CFP: Music for Stringed Instruments - Music Archives and the Materials of Musicological Research in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries (Cardiff Univ)

MUSIC FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS - MUSIC ARCHIVES AND THE MATERIALS OF MUSICOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
23 - 24 JUNE 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS


The call for papers can be read in full at the conference web page, URL:
http://stringeditions.leeds.ac.uk/news.htm

Broad topics for papers may include, but are not limited to:
* 19th- and early 20th-century music publishing history
* Plate number chronologies
* Creation and significance of digital resources for research in the field
* Comparative studies: editions and performance practices
* Manuscripts
* Editions with significant MS annotation
* Music archives
* Studies of individual editor-performers
* The use of early recordings
* Illustrated papers exploring the practical application of this research

The conference will include a performance given by the LUCHIP ensemble (Leeds University Centre for Historically Informed Performance), followed by a round table discussion. It is hoped to provide assistance for postgraduate students to attend.

Please email proposals for papers to Dr. George Kennaway, at g.w.kennaway at leeds.ac.uk, no later than March 15th 2010.

Thelen Prize 2010 (Dissertations in Wind Music Research)

THELEN PRIZE 2010

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND PROMOTION OF WIND MUSIC

DEADLINE: 23 OCTOBER 2009

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

IGEB (the International Society for the Investigation and Promotion of Wind Music) issues a call for nominations for the 2010 Thelen Prize for dissertations in the field of wind music research.

Established to commemorate Fritz Thelen (1906–1993), one of IGEB’s co-founders, the Thelen Prize is awarded to the writer of an outstanding dissertation in the field of wind music research.

In addition to a plaque, the winner will be invited to present a paper at the next meeting of the Society, to be held in Oberschützen, Austria,July 22-27, 2010. The dissertation will also be considered for publication in IGEB’s Reprints und Manuscripts or the Alta Musica series. The titles and abstracts of all submitted dissertations will be announced in the Mitteilungsblatt, the Society’s Newsletter.

Nominations, including self-nominations, are invited for dissertations completed between 2007 (the last Thelen Prize) and October 2009. Dissertations may be on any subject concerning wind music, in any language, from any country, worldwide.

Nominations should include the following:

one paper copy

digital file – .pdf file

curriculum vita

NOTE: deadline October 23, 2009

Send to: IGEB

c/o. Doris Schweinzer

Leonhardstraße 15

A-8010 Graz

Austria

For further information see: www.igeb.net/Thelen-Preis

Phd Studentship: Tangible, Embedded, and Whole Body Music Computing (Open University)

PHD STUDENTSHIP: TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED AND WHOLE BODY MUSIC COMPUTING

OPEN UNIVERSITY

DEADLINE: 21 JULY 2009

A fully funded 3 year PhD studentship in Music Computing is available at the Open University to develop and study new technologies, and new kinds of interaction, to support Music Composition, Performance and Education, with particular reference to Tangible, Embedded, and Whole Body Music Computing. The project will use motion capture and vibrotactile devices to investigate how visual and haptic feedback can be used to help musical beginners develop musical skills, while helping experienced musicians to gain new insights. The initial focus will be on rhythm. Background information to the project can be found at http://www.esenseproject.org/ and

http://musiccomp2008.open.ac.uk/

Applicants should have, or expect to gain, a BSc (1st or 2.1 class) or preferably MSc in computing or other related discipline. Formal musical training is not required, but applicants should have musical skills and experience of playing an instrument. The research is interdisciplinary and experience or interest in any of the following areas would be advantageous: programming for pervasive, tangible or music computing, hardware prototyping, interaction design, and user studies.

We encourage you to informally discuss your interest with Dr Simon Holland (s.holland@open.ac.uk). Applications should contain an application form, a CV and a two-page research proposal outlining how you would tackle this project. Closing date for applications is 21st July 2009. The studentship will commence in October 2009.

