The Galpin Society and the Historic Brass Society

MAKING THE BRITISH SOUND

Conference on Instrumental Music and British Traditions

London - Edinburgh, 7 - 11 July 2009

The Galpin Society and the Historic Brass Society joint meeting will
include a conference in which members of both societies will present the
results of their recent research, together with visits to important
collections of musical instruments, concerts, and social events.  This
event will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Reid
Concert Hall Museum of Instruments.  Details of the provisional
programme can be viewed at:

 www.galpinsociety.org/gxh

and this web page will be updated as further arrangements are confirmed.
The conference is being organised by the Horniman Museum, London, and
the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

The Papers Sessions are provisionally scheduled to take place in
Edinburgh on Thursday July 9 and Friday July 10.  Depending on the
response, a further papers session may be held on Saturday morning
July 11.  The organizers invite papers, workshop symposia, round-table
discussions, and concert presentations that represent as wide a
perspective on the conference theme as possible.  Topics concerning
developments within Britain as well as those in Europe and the USA that
influenced British wind and other instrumental music, wind instrument
design, use and performance practice will be sought.  The following
areas of discipline will be considered but others not listed might be
viewed favourably as well:
 Organology
 Instrument making
 Historical musicology
 Musical acoustics
 Economic and Social history
 Biography
 Performance Practice
 Iconography
 Musical Archeology
 Music theory
 Metallurgy
 Military history
Intending participants are invited to offer papers based on original
research and discoveries, and may be on any topic concerning or
illuminating the history of orchestral, band and chamber musical
instruments and instrumental performance in Britain, in particular
aspects which were characteristically British.

It will not be necessary to submit the full text of papers, but suitable
contributions may qualify for publication in the Galpin Society Journal
or the Journal of the Historic Brass Society at the discretion of the
respective editors and subject to the normal acceptance procedures (both
are fully refereed journals).  The language of the abstracts and
presentations will be English.  Papers should be delivered in person at
the Conference by one of the named authors.  It is intended that there
will be no parallel sessions.  There will be a small fee for
participation in the Conference.

Abstracts of papers (400 words maximum) and a biography (no more than 75
words) together with a list of audio-visual equipment and time
requirements should be sent to Arnold Myers by e-mail, preferably as
plain text in the body of a message, to:

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by 15 January 2009.  Submissions will be considered by the Programme
Committee, which includes representatives of both societies.  Acceptance
of submissions will be notified by 15 February 2009.  Accepted abstracts
will be placed on the Galpin Society's website.  For further
information, please contact Arnold Myers by e-mail or post at: Reid
Concert Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AG.


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