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29TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA:
MUSIC AS LOCAL TRADITION AND REGIONAL PRACTICE

27th September to 1 October, 2006
University of New England, Armidale, Australia.

http://www.une.edu.au/music/MSAconf/

Deadline for proposals: 28th April 2006

"At present, the study of regions and localities has helped in some
acknowledged and many more hidden ways to sustain a long and
productive period of deconstructing many heretofore-existing
historical narratives…It remains to be seen how a focus on the
regional level of experience can help us once again to think big."
Celia Applegate, The American Historical Review 104, p. 1182

Each year the Musicological Society of Australia Inc. hosts a
National Conference featuring the latest research in music and music
related fields by national and international researchers. In 2006,
the 29th National Conference of the MSA will be held in Armidale, at
the University of New England, Australia from 27th September to 1st
October.  This conference is convened by the Northern NSW Chapter of
the MSA.  The conference draws on the unique nature of its co-host,
the University of New England, which is the oldest regional
university in Australia. The 2006 National Conference of the
Musicological Society of Australia explores the role that music plays
in defining traditions and cultures at a local and regional level.
Highlights of the conference will include pre-1600 Western music,
Indigenous music, South-East Asian and Pacific music, Australian
music, and post-1970 music studies (both popular and art music).
Papers addressing the theme of the conference from any local
tradition or regional practice (and not specifically Australian) are
welcomed.

The Conference Organising Committee is delighted to inform members
that the following individuals have been engaged to deliver keynote
addresses at the conference:

Dr Linda Barwick, University of Sydney, Indigenous Music and Dance
Studies Keynote.
Dr Andrew Ford, Keynote by an Australian Composer.
Prof. James Grier, University of Western Ontario, Medieval Music
Studies Keynote.
Prof. Steven G. Nelson, Hosei University, Tokyo.  Asian Music Studies
Keynote.

and presenting the 2006 Gordon Athol Anderson Lecture during the
Conference

Prof. Reinhard Strohm, University of Oxford.

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS

Proposals for papers, lecture recitals, group sessions and/or
roundtables are invited on one or more of the following themes:

1. Music and identity in local/regional practices as distinctive
features in old and new music;
2. Cultural diversity and its responses to national/global policy;
3. Borders/cross-overs and meeting places: where cultures meet;
4. Marginalisation/differentiation: to belong or not.

Proposals for free papers are also welcome.

CLOSING DATE FOR PROPOSALS: 28th APRIL 2006

• Proposals for individual papers shall consist of the name(s) and
contact details of presenter(s), title of paper and a 250 word
abstract. A list of equipment required for the presentation (eg. CD
player, PowerPoint projector) shall accompany proposals. Individual
papers shall be approximately 20 minutes in length, allowing for 10
minutes of question time at their conclusion.

• Proposals for lecture recitals shall consist of the name(s) and
contact details of presenter(s), a 250 word abstract, recital program
and details of equipment required and supplied by the presenter. The
duration of lecture recitals shall be no longer than 40 minutes.
Expenses relating to the planning of a performance and hiring of
artists and additional equipment will not be considered by the
Planning Committee. Proposers of lecture recitals should be prepared
to answer any further enquiries by the Program Committee concerning
their proposal.

• Proposals for group sessions on a common topic should consist of
the name(s) and contact details of the person co-ordinating the
session, names of session presenters, and the title and abstract of
each paper to be presented during the session. Group sessions shall
have length of no more than 90 minutes, consist of three papers and
should allow for at least 10 minutes for questions and discussion
after each paper OR half an hour at the conclusion of all papers.

• Proposals for roundtables directly related to the theme of the
conference are welcomed although the number of these are limited and
shall be subject to further enquiries from the Program Committee as
required.

Successful applicants will be notified early June 2006.

All presenters must be members of the Musicological Society of
Australia when presenting their paper.  Membership details can be
found at www.msa.org.au/join.html.

Proposals should preferably be submitted using the online proposal
submission form at the Conference website:

http://www.une.edu.au/music/MSAconf/html/form.html

or mailed to:

MSA Conference 2006 School of Music University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351

Or e-mailed to: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]

For further inquiries, contact the 2006 MSA Conference Conveners:

Dr Rex Eakins, School of Music, University of New England, ARMIDALE
NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA Phone: 02 6773 6446 (international: +61 2 6773
6446). E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Dr Jason Stoessel, School of Music, University of New England,
ARMIDALE NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA Phone: 02 6773 6563 (international: +61 2
6773 6563). E-mail: [log in to unmask]


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Dr J. P. E. Harper-Scott
Lecturer in Music
Department of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, Great Britain
+44 (0)1784 443949
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Music/Staff/JPEHarper-Scott.html
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