The East Asian Regional Association of the International Musicological Society

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Enterprise of Musicology: Trends in our New Age
Hong Kong, 4-6 December 2015 (Submission Deadline: 10 April 2015)

Musical and musicological trends are ever changing with evolving sociological, economic, and political climates; at the same time, trends can also be geographic-specific. IMS East Asia 2015 sets out to examine current trends of musicological thoughts, and in particular, ‘Asian trends’ – if such a phenomenon could be discerned. Asian countries are some of the fastest growing in the world: in technology, in science, in cultural development, and in educational innovation. Are such elements influential factors in musicological trends in Asia and world-wide?

IMSEA 2015 would like to call for papers to brainstorm themes associated with such thoughts; they could embrace:

• New approaches to music performance
• Interdisciplinary, and multi-disciplinary practices
• Concepts and histories of music theory
• Technology in music
• Science(s) of music and music-practice
• Practice as research/performance-based research
• Asian studies
• Orientalism
• Popular music in East Asia
• The musician as creative entrepreneur

Abstract Submission Guide

DEADLINE: Friday, April 10, 21:00 (UTC+8). To avoid online problems, please submit at least 24 hours before the deadline.

AUTHOR NOTIFICATION: Friday, May 15, 2015.

PARTICIPATION: Faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars are all welcome. An individual may submit no more than one proposal in each category.

PANEL: Among the categories, panels are especially encouraged, in particular those with researchers from different regions/disciplines. The organizer of a panel should act as the corresponding author and submit the proposal as a package that includes the abstracts of each paper as well as a rationale of the whole.

LENGTH: Max. 250 words for each abstract or rationale.

LANGUAGE: English

ENCODING: Only plain text without any formatting.

SUBMISSION: Only online through the following links (accessible during the submission period stated above); submissions by post or by e-mail are not accepted. Each abstract should include its author’s name, institutional affiliation, telephone number, and email address. PLEASE FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FORMS CAREFULLY.

Categories
1. Panel Session: 90-min./3-papers or 120-min./4-papers; panels with researchers from different regions or disciplines are encouraged.
2. Individual Paper: 20-minute report followed by 10-minute discussion.

Website: http://www.imsea2015.org/

For any enquiries, please contact us at imsea2015@gmail.com.

Arizona Pro Arte – Call for Scores

Have your work featured at Arizona Pro Arte’s September 19, 2015 concert. The winning works will be performed with our musicians, and original choreography and dancers from ELEVATE DanceWorks.

Instrumentation:
Submissions may consist of any combination of standard orchestral instruments up to eight (8) performers plus prerecorded tape/audio track. Of the performers, a maximum of two may be percussionists. A maximum of one piano may be utilized. Entries with harp will be considered.

Deadline: April 3, 2015

No Application Fee or Eligibility Restrictions

Further details can be found at: http://www.azproarte.com/call-for-scores/

 

Auckland Regional Parks Residency

From Auckland Council:

MAKE MUSIC IN THE WILDS!

Here’s something for musos to act on now, at the start of a fresh year!

It’s a residency opportunity offering free beachside accommodation, a weekly artist’s fee and a ‘studio’ in scenic surroundings.

We are looking for an adventurous artist or creative composer who would like to live and work from either Duder or Waitawa Regional Park.

Applications must be in by the 17th February 2015 but the residency is not till mid Oct-mid Dec 2015.

For more information, to download application forms and to get the flavour of previous residencies go to www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts