Women in Music Connect the World: IAWM 20th-Anniversary Congress 2015 Call for proposals

Call for proposals: scores, performances, papers, panels,lecture-recitals

The IAWM 20^th-Anniversary Congress 2015, online
13-19 April 2015

Women in Music Connect the World

http://college.wfu.edu/iawm/call-for-participation/

The International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) and Wake Forest University are pleased to announce the IAWM Congress 2015 April 13-19, on the occasion of the 20^th anniversary of the Alliance. The Congress will be conducted entirely online.

The theme of the congress is “Women in Music Connect the World.” The seven-day online congress will be freely accessible to all with events available following a 24-hour GMT clock. Featured will be established and upcoming women professional and student composers, musicologists, music theorists, ethnomusicologists, educators, performers, and conductors who will contribute their knowledge and expertise in performances, papers, workshops, demonstrations, and panel discussions.

Women in music throughout the world

ascend the heights —non-partisan Kosovan women citizens of their

post-war nation serve in the highest leadership positions in the Republic.

share new discoveries —Taiwanese women recently have

documented that music listening is a body-mind healer of depression.

effect positive change —since the 1970s, Argentine women have

become know for their artistic performances that focus on social transformation.

lead out creatively —Australian women continue their20^th-century

tradition of crowding the ranks of composers/music educators/music critics

nationally and internationally.

appear in new places —Irish folk performing groups now enjoy a 50/50 gender split, while Canadian women now populate the forefront of

electronic music in their country.

express music spirit-to-spirit —Women in India have led out in

recording and disseminating music in the classical traditions of their country.

Women ascend the heights, share new discoveries, effect positive change, lead out creatively, appear in new places, express music spirit-to-spirit. Indeed “Women in Music Connect the World.” As the title suggests, the Congress makes accessible the latest products in music of women’s work from around the globe, and offers them electronically as a free gift to all.

A call to IAWM members for scores, performances, papers and panels, and lecture-recitals was issued on July 15^th, accompanied by a FAQ sheet describing the online nature of the call.

Become a member of IAWM—visit http://members.iawm.org/sign-up/ for details—and become eligible to participate.

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