For detailed information and to apply email s.a.parsons@open.ac.uk or telephone 01908

653280. Quote reference "Interdisciplinary PhD Studentships in Music"

Further details of music-related research at the OU can be found at

http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/music/research/

PhD Studentships: Music Related Research (Open University)

INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD STUDENTSHIPS IN MUSIC

OPEN UNIVERSITY (MILTON KEYNES)

DEADLINE: 21 JULY 2009

The Open University offers up to two full-time, 3 year PhD studentships (to start 1 October 2009)

Music-related research at the OU encompasses a wide range of approaches (including historical, social, empirical and technological methods) with a distinctive emphasis on innovation and interdisciplinary research. We welcome applications for PhD studentships in any of our areas of strength, which include

* Social and cultural theory and analysis (including ethnomusicology,sociology, social psychology, human geography)

* Historical study (including documentary and archival research)

* Empirical investigation of performance

* Music computing (including Music Computing and Pervasive Interaction; the design and evaluation of new tools for performance, composition, analysis &education)

* Musical acoustics

* Music education and pedagogy

Projects which will benefit from supervision across traditional disciplinary boundaries (e.g. ethnomusicology and psychology, acoustics and historical musicology, or music computing or sociology) are particularly encouraged. Also encouraged are proposals with links to one of our existing research groups or collaborative projects (for details of these, and of our research facilities, go to the web address below).

Potential candidates are urged to make contact as soon as possible, in order to discuss and develop a project with support from potential supervisors prior to submission. Informal enquiries are encouraged to Prof. Martin Clayton, Director of Music Research (m.r.l.clayton@open.ac.uk)

For detailed information and to apply email s.a.parsons@open.ac.uk or telephone 01908 653280.

Further details of music-related research at the OU can be found at http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/music/research/

Closing date: 21 July 2009

Equal Opportunity is University Policy

PhD Studentship Audio-Visual Machine Listening (Queen Mary, London)

PHD STUDENTSHIP IN AUDIO-VISUAL MACHINE LISTENING

CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MUSIC, QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

DEADLINE: 1 JULY 2009

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship to undertake research into audio-visual analysis of sound events, with an emphasis on non-speech (music and environmental) sounds.

Research in audio and video signal processing has traditionally taken place in different research groups, but audio-visual processing is now increasingly being linked. In speech processing, for example, image processing methods for lip reading can help improve speech recognition performance, particularly in noisy environments. One promising technique for audio-visual analysis of particular interest in this project is "sparse representations", which looks for a representation of an audio or video signal using a small number of non-zero elements, which can then be associated together.

The work will form part of a programme of research in "Machine Listening using Sparse Representations", supported by a Leadership Fellowship from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). This is a concerted programme of research aiming to establish machine listening as a key enabling technology to improve our ability to interact with the world.

The successful candidate will be based in the Machine Listening lab of the world-leading Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London, working under the supervision of Prof Mark Plumbley (www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/people/markp).

Candidates should have a first or upper second honours degree or equivalent in electronic engineering, mathematical science, physics, statistics, computer science, or allied disciplines, and be able to demonstrate excellent mathematical and programming skills. Research experience in digital signal processing of audio, image and/or video signals is desirable.

The studentship is for 3 years (subject to satisfactory progress) starting from 1 September 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. It includes tuition fees and a tax-free stipend in line with EPSRC recommendations (currently at £14,940 per annum for the 2008/09 session), and is open to EU (including UK) candidates.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Mark Plumbley, Queen Mary University of London, Email: mark.plumbley [at]elec.qmul.ac.uk.

How to apply

To apply for the PhD studentship please email the following documents to Prof Mark Plumbley: mark.plumbley@elec.qmul.ac.uk: a completed application form, a CV listing all publications, your representative publications in PDF format, two independent reference letters, and other relevant documents as requested (see http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/apply.php). These documents must also be provided in paper form and sent to the Admissions and Recruitment Office (see the application form for address).

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 1st July 2009.

Research Grant: Transatlantic Cooperation in Research

TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION IN RESEARCH (TRANSCOOP)

FUNDING FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH FOR SCHOLARS IN THE HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, ECONOMICS AND LAW

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION

DEADLINE: 31 OCTOBER 2009

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supports transatlantic research cooperation between German, American and/or Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, economics, and law.

Joint research initiatives can receive up to 55,000€

over a three-year period.

Funds can be used:

* to finance short-term research visits lasting up to three months.

* to organize conferences and workshops.

* for material, equipment and printing costs.

* for a limited amount of research assistance.

Up to fifteen percent of the TransCoop funds granted can be earmarked for the German partner institution and used as an administrative lump-sum.

U.S. or Canadian sources must match funds from the TransCoop Program.

Applications should be submitted jointly by at least one German and one U.S. and/or Canadian scholar. A Ph.D. is required of both applicants.

Applications are accepted biannually, with deadlines of April 30 and October 31.

