Department of Music, University of Aberdeen, 24–27 October 2013
A series of Papers, Workshops and Concerts to be presented in collaboration with the Department of Music, University of Aberdeen.
Call for Abstracts: deadline 1 May, 2013
We invite submission of abstracts of up to 300 words. Papers may address the music of any period, concerning issues such as tuning systems, microtonality and scale systems. A wide range of approaches is possible; drawn from, for example, history, analysis, cognition, theory, compositional practice, or performance practice. Papers will be 20 minutes in length, with 10 minutes for discussion. Email abstracts to Frauke Jürgensen (f.jurgensen@abdn.ac.uk).
Call for Scores: deadline 1 July, 2013
There will be a series of Workshops given in collaboration with visiting performers, to which composers either experienced in, or interested in, microtonal music are invited to contribute. Compositions should be 5 to 10 minutes in duration, and will be workshopped for at least 30 minutes. Contact Geoff Palmer (g.palmer@abdn.ac.uk) in the first instance, for more technical detail/information pertaining to each ensemble. Scores may be emailed (as PDF attachments), or sent in hard copy to Geoff Palmer, MacRobert Building 712, University of Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, Scotland. Parts for selected works will be required within two weeks of the July 1st deadline.
Workshops will feature:
- Scottish Voices (female voices in up to four parts)
- duo Contour and Donald Bousted (two microtonal trumpets [19 or 24 div.] and malletkat)
- Edinburgh Quartet (string quartet)
More information:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/events/conferences/hemidemisemitone
