The South Central Society for Music Theory will be holding its 2018 regional conference at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS from March 23-24. The official Call for Papers has been announced, with a due date for proposals of January 17, 2018.
Below are links to information related to the event.
- SCSMT 2018 Program
- SCSMT 2018 Abstracts
- SCSMT 2018 Local Arrangements
- Information about Graduate Workshop for SCSMT 2018, led by Scott Murphy (University of Kansas)
- SCSMT 2018 Call for Papers
The conference will feature a keynote presentation by Daniel Harrison:
2018 SCSMT Keynote
“Different Theory for Diverse Musicians: Towards the Next Curriculum”
Daniel Harrison (Allen Forte Professor of Music Theory, Yale University)
Three musicians walk into a bar, bringing two friends each. So, nine thirsty musicians. They want to jam together, and so they all ask for a shot of harmony.
One’s a college student who loves Taylor Swift, another is an older guy who collects 78s from the 1930s. And then—in no particular order—a day-job investment banker who fronts a speed metal band on the weekends, an organist at the big Episcopal church in town, a steel-pan player from Trinidad, an enthusiastic oboist from Saskatchewan, an opera-loving kid from west Texas who’s never seen it live, a charismatic refugee from Syria who can front any band who dares to hire her, and a professor of music theory at some college up north.
What spirit do we uncork for these musicians? What can we pour that will fortify individual talents while loosening inhibitions about playing in unfamiliar styles? What will keep them at the bar, sipping and savoring? When they’re ready to play, what will they say about the tunes, charts, and forms?