Applications and detailed information can be found on the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation webpage. http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/8175.html

Job Posting: Curatorial Assistant and Research Assistant Positions (Phoenix)

JOB POSTINGS: CURATORIAL ASSISTANT AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM, PHOENIX, ARIZONA

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) of Phoenix, Arizona is seeking a Curatorial Assistant for a full-time position providing clerical and research support for the Curatorial team.

Requirements include a minimum master’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in music or a music-related field. Prior work in professional and office environments. Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet and other computer programs, including Microsoft Office suite and databases. Experience working with photo files and other media. Experience with online searching and research. Museum or library experience is desirable. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Job duties are to include assisting the curatorial team with clerical and research tasks related to: acquisitions and loans, collections records, research for exhibitions and publications, and general curatorial inquiries.

MIM is also seeking a Curatorial Research Assistant to do research related to music history, iconography, terminology, performance practice, organology and the cultural and social significance of musical instruments and traditions. The Research Assistant will also support communication between the Curatorial Department and other departments including Registration, Conservation, Exhibits and Multimedia.

Other information:

Both positions report to the Head of the Curatorial Team. As the museum evolves, some of the duties of this position may change. These are 1-year contract positions located in Phoenix, AZ. No relocation is provided.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and will be accepted until the position is filled. More information regarding MIM is available on the website at www.themim.org.

Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume or CV, and three professional references to:

Human Resources – Curatorial Assistant or Research Assistant

Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) 

8550 S. Priest Drive

Tempe, AZ 85284

Research Festival (Orpheus Research Centre in Music, Belgium)

RESEARCH FESTIVAL

ORPHEUS RESEARCH CENTRE IN MUSIC [ORCIM], GHENT BELGIUM

16 - 18 SEPTEMBER 2009 

This festival is the culmination of over a year of intensive research in-and-through musical practice by ORCiM research fellows, a lot of them affiliated with other AEC or Partner (documa) Institutes. In a collaborative research environment and through performances, presentations, installations, discussions, ORCiM Research Fellows will share aspects of their insights into music with other fellow researchers.

Further more the Festival will also reveal future directions for ORCiM, as it disseminates the work of its researchers in Europe and around the world.

In occasion of the festival, the ORCiM will also present the first editions of its new publications series.

More information is available through 

http://www.orpheusinstituut.be/en/research-centre/activities

CFP: Musical Perspectives (journals)

/MUSICAL PERSPECTIVES/
CALL FOR PAPERS

The premiere issue of /Musical Perspectives/, a space presenting systematic research and perspectives on music performance, is now available online at www.musicalperspectives.com. Materials are available online, as individual downloads, and as a complete issue.

*About /Musical Perspectives/
Music performance is not so narrowly defined as to be simply a concert or a recital. It is an experience, encompassing teaching and learning, analysis and critique, and the combined experiences of those who interact in diverse ways with the processes and products of making
music. /Musical Perspectives /represents the merging of the aural and literate traditions that define and characterize music performance and those who study, teach, create, and critique it. It offers a space for the dissemination of research and embraces the aural traditions of sharing experience, opinion, and musical performances.

/Musical Perspectives/ is currently accepting submissions for its second issue, to be published this fall. The deadline for submissions is Friday September 4. Please see the site for specific submission information.

Post-doc Opportunity: Research Assistantship in Music Psychology (King's College London)

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP IN MUSIC PSYCHOLOGY
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
DEADLINE: 20 MAY 2009

Applications are invited for a three-year post-doctoral Research Assistantship in music psychology at King's College London. The project, which belongs within the AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice, will document through interviews, and analyse, performers' reported experiences of the way music ‘takes shape' and the ways in which a sense of shape influences detailed decision-making in performance.

Salary range: £25,623 - £33,432

Further details are available from
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex=7806

Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music

2010 DENA EPSTEIN AWARD FOR ARCHIVAL AND LIBRARY RESEARCH IN AMERICAN MUSIC
MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
DEADLINE: 1 JULY 2009

The Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music was created in 1995 through a generous gift from Morton and Dena Epstein to the Music Library Association. Requests are currently being accepted for one or more grants to be awarded for the year 2010. The amount to be awarded is $2100. The decision of the Dena Epstein Award Committee and the Board of Directors of the Music Library Association will be announced at the MLA annual meeting in San Diego, California, which will be held March 20-24, 2010.

A grant may be awarded to support research in archives or libraries (both nationally and internationally) on any aspect of American music. There are no restrictions as to applicant's age, nationality, profession, or institutional affiliation. All proposals will be reviewed entirely based on merit. Awards may be presented to an individual applicant or divided among multiple applicants. At its discretion, the committee may choose not to award a grant during any particular year. An
applicant who has not received an Epstein Award for the first year of application may resubmit a proposal in the two following years for any one project. An applicant may receive only one award for any one project.

