AnestisLogothetis2021

Anestis Logothetis: Centenary Symposium
http://anestislogothetis.musicportal.gr

7-8 December 2021, Athens, Greece

Call for Submissions
Anestis Logothetis (1921-1994) was a unique pioneer of 20th century music. By redefining the roles of the composer, the performer(s) and the audience and by multimodally capturing expressive musical elements that would normally be perceptible exclusively through sound, his graphic notation constitutes a milestone towards new conceptions of music as a temporal art form.

The Music Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens invites researchers of Logothetis’ work to a symposium celebrating his 100th anniversary. Beyond the obvious focus on his own compositional practices and aesthetic ideas, of special interest would be scholarly and artistic research contributions around a wider range of practices that resonate with Logothetis’ work. Such practices could include both historical instances of graphic/verbal scores, as well as the latest developments in technologically advanced forms of notation, visualisation, representation and human-machine interaction in music. In this way, we wish to rethink the multimodal focus of Logothetis’ work beyond its own time, as a precursor of contemporary and future tendencies through explorations in multimedia, cybernetics and interaction.

Next to the academic conference, two concerts of Logothetis’ music by renowned ensembles and soloists will take place at the Greek National Opera and at the University of Athens Concert Hall.

Indicative Topics
- Aesthetics, Philosophy, Politics, Ecology - Instrumental music - Electroacoustic and Computer Music - Music theory, analysis - Graphic Notation - Computational music models - Visual arts, Architecture, Space - Performance studies - Technology interaction, new media - Hörspiel Analysis - Archival research - Historical contextualisation - Logothetis’ influence on todays' music and artistic practice

Proposal Submission
- Extended abstracts of up to 500 words and a short CV should be submitted via EasyChair, no later than September 10, 2021.

Notification of acceptance: September 30, 2021.

The symposium’s language is English.

All proposals will be judged and reviewed anonymously by the Scientific Committee of the symposium.