BIENNAL
CONFERENCES
2008
The Third Biennial Conference of the North American British Music
Studies Association
July 31-August 3
The North American British Music Studies Association (NABMSA) will hold its Third Biennial Conference from July 31 to August 3, 2008 at York University in Toronto, Canada.
NABMSA’s third conference will once again bring together scholars and lovers of British music from all academic fields and parts of the world for two-and-a-half days of papers, discussions, and musical performances. We welcome papers examining all time periods of British music and musical life, all geographical regions of Britain, and all uses of British music outside of Britain. We are particularly interested in papers that examine this music in an interdisciplinary or cultural context. We especially welcome student papers, which will be eligible for the second biennial Temperley prize for the best student paper presented at the NABMSA conference.
PLEASE NOTE :
NB non-technical equipment: please advise asap whether you will need a piano for your paper (exception: lecture recital, we have planned for this!), so tuning can be arranged.
If you have not yet booked your accommodation on campus at York, please let Dorothy de Val know as soon as possible so your name can be added to the list. Reservations close at the end of this week. (ddeval@yorku.ca)
FINAL SCHEDULE (pdf)
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TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION, AND OTHER INFORMATION (pdf)
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REGISTRATION FORM (pdf)
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2006
The Second Biennial Conference of the North American British Music
Studies Association
4-5 August 2006
The North American British Music Studies Association held its second biennial conference August 3-5, 2006, at Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont. During the two-day conference, scholars from throughout the United States, Canada, and Great Britain presented over 32 papers on diverse topics, a lecture recital on Adela Maddison's songs, and a unique session combining three papers with performances to illustrate their points. Christina Bashford presented a keynote address on chamber music in Britain, and the attendees were treated to a dinner cruise on Lake Champlain.
The inaugural Temperley Prize, given for the best student paper at our biennial conference, has been awarded to Amber Youell-Fingleton, for her paper "Anne Bracegirdle on Fire." This was part of an outstanding, all-student lecture recital on mad songs. We applaud Amber for her careful research and nuanced thinking, as well as for putting her research into practice in her performance.
The conference provided an opportunity for those working in British music studies to hear the research of other scholars, establish new connections, and foster a community of the scholars of British music in North America and beyond. NABMSA is delighted to have a second successful conference completed and hopes to build on the success of the first two conferences in 2008
2004
Britannia (Re-)Sounding: Music in the Arts, History and Culture of
Great Britain
June 18-19
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
The North American British Music Studies Association’s first biennial conference, “Britannia (Re-)Sounding: Music in the Arts, History and Culture of Great Britain,” successfully concluded on 19 June 2004 at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. During the two-day conference, scholars and performers from throughout the United States, Canada, and Great Britain presented 34 papers covering diverse time periods, genres, and topics; a recital featuring flute music and songs of various nineteenth- and twentieth-century British composers; and a lecture recital on music and William Holman Hunt's 1853 painting “The Awakening Conscience.”
The event concluded with a conference dinner where the organizers thanked participants for their fine scholastic contributions and the board announced future plans for NABMSA, including the 2006 conference, hopes to provide funding for North American scholars studying British music, and the formation of two committees: the publications committee and the development committee.
The conference provided an opportunity for those working in British music studies to hear the research of other scholars, establish new connections, and foster a community of the scholars of British music in North America and beyond. NABMSA hopes to build on the success of “Britannia (Re-)Sounding” and looks forward to the 2006 conference.
Webmaster, Kendra Leonard
Last updated July 2007