Applicants must submit the following documents:

1. A brief research proposal (under 10 pages) that includes:

a) a description of the project
b) a detailed budget for the project, indicating:
1) the amount of funding requested (capital purchases such as computer equipment and furniture are ineligible)
2) justification for the funding
3) additional sources of funding
c) a demonstration of how the applicant's research will contribute to the study and understanding of American music

2. A curriculum vitae of the applicant.

3. Three letters of support from librarians and/or scholars knowledgeable about American music.

The committee will accept both electronic and print submissions. If submitting by mail, please include four copies of all documents. If submitting electronically, proposals must be in Microsoft Word or PDF and be sent as e-mail attachments.

If submitting electronically, please send required documentation to Cheryl Taranto, chair of the Dena Epstein Award Committee, at cheryl.taranto@unlv.edu.

If mailing print submissions, please send the required documentation to the chair of the Dena Epstein Award Committee at the following address:

Cheryl Taranto, Ph.D.
Music Librarian
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Pkwy.
Box 7002
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7002

The deadline for receipt of proposals and letters of support is July 1, 2009.

Post-Doc Opportunity: Musicology of Contemporary Techniques (IRCAM)

POST-DOCTORAL APPOINTMENT: MUSICOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES
IRCAM-CNRS, PARIS
DEADLINE 31 MAY 2009

The Analysis of Musical Practices Research Group, IRCAM-CNRS, is pleased to announce a 18-months ANR Post-Doctoral Fellowship, to begin in September 2009. We seek scholars in the early stages of their academic careers whose research will contribute to our multidisciplinary project « Musicology of Contemporary Compositional Techniques », led by IRCAM in collaboration with University of Lille-3, Technological University of Troyes and the Geneva Conservatory.

PROJECT
The researcher will be involved in a collective work program which aims at a better understanding of the techniques, methods or logic of composition at stake in art music from the last 50 years. S/he will be based at IRCAM, APM (see http://apm.ircam.fr/).

His/her twofold contribution will be: (1) an in-depth study of the creative process of a significant new music composer between the years 1948-78, based on a corpus which includes sketches, manuscripts, correspondence and/or any other traces of the activity of composition; 2) participation in a study led by a member of APM about an ongoing creative process, based on interviews with the composer.

As regards (1), the researcher will propose one (or more) plausible material(s) to investigate, be it or not as a pursuit of her/his past research. The creative process at stake should become part of the whole project that integrates various other studies (see http://apm.ircam.fr/mutec/), each of these dealing with a creative process that implements a specific technique, technology or constraint in addition to the standard tools and resources used by the composer considered. Method of data analysis might take inspiration from "genetic criticism" (sketch studies), music analysis, human sciences, social sciences.

The researcher will contribute internal seminars as well as a symposium during the Fellowship. Two articles will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals at the final stage of the Fellowship. The researcher may contribute the final publication gathering every major output of the whole project.

PROFILE
Musical and musicological skills are required (historical musicology and/or ethnomusicology and/or music theory & analysis).
Experience in (musical) sketch studies is highly valued. Experience in sketch studies from other fields would be taken in consideration.
Experience in psychological and/or ethnological and/or sociological research would be valued.
Skills in computer music and/or multimedia technologies would be appreciated.

Although French-speaking ability might certainly prove necessary in the course of the work, it is not a sine qua non requirement for this application. Others languages involved in the project-not to mention English-are Italian and German.

APPLICATION
The Fellowship will bring a salary of E 2379 per month.

A letter of application should be accompanied by:
(1) A statement of research for the Fellowship period (up to 1500 words)
(2) A curriculum vitae
(3) One sample of work (an article, a book, a dissertation chapter, or so)

After initial review, the committee may request further written material from applicants.

Applications must be received by 31 May 2009. Send applications to:
Nicolas Donin
I.R.C.A.M.
1, pl. Igor-Stravinsky
F-75004 PARIS

Ethnomusicological Research Today – An International Doctoral Workshop (Hanover)

ETHNOMUSICOLOGICAL RESEARCH TODAY - AN INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL WORKSHOP

ETHNOMUSICOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA, HANOVER, GERMANY

24 - 28 JUNE 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Ethnomusicology Department of the University for Music and Drama at Hanover, Germany, is organising an international workshop for Ph.D. candidates in ethnomusicology and its sister disciplines. The workshop will be directed by Prof. Dr. Raimund Vogels (Hanover) and Prof. Dr. Philip V. Bohlman (Chicago/Hanover).

