Music Theory Midwest is pleased to be holding its 23rd annual conference on May 18-19, 2012 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
The program committee invites proposals for individual presentations on any area of music theory and analysis. This year, we especially welcome papers addressing the music of twenty-first century composers. The submission deadline is January 17, 2012.
Music Theory Midwest also has a tradition of encouraging papers on composers, musicians, or compositions celebrating significant anniversaries in the year of the conference, and welcomes proposals for special sessions devoted to a particular topic. Among those with anniversaries in 2012 are: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (b. 1562), Giovanni Gabrieli (d. 1612), Frederick Delius (b. 1862), Claude Debussy (b. 1862), Jules Massenet (d. 1912), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (d. 1912), Irving Fine (b. 1912); as well as Beethoven's Seventh and Eighth Symphonies (composed in 1812), Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos (premiered 1912), and Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire (premiered 1912).
Please read the following instructions carefully. Submissions not conforming to these requirements will not be considered.
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:
Papers should be planned for presentation in twenty minutes, followed by ten minutes for questions. No author may submit more than one proposal, and work that has been published or accepted for publication prior to the submission deadline will not be considered. Likewise, we will not accept proposals that will be presented at national conferences prior to the MTMW meeting. Proposals should consist of an anonymous abstract of no more than two pages (no more than 25 lines per page, one-inch margins, 12pt font), with the title of the presentation given at the top. Footnotes and endnotes are included within the two-page limit, and should also be in 12pt font. Up to two additional pages of supplementary materials may also be included.
SUBMISSIONS:
Submissions will be accepted electronically at http://www.wmich.edu/mus-theo/mtmw/submit. (Paper submission is also possible; please email the program chair for information regarding paper submission.) Cover letter information will be entered directly into the online form. The abstract must be in .PDF form. Supplementary materials may be included in the same .PDF file as the abstract, or sent as separate files, but all .PDF's should be submitted at the same time. Authors are responsible for producing files that will display and print clearly (please use embedded fonts), and for editing the file metadata to insure anonymity.
SPECIAL SESSIONS:
Proposals for special sessions are welcomed. These are exempt from the page limit and will not be anonymous; the names of the organizer and all participants should be included in the proposal. Special sessions should be unified in a way that is not normally characteristic of sessions assembled by the program committee from individually submitted papers. Anyone wishing to propose a special session is asked to contact the program chair via email at kyadams(at)indiana.edu well in advance of the proposal deadline.
KOMAR STUDENT AWARD:
The Arthur J. Komar Award for best student paper will be presented at the conclusion of the meeting. Student presenters who wish to be considered for this award must identify this in their cover letters. For the purposes of this award, "student" status terminates with the receipt of a terminal degree or employment in a full-time position. Additional information about the Komar Award can be found at:
www.wmich.edu/mus-theo/mtmw/komar.html
NOTIFICATION:
Those submitting proposals will receive notice of the Program Committee's decision by early March, when the preliminary program for the conference is assembled. Those whose proposals are accepted will be asked at this time to submit a 250-word abstract suitable for publication in the program booklet. In some cases, the Program Committee may request that a presentation be given in a format other than the usual twenty-minute paper. Music Theory Midwest expects that those who submit proposals will be able to attend the conference. If at any time after submitting a proposal you learn that you will be unable to be present on May 18-19, 2012, please contact the program chair immediately to withdraw your proposal from consideration or suggest an alternate presenter. Please do not wait until the Committee's decisions are announced; doing so could cause complications affecting the entire conference program.
MTMW 2012 PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Chair, Kyle Adams (Indiana University), kyadams(at)indiana.eduMTMW 2012 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Christopher Brody (Yale University)
Carla Colletti (Webster University)
Alan Gosman (University of Michigan)
Blair Johnston (Indiana University)
Scott Murphy (University of Kansas), ex officio
Eleanor Trawick (Ball State University)
Aleksandra Vojcic (University of Michigan), vojcic(at)umich.edu