Building on the foundations of the First International Conference on Analytical Approaches to World Music, AAWM 2012 continues to explore the panoply of global musical traditions, both past and present, that lie outside the purview of Western Art Music from the broadest possible array of theoretical, cultural, historical and analytical perspectives. By bringing together theorists, ethnomusicologists, musicologists, and performers of diverse cultural and academic orientations, AAWM 2012 provides a unique interdisciplinary forum for cultivating new modes of musical description and understanding capable of navigating the vast multicultural soundscape of the twenty-first century.

We welcome papers in English not exceeding 30 minutes duration (plus 15 minutes for discussion). Please send proposals of up to 500 words (excluding musical examples) via email or post to:

Rob Schultz

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Department of Music and Dance

273 Fine Arts Center East

151 Presidents Drive

Amherst, MA 01003-9330

aawm2012@gmail.com

The submission deadline is November 30, 2011. Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by January 15, 2012.

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Stephen Blum (City University of New York Graduate Center)

Robert Morris (Eastman School of Music)

INVITED SPEAKERS

Nicholas Cook (Cambridge University)

Ruth Davis (Cambridge University)

Rachel Hall (Saint Joseph's University)

Rachel Harris (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

Robert Labaree (The New England Conservatory of Music)

John Latartara (University of Mississippi)

Sam Mirelman (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

Bruno Nettl (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Jay Rahn (York University)

John Rahn (University of Washington)

Jonathan P.J. Stock (University of Sheffield)

Godfried Toussaint (New York University Abu Dhabi)

Sarah Weiss (Yale University)

Richard Widdess (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

DISCUSSION PANEL ON COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Steven Brown (McMaster University)

Nathalie Fernando (University of Montreal)

Victor Grauer (Pittsburgh, PA)

Respondent: Gage Averill (University of British Columbia)

 

SPECIAL SESSION ON JAZZ ANALYSIS IN MEMORY OF DR. STEVE LARSON

Cynthia Folio (Temple University)

Keith Waters (University of Colorado)

 

For additional information regarding conference planning and organization, please contact:

Lawrence Shuster (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

lawshuster@gmail.com

Kalin Kirilov (Towson University)

kkirilov@towson.edu

For local arrangements at the University of British Columbia, please contact:

Michael Tenzer

michael.tenzer@ubc.ca

John Roeder

john.roeder@ubc.ca

AAWM 2012 Program Committee:

Rob Schultz, Chair (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

David Locke (Tufts University)

Andrew Clay McGraw (University of Richmond)

Irna Priore (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Chris Stover (The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music)