The aims of the workshop are to promote exchange on ethnomusicological Ph.D. projects throughout Europe and to further critical debate on recent research in the discipline. The first two days of the workshop (25 & 26 June) are devoted to the presentation of papers by the participants. The third day (27 June) will be devoted to critical discussion of recent ethnomusicological publications. Arrival will be on June 24th, departure on June 28th. The workshop language – presentations and discussion – will be English.

The organizers inivite applications from Ph.D. candidates researching their dissertations in ethnomusicology or one of its sister disciplines (e.g., musical anthropology). There are no restrictions concerning the current stage of Ph.D. research, the region of study, or the thematic focus. Participants are required to read the following publications selected for discussion by the time the workshop takes place:

* Nettl, Bruno: The Study of Ethnomusicology. Thirty-One Issues and Concepts.New Edition. Urbana, University of Illinois Press 2005.

* Stobart, Henry (Hg.): The New (Ethno)Musicologies.Lanham, Scarecrow Press 2008.

* Barz, Gregory, und Timothy Cooley (Hg.): Shadows in the Field. New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology.Second Edition. New York, Oxford University Press 2008.

* Bohlman, Philip V.: World Music. A Very Short Introduction.Oxford, Oxford University Press 2002.

* Feld, Steven: Sound and Sentiment. Birds, Weeping, Poetics, and Song in Kaluli Expression.Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press 1982.

* Stokes, Martin: The Arabesk Debate. Music and Musicians in Modern Turkey.Oxford, Oxford University Press 1992.

* Vogels, Raimund: The Big Drum was Beaten and the Force Moved East. Islamic Court Music in Northeast Nigeria.In Print. Manuscript will be sent to participants.

* Rommen, Timothy. „Mek Some Noise”. Gospel Music and the Ethics of Style in Trinidad.Berkeley, University of California Press 2007.

* Hahn, Tomie: Sensational Knowledge. Embodying Culture through Japanese Dance.Middletown, Wesleyan University Press 2007.

* Hesselink, Nathan: P’ungmul.. South Korean Drumming and Dance.Chicago, University of Chicago Press 2006..

The University for Music and Drama will cover room and board, and will attempt to contribute toward travel expenses if needed. Funding details will be negotiated
individually.

Ethnomusicology Ph.D. students interested in participating should send an abstract of 250 words, a CV, and a preliminary estimate of travel costs. The application deadline is 5 May 2009.

The number of participants is limited to sixteen. If you wish to take part in the workshop as an auditor without a presentation, you are welcome to do so, but are requested to notify the organizers by 5 May 2009. For auditors, travel, room, and board will be at their own expense.

Please forward this call to anyone interested and send your applications or any questions by e-mail to Kerstin Klenke:

Kerstin Klenke MA
University for Music and Drama
Emmichplatz 1
30175 Hanover
kerstin.klenke@hmt-hannover.de
Tel.: +49 (0)511 31007632
Fax: +49 (0)511 31007642

Prof. Dr. Raimund Vogels
University for Music and Drama Hanover
Emmichplatz 1
30175 Hanover
raimund.vogels@hmt-hannover.de
Tel.: +49 (0)511 31007631
Fax: +49 (0)511 31007642

Prof. Dr. Philip V. Bohlman
Department of Music
The University of Chicago
1010 E. 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois
60637
USA
boh6@uchicago.edu
Tel.: +1 (773)
702-0514
Fax: +1 (773) 753-0558

Fully Funded Visiting Research Studentships Available (Open University)

VISITING RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS
MUSIC COMPUTING LAB, OPEN UNIVERSITY
COMMENCING: 1 MAY 2009

Four fully funded places for three-month Visiting Research Studentships, available immediately at the Music Computing Lab at the Open University.

Up to four fully funded places for three-month Visiting Research Students are immediately available at the Music Computing Lab at the Open University. The projects will be undertaken in collaboration with the Pervasive Interaction Lab. You must be an EU or UK National. Prospective students could be excellent final year undergraduates, Masters students, or PhD students, or could have recently completed any of these awards.

You must be available to start in May 2009. Broadly, we are interested in candidates with experience in HCI, Pervasive Interaction, Music Computing or Haptics.

