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Final Call for Papers
Music, Oppression and Exile: The Impact of Nazism on Musical
Development in the 20th Century
International Conference presented by JMI SOAS International Centre for
Suppressed Music and
the Institute of Musical Research, University of London
Wednesday 9-Friday 11 April 2008
Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
in association with The Royal Conservatory of Music, Canada
Music in Exile
Four concerts and public lectures presented by The ARC Ensemble (Artists
of the Royal Conservatory, Canada)
and the English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble
Saturday 12, Sunday 13 April 2008 Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London,
SW1X 9DQ
As Nick Kimberley wrote in The Observer, 'Hitler tore a gaping hole in
European culture, and the damage
has not yet been repaired'. To understand what happened in the first
half of the 20th century to the musical culture
of Europe and its diaspora, the Jewish Music Institute International
Centre for Suppressed Music together with
the Institute of Music Research, School of Advanced Study, University of
London will host an international
conference exploring four main areas:
1) Musical life in Europe before Hitler
2) The mechanics of the Third Reich's music policies
3) Dispersal of composers and musicians
4) Musical life in Europe after Hitler
Within these several smaller themes could be considered.
Papers are invited on any of these broad subjects or related topics.
Papers should be of approximately
25 minutes' duration (with an additional 10 minutes for discussion).
Abstracts of up to 250 words for
papers in English should be sent to both of the conference organisers:
Erik Levi (Reader in Music, Royal Holloway
University of London) at [log in to unmask] and Michael Haas at
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The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 30 October 2007.
Abstracts may be sent as attachments (in Word documents in or in Rich
Text Format) but please back up the
attachment with a plain-text version in the main e-mail. They should be
accompanied by information about the author
under the following headings:
Name
Institution
Address of Institution
Position
100-word CV
Postal Address
Phone, Fax, E-Mail
Acceptance of a proposal will be at the discretion of the conference
organisers. The committee will make final
decision on abstracts by 1 December 2007, and contributors will be
informed very soon thereafter.
Further details of the conference (including the list of invited
speakers) and of the concerts can currently be
found at http://www.jmi.org.uk/suppressedmusic/exile_conference.htmlA
conference website will be available in
due course, at www.suppressedmusic.org.uk
<http://www.suppressedmusic.org.uk/>
<http://www.suppressedmusic.org.uk/> with a registration form for
delegates, and further information will be posted on relevant websites
and discussion lists. Selected papers will be published.
Valerie James
Administrator
Institute of Musical Research
School of Advanced Study
University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
www.music.sas.ac.uk
Tel: 020 7664 4865
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