Oh geez, yes. That’s on me. My apologies. The IG I attend most often is
still working out it’s 2021 activities . . .

Got it! Sorry, I misunderstood the source of confusion. I think this discussion is to plan a session for the 2022 conference.

Best,
Chris

(Right, Chris—had meant that the Xenakis celebration could wait for 2022.)

I really like the Xenakis session idea! I don’t know much about Xenakis’s music, and I’d love to learn from people who have studied it. (Sorry Keith—Xenakis was definitely born in 1922.)

The pedagogy idea is great, too. I could contribute a proposal to be considered for that session, something I couldn’t do for Xenakis.

Would either session w…[Read more]

Hi, all,

I, too, am in favor of a pedagogy-focused, Post-1945-sponsored session, especially if it’s broadly conceived (as it currently seems to be).

Hope you’re all well!

Hi everyone,

long-time listener, first-time ‘caller’ . . .

I like Antares’s ideas about pedagogy, and think that a session on that
would be timely—whether it’s carefully limited to post-1945 or not. So,
I’ll second that.

Maybe Xenakis waits until next year, where he hits that nice, round number?

Hi Amy, thanks for your thoughts! To clarify, this isn’t for the interest group meeting itself—this would be for a special session proposal that would go through the normal SMT proposal process. If accepted, it would be a normal paper session that is “sponsored” by the IG. This is something a few of the IGs have done in recent years. The special s…[Read more]

I have been vocal about my support for workshop-type presentations in the past, but I realize that lightning talks are the most common structure for the IG meetings. Here is one compromise that fills in the gap: summary discussions of the general techniques common in any of the anniversary composers. It would be very useful, for instance, for…[Read more]