We welcome recommendations for likely candidates from researchers or teachers from relevant disciplines in university departments. Students or recent students are equally welcome to apply on their own behalf.

Visiting students will work on predefined research projects as summarized below.

The studentships are available to start from 1st May (with a small amount of flexibility). The studentships will run until 31st July, although in an exceptional case a studentship might be extended by a few weeks.

Students will be based at the Open University Campus in Milton Keynes. We will pay for accommodation in Milton Keynes plus living expenses. We can also cover reasonable travel expenses at the start and finish of the studentship.

Project Area 1
Music Computing and Pervasive Interaction: Implementation

1.1 Multi-touch shared tabletop interaction in Music Computing
1.2 Haptics and force feedback in Music Computing
1.3 Expressive, interactive animated graphics for Music Computing tools
1.4 Tangible, embedded, and whole body Music Computing
1.5 New tools for supporting beginning String Players

Project Area 2
Music Computing and Pervasive Interaction: Evaluation
The purpose of this family of projects is to assist in carrying out user studies and other
kinds of evaluation of new tools for music performance, composition and education.

Project Area 3
Exploratory Music programming for the iPhone.

Project Area 4
Collaborative creativity between professional musician(s), and the general public
This project involves assisting in the design, implementation and evaluation of tools to
support collaborative creativity between professional musician(s), and the general public.
This work is likely to involve a Multi-touch shared tabletop interface.

For full details and more information on the projects, contact mcs-computing-secretaries@open.ac.uk. Applications should also be sent to this address. Informal enquiries for projects 1-3 should be sent to s.holland (insert here) open.ac.uk. For details of projects 1 and 2 also contact j.vanderlinden. For project 3, also contact r.w.griffiths. The contact for project 4 is r.c.laney. (All addresses are open.ac.uk.)

Applications should include a CV and covering note that summarizes
• evidence of appropriate knowledge, skills and experience for the specific studentship,
• why you want to undertake this particular studentship,
• why you think you would be a good candidate,
• telephone, email and postal contact details for two referees, at least one of whom must be able to comment on subject discipline specifics.

This is an opportunity to gain experience on practical projects run in collaboration between the Music Computing Lab and the Pervasive Interaction Lab. Each project is intended to lead to a publication with the student as co-author.

Dr. Simon Holland
Director of Music Computing Lab
Department of Computing
Faculty of Mathematics and Computing
The Open University
Milton Keynes
UK
MK7 6AA

Upcoming Research Training Roadshow - Studying Music through Science and Technology (IMR)

RESEARCH TRAINING ROADSHOW: STUDYING MUSIC THROUGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL RESEARCH, SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDY
11 AND 12 MAY 2009 - 10.30 - 18.00


MONDAY 11 MAY
Research Training Roadshow Studying Music through Science and Technology (Senate House, Room NG16), 10.30 am – 6 pm

In association with Lancaster University, Queen Mary University of London, and Goldsmiths College

Speakers: Alan Marsden (Lancaster), Ian Knopke (Computing, Goldsmiths), and Dan Tidhar (Electrical Engineering, QMUL)

Free of charge. Advance registration required. To register, email music@sas.ac.uk.


TUESDAY 12 MAY
Research Training Roadshow Studying Music through Science and Technology (Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Lecture Theatre/Recital Room, Lancaster University)*, 10.30 am – 6 pm

In association with Lancaster University, Queen Mary University of London, and Goldsmiths College

Speakers: Alan Marsden (Lancaster), Ian Knopke (Computing, Goldsmiths), and Dan Tidhar (Electrical Engineering, QMUL)

Free of charge. Advance registration required. To register, email music@sas.ac.uk.

*NB room change: this seminar will take place in Meeting Room 2 of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Lancaster University

ABSTRACT
Modern culture, in music research as in other fields, tends to divide science from art despite a strong strand of scientific music research dating back to the time of Pythagoras. This division is increasingly untenable in the light of the recent growth in 'Empirical Musicology' and developments in new technology. We aim in this study day to show how bridging this divide and applying scientific method and computing technology can help to address typical problems in musicology in general, and analysis in particular. Sessions will include material on Schenker and Palestrina; another focus will be applications of the software arising from the large-scale OMRAS 2 project of Goldsmiths' and Queen Mary Universities of London. Jargon and arcane technicalities will be avoided.

