The Symposium, held in honor of the centennial of Nancarrow's birth, will include three main types of material: academic papers, performances and media, and biographical material such as interviews, reviews, and photographs.

The Symposium will be an online gathering, harnessing network resources to bring Nancarrow enthusiasts from a wide range of geographical areas and time zones into communication with one another. We hope that the three types of materials listed above will stimulate a vibrant online exchange. Material from the Symposium will remain online for research and public information purposes, and may be submitted as part of a special issue to Music Theory Online. Some of the possible technologies of the MTO site include sound files, color graphics, animation, video, non-linear presentations, interactive elements, and the use of live hyperlinks to reference online sources.

Important Dates

Submission of proposals: February 29, 2012
Notification: April 15, 2012
Final versions: July 1, 2012
Symposium Dates: September 27 - October 27, 2012

Submission Details

• Academic papers and electronic posters: Proposals should not exceed 250 words, and include the title of the paper but not the author's name or any other identifying information. Attach the proposal in PDF or RTF format to an email. In the body of the email, list the title of the paper, and the author's name, e-mail address, telephone number, and institutional affiliation, if any. Final versions may be submitted in PDF or HTML format.
  
  
• Performances: Proposals for performances, recordings, videos, multimedia, etc. should be attached to an email in PDF or RTF format, along with an attachment or link to a sample of work. Final versions may be submitted in PDF or HTML format with accompanying mp3, mov, or wmv media.
  

Suggestions for alternative formats, special sessions, or other types of presentations for the Symposium are welcome.

Keynote Presentations

• Kyle Gann, author of The Music of Conlon Nancarrow.
• The Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo

Organization

Advisory Committee

• Charles Amirkhanian
• Julio Estrada
• Jürgen Hocker
• Eva Soltes
• Mike Bates

Symposium Chair, Robert Willey

Program Committee Chair, Daphne Leong

Papers Committee

• Daphne Leong (Music Theory), University of Colorado at Boulder
• Clifton Callender (Composition), Florida State University
• Dora Hanninen (Music Theory), University of Maryland
• Timothy Labor (Composition), University of California, Riverside

Performances Committee

• Robert Thompson (Composition), Georgia State University
• Eric Lyon (Computer Music), Queens University (Northern Ireland)
• Christopher Dobrian (Composition), University of California, Irvine

Visit conlonnancarrow.org for more information, or email questions to conlonnancarrow@gmail.com.

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