CFP: GMF2014 Color and Music

Color and Music: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Hosted by the Harvard University Graduate Music Forum

The Harvard University Graduate Music Forum invites proposals for its upcoming interdisciplinary conference, “Color and Music.” The conference will take place on February 22nd, 2014, at the Harvard Music Department in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The GMF is pleased to welcome Tamara Roberts, Assistant Professor of Performance Studies and Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Berkeley as this year’s keynote speaker and Composer Aaron Einbond as workshop facilitator.

Papers are welcomed on a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to:

• Timbre and harmony

• Race and racialized musics

• Synesthesia and perception

• Compositional techniques and orchestration

• Visual art and film

• Manuscripts and prints

We seek proposals on all repertoires and musical practices, representing a broad set of methodologies. 

Presentations will be 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.

Proposals may be submitted to HarvardGMF2014@gmail.com until midnight on December 5, 2013. Proposals should consist of an email with the applicant’s name, email address, and institutional affiliation, with a PDF attachment containing the paper’s title and an abstract of up to 500 words. Proposals may also include up to two pages of diagrams, the captions of which will not be counted against the 500-word limit. In order to facilitate anonymous review, please do not include names or contact information in the attachment. Accepted abstracts will be announced on or before December 20.

If you have any questions, please contact the conference co-chairs at HarvardGMF2014@gmail.com.

Caitlin Schmid

Krystal Klingenberg

Stephanie Probst