Fellowship - Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton University)

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY

SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL STUDIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARS 2010-2011

The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations.  The program is open to all fields of historical research, and the School offers the Edward T. Cone Membership in Music Studies, particularly for music historians.  Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their own research.  Those chosen are offered membership and a stipend for up to a year.  The Institute provides access to extensive resources including offices, libraries, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial services.  Candidates of any nationality may apply for a single term or a full academic year.  Residence in Princeton during term time is required.  The only other obligation of Members is to pursue their own research.  The Ph.D. (or equivalent) and substantial publications are required.

Information and application forms may be found on the School's web site, www.hs.ias.edu, or contact the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Dr., Princeton, N.J. 08540 (E-mail address: mzelazny at ias.edu).

Deadline: November 1 2009.

CFP: Colloquium on Artistic Research in Performing Arts (Helsinki)

KUVA (LAAJENNETTU METATIEDOSTO)
COLLOQUIUM ON ARTISTIC RESEARCH IN PERFORMING ARTS
THEATRE ACADEMY, HELSINKI
19 - 21 NOVEMBER 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS

Artistic research, art-based research, practice-based research, practice-led research, performance as research – these are just some of the terms and approaches that have been developed to describe knowledge production originating from artistic concerns. This colloquium is the first in a series of biannual colloquia, organised by the Performing Arts Research Centre at the Theatre Academy of Helsinki, aimed at addressing the problems and possibilities of artistic research, particularly those involving the performing arts. The term ‘performing arts’ is here understood in a broad sense that encompasses a variety of different creative practices. The purpose of these colloquia is to contribute to the development of research practices in the field of the performing arts and to foster their social,pedagogical and ecological connections.

The question we wish to begin with is:
How does artistic research change us? Artistic research does not only produce knowledge; it also changes us as individual and collective beings – artists, pedagogues, spectators, citizens, consumers. In what ways can this kind of change be the object of research? Could the change itself serve as a criterion for the relevance of the research?

We invite researchers to join the colloquium and to participate in the discussion by sharing their experiences on the transformative dimensions of their artistic research practice.

The colloquium will be organised to take account of the special features of various artistic research practices: research can realise itself in its own concrete set up; cooperative action and collective reflection can function as a means of producing knowledge; the definition of the role and place of the observers or participants in a situation can be an essential part of the research arrangements, etc. The colloquium can also serve as the site of the research itself.

The colloquium will take place over three days. On Thursday, presenters will have the possibility to hold day-long workshops for other colloquium participants and the doctoral students of the Performing Arts Research Centre. Friday and Saturday are reserved for all kinds of presentations,including the possible presentation of the workshops, and discussions.

We kindly encourage you to submit presentation, demonstration and workshop proposals on your practice and your experience with artistic research related to the performing arts. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and should include 50 words of biographical detail on the presenter.

We suggest that you outline the ideal format for your presentation (research arrangement,workshop, installation, paper etc.) including length, venue and mode of participation. The language of the colloquium is English.

Please send proposals via email to Research Coordinator Annika Fredriksson at
Annika.Fredriksson@teak.fi no later than 15.5.2009.

Applicants will be informed of their acceptance by 15.6.2009 and asked to confirm their participation by 1.9.2009.

The Colloquium Venue:

The colloquium will be held at the Theatre Academy in Helsinki. The Academy is situated near the centre of the city. It is well served with public transport from the airport and the main railway station and is easily reached by metro, tram or bus. http://www.teak.fi/

Further Information:

For further information on the colloquium, please contact:
Professor Esa Kirkkopelto esa.kirkkopelto@teak.fi or
Professor Annette Arlander annette.arlander@teak.fi

The Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke), Theatre Academy, Helsinki
Teatterikorkeakoulu Teaterhögskolan Theatre Academy
Haapaniemenkatu 6, PL 163, FI-00531 Helsinki
tel. +358 (0)9 431 361, fax. +358 (0)9 4313 6200
http://www.teak.fi

It's no Topsy Turvy, D'Oyly Carte Prompt Books Digitised

D'OYLY CARTE PROMPT BOOKS -

GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERAS
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM

THEATRE & PERFORMANCE COLLECTIONS

From Act I Prompt Book of the Pirates of Penzance available from the V&A Theatre Collection

The Victoria and Albert Museum's Theatre & Performance Department has digitised several of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's original prompt books, which were used in the end of the 19th century at the Savoy Theatre in the productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

Some of the prompt books digitised include The Mikado, Princess Ida and the Pirates of Penzance which all date from the 1880s. It will undoubtedly serve as a useful tool for those researching musical theatre of London in the late 19th century.

