Dear all,
The Galpin Society, in partnership with the Institute of Acoustics and the
Royal Musical Association, is pleased to announce the upcoming conference
"Musical Instruments in Science and History", to take place between the
27th and 30th of September 2015. The Call for Papers
<https://gsconference2015.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/> is now open, as
are registrations for the conference
<https://gsconference2015.wordpress.com/conference-registration/>.
I enclose the call for papers below. Please share these with anyone that
might be interested. I look forward to seeing you in Cambridge in 2015!
Regards,
Owen Woods
on behalf of the Galpin Society
The Galpin Society
in association with
The Institute of Acoustics
in association with
The Royal Musical Society
announces
Musical Instruments in Science and History
Sunday 27th - Wednesday 30th September 2015,
Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, UK
in association with
The Sir Nicholas Shackleton Memorial Concert and Exhibition
and
The Christopher Hogwood Memorial Recital
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers of 20 minutes duration are invited for this major conference on all
aspects of musical instruments. Subjects include but are not limited to
Woodwind instruments, Keyboard instruments, instruments in early music,
Musical instrument Acoustics and Musical instrument building.
It is hoped that conference participants and speakers will include
instrument makers and performers as well as professional and independent
scholars. Tuesday 29th September will have a focus on the Acoustics of
Musical Instruments, in association with the Institute of Acoustics. We
welcome papers on the lives and achievements of Sir Nicholas Shackleton and
Christopher Hogwood OBE.
Every prospective speaker should send the title of their presentation and
an abstract (maximum 200 words), to Technical Liaison (
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https://gsconference2015.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/; these must be
received before the April 2015. After selection by the organisers, speakers
will be contacted by June 2015.
Presentations are to be given in English. Speakers intending to use
PowerPoint are requested to bring their presentation on a memory stick and
to ensure that it is PC compatible.
We are pleased to announce that papers will be considered for a debut paper
award upon application.
http://gsconference.wordpress.com
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