CALL for PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium IX
July 7-10, 2013
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
If you are interested in singing…
The place to be in the summer of 2013 is Newfoundland and Labrador. Indulge your musical, creative and scholarly spirit and join us for this exciting event!
Festival 500, in cooperation with Memorial University of Newfoundland, invites proposals for presentations at The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium IX. This highly acclaimed symposium is an integral academic component of Festival 500. Its purpose is to gather
international expertise and provide a forum for interdisciplinary discourse and performance, the dissemination of research, and the generation of further knowledge relating to the phenomenon of singing. The Symposium invites submissions relating to all aspects of singing and the voice.
Go to <http://www.festival500.com> to download the Symposium Call for Papers and Presentations brochure… OR continue to read on for information on the following items:
PROPOSAL INFORMATION
Proposal submissions should consist of a 250-300 word abstract addressing the /phenomenon of singing/ in focus areas such as artistic, physiological, cultural, sociological, historical, pedagogical, psychological, compositional… and beyond! Submissions relating to the Symposium’s sub-theme, the /Power of Song/, are also encouraged.
A diversity of presentation formats is welcome. These could include research paper presentation, lecture-demonstration, lecture-recital, panel and/or roundtable discussions and poster presentations. Standard presentations are generally 20-minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute discussion period. Selected papers will be published in the Symposium Proceedings.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Proposal submissions are due October 15, 2012. All submissions will be reviewed anonymously by an international selections panel. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by November 15, 2012.
With your submission, please include full name, mailing address, institutional/organizational affiliation (if applicable), phone and email contact information, and intended presentation format.
Proposals may be submitted by mail or email:
The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium IX
c/o Festival 500
PO Box 2333, Station C
90 O’Leary Avenue
St. John’s, NL, A1C 6E6
CANADA
T: 709.738.6013
F: 709.738.6014
E: information@festival500.com
For inquiries, please contact Symposium Co Directors:
Dr. Andrea Rose
Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
T: 709.864.7602
E: arose@mun.ca
Prof Ki Adams
Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
T: 709.864.3415
E: kiadams@mun.ca
