Sonneck Society for American Music
Bulletin, Volume XXIV, no. 1 (Spring 1998)
Call for Paper Proposals: 25th Conference
The Sonneck Society for American Music will hold its twenty-fifth National Conference in Fort
Worth, Texas, on 10-14 March 1999. Proposals for papers, sessions, and performances involving any aspect
of music in Canada, the United States, and all of Latin America are welcome. Given the rich musical
heritage of Texas in many types of music, the Program Committee would like to encourage in particular
papers, programs, or presentations relating to the music of Texas and the Southwest as well as those that
involve interdisciplinary links.
Individual or joint papers should be no longer than twenty minutes. Performances should be no longer
than thirty minutes, and may include a lecture component. In addition to papers and performances,
the Committee would like to encourage imaginative formats, such as panels, position papers with
respondents, workshops, mixed performance/discussion sessions, and complete sessions involving
particular themes or issues.
Submissions should include six copies of a proposal, up to 500 words, and an abstract not to exceed
100 words suitable for publication in the conference program. One copy only should include names(s),
address(es), phone number(s), e-mail address(es), and a list of audio-visual requirments. Proposals
for performances without lecture need include only the 100-word abstract but should include a tape.
Performances, it should be noted, are unremunerated. Please include two stamped, self-addressed
envelopes in the submission.
For complete sessions, or proposals involving unusual formats, the proposer should include an additional
statement explaining the format and the rationale for the session. Individual papers or performances
in such a session should follow the guidelines for individual submissions, but all should be included
in one envelope. The committee would like to encourage proposals from persons who did not present at the
1998 meeting, but all proposals will be considered and judged primarily on merit. All materials
should be received on or before 15 August 1998, and should be sent to Michael Broyles, School of
Music, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802.
Updated 4/15/98