Society for Seventeenth-Century Music Annual Conference

Call for Papers: Society for Seventeenth-Century Music Annual Conference, April 4–7, 2024, Princeton University

The Society for Seventeenth-Century Music will hold its Thirty-Second Annual Conference from Thursday through Sunday, April 4–7, 2024, in Princeton, NJ, hosted by the Music Department of Princeton University. Proposals on all aspects of seventeenth-century music and its cultural contexts are welcome. This year, we particularly welcome proposals on music and dance, in accordance with the research interests of Irene Alm and Barbara Sparti, to whom the 2024 conference is dedicated. Presentations may take a variety of formats, including individual papers (20 minutes in length), lecture-recitals (45 minutes), workshops on issues of diversity and inclusion, workshops involving group participation, roundtable discussions, and panel sessions; 20-minute papers and 10-minute lightning talks will be considered for a special session on current topics of research in music and dance.

Anyone may submit a proposal, but all presenters must be members in good standing of the Society. A presenter cannot give an individual paper at two consecutive meetings, nor make more than one presentation at a single meeting. For individual papers, abstracts not exceeding 350 words should clearly represent the title, subject and argument, and should indicate the significance of the findings; please specify any audio-visual needs. Proposals for presentations in other formats should be of a similar length; they should clearly state and justify the intended format, and should indicate the originality and significance of the material to be delivered. Proposals for lecture-recitals must also include short biographies as well as recordings (.mp3 format or links to a website) of the proposed performer(s) playing the exact or similar repertory.

All proposals, formatted as PDF files, should be sent by email attachment to the Program Committee at lynette.bowring@yale.edu with the subject line “Name_SSCM Proposal.” Two versions of the proposal PDF should be attached, one with only the title and abstract, and another with the author’s name, address, telephone number, email address, and professional or institutional affiliation or city. This information should also be pasted into the body of the email in case of transmission problems. The deadline for submission of all proposals (and supporting materials, if needed) is midnight (EDT) on October 1, 2023.

The Irene Alm Memorial Prize will be awarded for the best scholarly presentation given by a graduate student. Students should identify themselves as such on the non-anonymous copy of the abstract.

Program Committee: Lynette Bowring (Chair), Malachai Bandy, Stewart Carter, and Shirley Thompson