One could speculate that Mike Leigh, the director of the movie Topsy Turvy or a member of his production staff, might have consulted these very prompt books to give an air of authenticity to their movie.

"Three Little Maids" Trio from The Mikado available from the V&A Theatre Collection

To see the full range and download a copy visit the V&A site: http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/theatre_performance/objects_theatre_performance/doyly_carte/index.html

CFP: Donald Tovey Memorial Prize

DONALD TOVEY MEMORIAL PRIZE
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Board of the Faculty of Music at the University of Oxford proposes to award the Donald Tovey Memorial Prize in Trinity Term 2009.

The prize (which will be of the value of £2,000 but may be augmented should the need arise, at the discretion of the Board) is open to men and women without regard to nationality, age, or membership of a university. It may be awarded either:

(a) to assist in the furtherance of research in the philosophy, history, or understanding of music. In this case, candidates must satisfy the judges that their programme of research lies within this field, and should provide: a brief statement of proposed research; two testimonials; and two examples of original work (essays, articles, book chapters, etc., whether published or not) which demonstrate their fitness to undertake it. Nine-tenths of the prize-money will be paid to the prize-winner at the time of the award, and the remaining one-tenth on approval by the judges of a brief report indicating fulfilment of the programme;

or

(b) to assist in the publication of a work already completed in one of the subjects mentioned above. In this case, candidates should submit one copy of the work concerned and explain why the prize is needed in order to ensure publication.

In either case, it is hoped that the prize-winner will agree to deliver a lecture in the Faculty of Music disseminating the findings of the research.

Entries, which should include a list of the expenses associated with the project for which the prize is sought, must reach the Faculty Administrator and Board Secretary, University of Oxford, Faculty of Music, St Aldate’s,Oxford OX1 1DB, no later than Friday 12 June 2009.

CFP: National Opera Association Scholarly Paper Competition

NATIONAL OPERA ASSOCIATION
25TH SCHOLARLY PAPER COMPETITION
CALL FOR PAPERS

Scholarly investigation is indispensable to the field of opera, especially as a basis for production and performance. The National Opera Association is pleased to announce its Twenty-Fifth Scholarly Papers Competition, 2009, for outstanding scholarly papers on operatic subjects.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to any interested author. Membership in NOA is not required. No registration fee is required. Deadline for submission: June 15, 2009. Author notification: after September 1, 2009. Previous winners of this competition may not re-apply, but are strongly encouraged to submit articles for consideration to "The Opera Journal," a NOA publication.

GUIDELINES

The scholarly paper should explore an operatic subject, present significant research and conclusions, and include an extensive bibliography citing primary, secondary and, if applicable, tertiary sources. .Authors should follow these guidelines.
. The paper must be typewritten, double-spaced, no more than 3000 words in length.
. The paper's title and the name of its author should be provided on a detachable title page. The author's name should not appear on subsequent pages.
. Only one submission per person is admissible and must be accompanied by a statement confirming that the paper is not under copyright by any party other than the author and that it has not been previously published.
. Papers previously presented orally are eligible as long as they have not or will not be published in any proceedings.
. Papers will be judged particularly for significant advances in research and conclusions that shed new light on an operatic topic dealing with music drama, the libretto, the history of the genre, etc.
. Topics may be as broad as the field of opera itself, which includes historical and theoretical analysis of the music and libretto (along lines of current and past critical theory and translation thereof), singing, acting, costuming, stagecraft, theater, etc.
. The jury will consider the clarity and quality of the writing, judge the acceptability of the paper for publication in "The Opera Journal," and will also rate papers on their overall suitability to be read in an abridged version of no more than twenty minutes length at the convention's Scholarly Papers Session.

AWARDS

The winner will be invited to read her/his paper during the Scholarly Papers Session at the annual convention, early January, 2010, at Atlanta, Georgia. The Leland Fox Scholarly Paper Stipend of $500 will be awarded to the reader of a winning paper at the annual convention.
The winning paper will be published in "The Opera Journal."
Copies of papers not selected, accompanied by the committee's critiques, will be forwarded to the editor of the journal for possible consideration for publication.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

There is no application fee for the competition. Submission may be by mail or email attachment. Papers will not be returned. Submit entries and any inquiries about the competition to:
Dr. Robert Hansen
National Opera Association
PO Box 60869
Canyon, TX 79016-0001
email: rhansen at mail.wtamu.edu
Deadline for the submission of scholarly papers: June 15, 2009.
Author notification: after September 1, 2009.