Society for Eighteenth-Century Music
“Above all, music must move the heart…” C. P. E. Bach
The purpose of the Society for Eighteenth-Century Music is to promote the study and performance of music of the eighteenth century. The Society provides a forum where scholars and performers can further their knowledge of music, history and interrelated arts of the period and serves as a resource to facilitate and encourage collaboration.
Mozart Society of America and Society for Eighteenth-Century Music Joint Conference in Salzburg—26–29 May 2022: “Mozart and Salzburg”
For full details on the conference, please see the final program and abstracts for the joint MSA-SECM conference in Salzburg.
Nominations due for SECM’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Award
This award recognizes a graduate student who is currently working on a thesis or dissertation on topics related to diversity, equity, inclusion, or accessibility in eighteenth-century music scholarship. Nominations are due by July 1, 2022. For more details, including how to apply, click here.
Eisenstädter-Haydn Berichte, Vol. 13. Call for submissions
Walter Reicher, general editor of the Eisenstädter Haydn-Berichte, issued a call for submissions for chapters in Vol. 13 of the series, which has the theme “Haydn—Mozart—Beethoven: Similarities, parallels, contrasts,” intended for publication at the end of 2022. Here are some of the details:
- The individual essays/papers should deal with themes that show Haydn in relation to at least one of the other two composers. Exceptions are only possible if it is a special "Haydn theme".
- Length: between 15 and 50 manuscript pages plus illustrations (in the hardcover version only black and white illustrations are possible).
- Planned publication date: end of 2022.
- Final submissions must be made by August 15, 2022, but notification of intention and a brief description of the subject matter should be sent as soon as is feasible, to ensure proper planning of the volume by the editors.
- Fee: EUR 400
If you are interested in submitting a paper, or have questions regarding this series or the submission process, please contact Michael Ruhling.
CFP: American Handel Society Conference 2023
The biennial conference of the American Handel Society will take place February 23–26, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana, hosted by the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University. Commencing on Handel’s 338th birthday, the conference will include academic panels, the Howard Serwer Memorial Lecture, and performances by IU’s Historical Performance Institute.
The Society invites submission of abstracts for papers on any topic connected with Handel’s life, his music, his close contemporaries, or the contexts in which his music was composed and/or performed. Given the setting, the Program Committee would especially appreciate topics on issues of performance and performance practice. Abstracts of no more than 500 words may be sent by October 3, 2022 to the program chair, Roger Freitas, at rfreitas@esm.rochester.edu.