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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

The 31st National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia

. Conference Committee

. Call for Papers

.. Keynote Speaker

. Program

. Registration

. Conference Venue

. Social and Cultural Events

. General Information

. Contact us

. Accommodation


Conference Committee

Convenor: Prof John Griffiths
Administrator: Victoria Watts
vwatts@unimelb.edu.au
tel 03 8344 3023
fax 03 8344 5346
m 0412 681 689

Program Committee

Dr Peter Tregear (chair)

John Griffiths (ex officio)
Peter Campbell
Michael Christoforidis
Joel Crotty
Craig DeWilde
Made Hood
Dolly Mackinnon
Kerry Murphy
Sue Robinson
Jan Stockigt


Call for Papers

The Musicological Society of Australia is pleased to announce that paper proposals are now being accepted for this year's National Conference. Proposals on all music and music-related topics will be considered. The conference does not have a central theme, participants are however warmly encouraged to offer theme-based panels/sessions. Proposals for individual papers should consist of

  • the name(s) and contact details of the presenter(s),
  • title of paper, and
  • a 250-word abstract.

A list of equipment required for the presentation (eg. CD Player, Data Projector) should accompany the proposal. Papers should be a maximum of 20 minutes in length, allowing for 10 minutes of questions.

Submission of Abstracts

Please send all abstracts and informal questions to msa-2008@unimelb.edu.au by 16 May 2008.

It is expected that the conference program will be confirmed by the middle of August. Updates will be posted on the Conferences Page. Please note that all paper-givers are required to be financial members of the Musicological Society of Australia.

Proposals for Themed Sessions

Proposals for themed sessions should consist of

  • the name of the person co-coordinating the session,
  • name of the session presenters, and
  • the title and abstract of each paper to be presented during the session.

Group sessions should normally last no more than 90 mins, and should allow for at least 10 min per paper for questions, although the program committee will consider alternative formats and timings if requested.

Proposals for lecture-recitals or other forms of presentations should be addressed informally in the first instance to the Program Committee for further consideration.

Contact

Dr Peter Tregear
Chair,
Program Committee MSA 2008
Faculty of Music
University of Melbourne
Parkville Vic 3010
ptregear@unimelb.edu.au
MSA-2008@unimelb.edu.au


Keynote Speaker

Professor Philip V. Bohlman, University of Chicago

Music before the Nation, Music after Nationalism

In the wake of the Enlightenment and the spread of colonialism, nationalism emerged as a discourse of modernity and shaped - and was shaped by - the aesthetic and social meanings of music. Professor Bolhman's talk for the Musicological Society of Australia examines the longue durée of modern nationalism as a complex and shifting form of discourse and social practice, constituted of fragments and contradictions rather than a single set of centralized policy and power. Professor Bolhman is concerned with a metaphysics that begins with music before the nation. The larger historical process that he follows begins in the second half of the eighteenth century with Johann Gottfried Herder, and it stretches to the twenty-first century and the globalization of music, particularly popular world musics. Anchoring that historical arc will be Herder’s Volkslieder at one end and national song movements, particularly the Eurovision Song Contest, at the other.

Professor Bolhman's focus will be on specific shifts in ontological discourse about music as acts of inventing music by giving it names that invoke the nation. Herder, for example, proposed a vast array of genres and repertories in his writings, posing questions about whether folk songs, hymnody, and listening subjectivity could connect people to places. In the nineteenth century, the search for national musical essences turned to vast collection projects, many effectively generating metaphors that stood in for the nation, and yielding power to projects that socially redeployed borders and colonies in the twentieth century. Professor Bolhman will conclude by asking whether music has become so fully embedded in and with nationalist meaning that it survives after nationalism within a dramatically new metaphysics.


Program

A preliminary program will be published in August.

Registration

Registration details will be available soon.

Conference Venue

The conference will be held at the Faculty of Music, Conservatorium Building on Royal Parade (map reference number 141) and at the Medical building, corner of Grattan St and Royal Parade (map reference number 181). These map references are visible on the campus map available here (PDF file, 367Kb).


A Google map of the Parkville campus is available here.


Social and cultural events

Dinner

The Conference Dinner will be held at Trinity College. If you intend to attend the dinner, we would be grateful if you could send your expression of interest to MSA-2008@unimelb.edu.au. This does not constitute a commitment at this stage but would help us organise the booking.

Concerts

A concert will be held at Trinity College Chapel on Thursday 4 December.


General Information

Transport from Melbourne Airport
Melbourne (Tullamarine) International Airport is located 23 km NW of the City.

Shuttle bus:
http://www.skybus.com.au or call 03 9335 2811 Shuttles depart every 10-30 minutes between 06:00 and 21:30 and half hourly or hourly at other times. Service is available from arrivals terminals 1 and 3, taking passengers to Southern Cross Station in the city ($15). From Southern Cross Station take the 109 or 112 tram up Bourke St to Swanston St, then the 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 64, or 67 tram towards Melbourne University.

