HowTheLightGetsIn (), the world’s first philosophy and music festival, will be held at Hay-on-Wye, 26th May-5th June. This event brings together philosophers, writers, musicians, politicians, artists and commentators for ten days of rigorous debate, incisive solo talks, film screenings, live performance, and parties. HowTheLightGetsIn has put paid to the idea that the public want dumbed...
CFP (conf): Radical Music History
RADICAL MUSIC HISTORY Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland, December 8-9, 2011 Call for Papers Knowledge concerning past music and musical life should be supported by critical scholarly work. Unfortunately, the type of knowledge transmission taking place in music universities, musicology departments, conservatories, music classes in colleges and schools, or private studios today is often canonized...
EVENT: The State of Aesthetics
THE STATE OF AESTHETICS
23rd and 24th of June, 2011
Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, Institute of Philosophy, London
An international conference sponsored by the AHRC project “Method in Philosophical Aesthetics: The Challenge from the Sciences”, the Institute of Philosophy, the British Society of Aesthetics, the University of Leeds, the University of Nottingham, and the Open
University.
EVENT: Music, Philosophy and the Order of the Universe in the Renaissance
Conference on ‘Music, Philosophy and the Order of the Universe in the Renaissance’, Palazzo Papafava in Venice, 12-14 May. The conference will include a concert by the renowned harpsicord player Francesco Cera, and an excursion on Francesco Giorgi and the harmonic design of the Francesco della Vigna Church led by Laura Moretti in combination with a short organ recital by Francesco...
EVENT: The Harmony of the Sphere. Kant and Herschel on the Universe and the Astronomical Phenomena
The Harmony of the Sphere: Kant and Herschel on the Universe and the Astronomical Phenomena
International Workshop
20 May 2011
University College London
Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre
Attendance is free, but registration is required. Registration is now open.
To register please contact Silvia De Bianchi: s.bianchi@ucl.ac.uk
EVENT: Eighth Annual Seminar on Ancient Greek Music
Eighth annual seminar on ancient Greek music, The Ionian University, Corfu, Greece, 3-9 July 2011 Every summer since 2004, the Music Department at the Ionian University has held a week-long seminar on ancient Greek music. The programme follows a regular pattern: the mornings are devoted to the study of the particular text or topic chosen for that year, and in the evenings there are lectures on...
CFP (conf): The British Society of Aesthetics. 2011 Annual Conference
2011 Annual Conference
The British Society of Aesthetics
Old College, Edinburgh
16-18 September 2011
Deadline for submissions: 1 April 2011
Papers are invited in all areas of philosophical aesthetics. All submissions should include a 200 word abstract, must be prepared for blind review, and may not exceed 3500 words.
CFP (Conf): CIM12. History. Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology
In 2012, CIM will tackle the subject of History. Hosted by the University of Göttingen, whose one time music director Johann Nikolaus Forkel is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern music historiography, CIM12 aims to promote collaborations that provoke and explore new methods and methodologies for establishing, evaluating, preserving and communicating knowledge of music and musical...
CONF: The Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations: Fifth Annual Lyrica Dialogues
The Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations is pleased to announce its Fifth Annual Lyrica Dialogues at Harvard: “FRANCE THE LEWD–FRANCE THE PRUDE?” Friday, 8 April 2011, 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Pusey Room, The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard Cambridge, Massachusetts Scholars from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France and The Netherlands will present their research. KEYNOTE ADDRESS:...
CFP (Conf): Performing Wagner
CFP: Performing Wagner, MLA Seattle, 5-8 Jan 2012
The Discussion Group on Opera as a Literary and Dramatic Form will sponsor a session at the 2012 convention of the Modern Language Association on the topic “Performing Wagner.” We invite submissions from musicologists, scholars of literature and drama, as well as from those experienced in production and stagecraft.