Hello all,

We are reviving the practice of gathering for dinner as part of the pre-conference before AMS, and we would love to see you on the evening of November 8, 2023!  We are still figuring out which restaurant (it’s down to two options), but either way, we need to get a rough idea of how many people are coming.  Please fill out this form i…[Read more]

Hello everyone,

The program and schedule for our preconference is below.  We will need a headcount for the dinner; more information on that shortly.

The Mendelssohn Network: Pre-AMS Fringe Conference

November 8–9, 2023 Lamont School of Music, University of Denver  

SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8 15.00–16.30

SESSION 1: ANALYSIS AND PRACTI…[Read more]

The Mendelssohn Network will meet for a fringe conference at the University of Denver on November 8 (afternoon/early evening) and 9 (morning) 2023, in advance of the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society.

We welcome proposals for presentations on the Mendelssohns (Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Fanny Hensel née Mendelssohn);…[Read more]

Hello everyone,

It’s been a minute (well, ok–going on four years), but I am very pleased to announce that plans are solidly underway for a Mendelssohn Network pre-conference gathering at AMS 2023 in Denver.  The meeting will be the afternoon/early evening of November 8, and the morning of November 9.  Mark your calendars, and we do hope you c…[Read more]

Until recently, studies about Russian composers have dominated music scholarship on the countries of the former Soviet Union. Postcolonial theory can provide a useful framework to expanding research on music repertoire from the former Soviet Republics. The SMT Global Interculturalism and Musical Peripheries Interest Group is planning to propose a…[Read more]