24th International Conference on Wind Music, July 13-18, 2022, Bolzano

The International Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music (IGEB) is pleased to invite submissions of proposals, posters, or lecture-performances for the 24th International Conference on Wind Music, to be held in Bolzano (Italia) July 19-24, 2022, at the Istituto di alta formazione musicale "Conservatorio Claudio Monteverdi" / Hochschule für Musik "Konservatorium Claudio Monteverdi" Bolzano / Bozen.

Note: the participants selected for the congress initially planned in Valencia (Spain) in 2020 should confirm by mail their presentation.

Main theme: Wind Music: Providing Education & Building Society, Culture and Identity

The relevance of the military and civilian bands in education and their role in building the society, the music culture and the identity, is the main theme of this 24th International Conference. The lecturers are especially invited to submit their proposals within the framework of the following categories:
 * Wind music artistic societies, education and identity.
 * Wind music repertoire, audiences and identity.
 * Wind music teachers, composers and performers.
 * Wind music, cultural environment and identity.
 * Wind music and social development.
 * Wind music and urban soundscapes.

In addition, we also welcome proposals exploring other approaches to wind music, including research in progress.

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS AND DEADLINES

Deadline: November 28, 2021.

Abstract (250 words) and brief CV should be submitted by e-mail to the Chair of the Scientific Committee (rodriguezgloria@uniovi.es) with a copy to igeb@uni.lu

Accepted papers will be notified by January 31, 2022.

IGEB also invites lecturers interested to chair a session to indicate it in its proposal.

LANGUAGES AND PROCEEDINGS

The official languages of the conference will be English, German, Italian and Spanish. The organizers encourage PowerPoint presentations in English. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes, leaving 10 minutes for discussion. The organizers will consider and select papers for future publications in the Alta Musica series. Presenters and chairs are expected to be members of IGEB. Registration materials and further information may be found at http://www.igeb.net and in the Wind Music Research Quarterly.

On behalf of the IGEB Scientific Committee, Dr. Gloria A. Rodríguez-Lorenzo