Czech and Slovak Music and Related Arts

Dates: April 23-25, 2010
Location: Grand Valley State University, Allendale (near Grand Rapids),
Michigan

This conference will explore music, dance, and theater stemming from the Czech
and Slovak areas. Papers on classical, folk, and popular traditions from any
time period are invited, and papers discussing collaboration among the arts are
particularly welcome. Because composers such as Dvorak, Janacek, Smetana,
Mahler, etc., have already been the focus of much attention, the program
committee will favor papers on less-explored music (e.g. Zelenka, Vorisek, Haba)
and on topics not often included in a classical music conference, such as
popular music, theater, and dance. Composers connected with the region - e.g.,
Franz Schmidt, born in Bratislava - will be considered even if their work took
place largely elsewhere.

Keynote speakers will be Bruno Nettl and others TBA. There will be musical
performances of vocal, chamber, and wind ensemble works by Karel
Husa, Wenzel Müller, and others. We will arrange an excursion to the lovely
coast of Lake Michigan on Sunday afternoon.

The language of the conference will be English. Please submit e-mail abstracts
of up to 250 words by November 15, 2009 to

Lisa Feurzeig: feurzeil at gvsu.edu and
Marlen Vavrikova: vavrikom at gvsu.edu

or paper abstracts, postmarked by November 15, to

Lisa Feurzeig
Music Department
Grand Valley State University
One Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
USA

We will reply by the end of January 2010. If you are uncertain whether a topic
counts as sufficiently unexplored, feel free to ask us in advance!