22. Â Please identify proposal type in submission.
We encourage proposal submissions for a number of scholarly presentation formats. In accordance with AMS policies, please follow these guidelines:
- Individual papers should be no longer than 20 minutes with 10 minutes of discussion.
- “Lightning” sessions consist of individual 8-10 minute talks with additional discussion or media. Entire session will fill a one-hour slot.
- Poster abstracts should include information on the goals of visual presentation for the presentation. Additional guidelines will be distributed with acceptance.
- Seminar panels will distribute written papers ahead of the conference and include extended discussion of the topic. See AMS Seminar FAQ for additional information on proposing a topic and why to choose this format: https://www.amsmusicology.org/page/MinneapolisSeminarFAQ
- Lecture-recitals should fill a one-hour slot. Proposals should address the performance needs as well as the musicological significance of the presentation.
- Additional formats (workshops, roundtables) should fill an hour and 20 minute slot. Please identify session format and participant roles in the abstract.
Please submit abstracts for both individual proposals and alternative sessions to: woller001@gannon.edu
We furthermore invite students to request that their papers be entered into consideration for the West Virginia University Press Award for best Student Paper. The award consists of a $250.00 monetary prize generously provided by the West Virginia University Press, and is awarded each spring by the Allegheny Chapter of the AMS. Papers will be evaluated by the program committee of the Allegheny Chapter. For submission guidelines please see: https://allegheny.ams-net.org/wvu-press-award/
All submissions will be evaluated by a blind peer-review process, and those from a committee member’s immediate colleagues or students will not be forwarded by the chair to that member.
Megan Woller
Program Committee Chair
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts and Music
School of Communication and the Arts
Gannon University
woller001@gannon.edu
(814) 871-7510
The Allegheny Chapter of the American Musicological Society is pleased to announce that the 2019 West Virginia University Press Award for the best graduate student paper presented at either the Fall or Spring meeting goes to Jingyi Zhang for her paper “Fred Ho’s The Warrior Sisters (1998): A Performance of ‘Transformative Interracialism.'”
Jingyi, a musicologist-pianist from Singapore, is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree in historical musicology at Harvard University. Her research interest focuses on musical borrowing in the works of Chinese-American composers, and contemporary opera. Jingyi has presented at AMS chapter conferences, and she was recently awarded both a grant from Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and a Richard F. French Fellowship to conduct research in Basel and Guangzhou over the summer of 2019. An active performer and musicologist, Jingyi holds a double-degree BM in musicology and piano performance at Oberlin Conservatory under a Dean’s Scholarship Award, as well as a double-degree MA in musicology and MM in piano performance at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music under a three-year Jacobs fellowship. At Oberlin Conservatory, Jingyi served as Charles McGuire’s music history course tutor for all incoming music undergraduates. She was also actively involved in piano pedagogy and was a secondary piano program teacher led by Andrea McAlister. An avid performer, Jingyi has participated in numerous piano masterclasses by Edward Auer, José Ramón Mendez, Marian Hahn, and Mary Wu. She was also invited to perform in Singapore and several cities in China including Hangzhou, Changsha, and Wuhan. Upon graduating from Oberlin Conservatory, she was awarded the Carol Nott Pedagogy Prize for her exemplary efforts in music pedagogy. Last year, Jingyi was invited by Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) to be their guest music lecturer in the summer, teaching a course on Introduction to Western Music History.
Allegheny Chapter of the American Musicological Society
Spring 2019 Meeting
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
The Spring 2019 Meeting of the Allegheny Chapter of the American Musicological Society will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Case Western Reserve 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 necessary equipment should be submitted by Monday, March 4, 2019. Presentations in all forms shall last no longer than 20 minutes.
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 necessary equipment should be submitted by Saturday, February 23, 2019. Plenary sessions shall last no longer than one hour and fifteen minutes.
Please submit abstracts for both individual proposals and plenary sessions to: med9@uakron.edu.
We furthermore invite students to request that their papers be entered into consideration for the West Virginia University Press Award for best Student Paper. The award consists of a $250.00 monetary prize generously provided by the West Virginia University Press, and is awarded each spring by the Allegheny Chapter of the AMS. Papers will be evaluated by the program committee of the Allegheny Chapter. For submission guidelines please see: https://allegheny.ams-net.org/wvu-press-award/
All submissions will be evaluated by a blind peer-review process, and those from a committee member’s immediate colleagues or students will not be forwarded by the chair to that member.
Mark Durrand
Program Committee Chair
Senior Lecturer
The School of Music
The University of Akron