Taxis
Taxis are available from the ground floor level of Melbourne Airport, outside the International Terminal and both domestic Terminals. A taxi from the airport to the city will take 25 minutes and cost between US$AU40 and $AU 60 depending on traffic conditions.


Banks
Two banks are located on campus:
Commonwealth Bank
Architecture Building (ground floor) (T21)

National Australia Bank
Old Botany Building (F18)
 
ATMs are located at the Commonwealth Bank (T21), the National Australia Bank (F18), and in the ground floor of Union House (130). Other major banks are located nearby in Lygon Street.

Post
The campus branch of Australia Post is located in the Architecture Building (ground floor) in Masson Road. (T 21)

Visas
As a general rule, all visitors to Australia (other than citizens of New Zealand travelling on a New Zealand passport) require a visa to enter Australia. If you are travelling to Australia solely for the purpose of the conference it is recommended that you apply for a Short Validity Business ETA http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/

Public transport
Melbourne University is located a short distance from the Melbourne Central Business District (CBD). Trams frequently travel along the short 10 minute route towards the University from the CBD along either Swanston Street or Royal Parade. The University is located in Zone 1 and passengers are required to purchase and validate their ticket while traveling on the tram.
Melbourne has a network of local trains, trams and buses, which all require Metcard tickets. The Metlink Melbourne website has information and timetables for all modes of transport: www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au

Visiting Melbourne
The websites below provide useful information on getting the most out of your stay in Melbourne:
That’s Melbourne – comprehensive events and city business directory: www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
Visit Victoria – events and activities around the State: www.visitvictoria.com

Other essential information
Time zone: Melbourne is in the Eastern Standard Time (EST) Zone, (GMT) +10 hours. In October each year, daylight saving commences, and clocks are moved forward one hour.
Public phones: 50-cent local calls (Melbourne metropolitan area)
Electricity voltage: 240
Units of measure: metric
Emergency (police, ambulance and fire) phone: 000


Accommodation

The MSA has negotiated accommodation at competitive rates at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne. Trinity College is located in the grounds of the University of Melbourne and within an 10-minute tram ride of the city centre.

Bed & Breakfast (including cooked breakfast, linen & towels, GST) $63 per night.

More information and images can be viewed at www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/conference

Other accommodation is also available.

Graduate House
220 Leicester Street
Carlton, Victoria, 3053
Ph: (+61 3) 9347 3428
Email: admingh@graduatehouse.com.au
www.graduatehouse.com.au

University College Academic Apartments
University College, College Crescent
Parkville, Victoria, 3052
Ph: (+61 3) 9347 3533
Fax: (+61 3) 9347 1549
Email: t.branagan@unicol.unimelb.edu.au
www.unicol.unimelb.edu.au/visiting_academics/

The Travel Inn Hotel
Corner Grattan and Drummond Streets
Carlton, Victoria, 3053.
Ph: (+61 3) 9347 7922
email: res@travelinn.net.au
www.thetravelinn.com.au

Hotel Downtowner on Lygon
66 Lygon St Carlton VIC 3053 
Contact
Aus: (03) 9663 5555
O'Seas: (+61 3) 9663 5555
www.downtowner.com.au

Marriott Hotel
Corner Elizabeth and Lonsdale Streets
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Ph: (+61 3) 9662 3900
Toll free: 1800 331 118
Fax: (+61 3) 9663 4297
www.marriott.com.au

Rydges on Swanston (formerly Ridges Carlton)
701 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053
Central Reservations:
1300 857 922 (Aus)
(+61 2) 9261 4929 (o'seas)
0800 446 187 (NZ)
www.rydges.com

Jasper Hotel
489 Elizabeth St
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Ph: (+61 3) 8327 2722
Toll free: 1800 468 359
Email: stay@jasperhotel.com.au
www.jasperhotel.com.au

Vibe Hotel Carlton
441 Royal Parade
Parkville, Victoria, 3052
Ph: (+61 3) 9380 9222
Fax: (+61 3) 9387 6846
Email: vhcm@vibehotels.com.au
www.vibehotels.com.au

The Nunnery
116 Nicholson St
Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065
Ph: (+61 3) 9419 8637
Freecall (Australia only) 1800 032 635
Fax: (+61 3) 9417 7736
Email: info@nunnery.com.au
www.nunnery.com.au

Mebourne Metro YHA
78 Howard St,
North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051.
Ph: (+61 3) 9329 8599
Fax: (+61 3) 9326 8427
Email: melbmetro@yhavic.org.au
www.yha.org.au

Melbourne Oasis YHA
76 Chapman Street
North Melbourne 3051
Phone: (03) 9328 3595
Fax: (03) 9329 7863
Email: oasis@yhavic.org.au
www.yha.org.au

The Stork Hotel Apartments
650 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000.
Ph: (+61 3) 9417 4081
Email: info@storkhotel.com
www.storkhotel.com

 
 
 

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