Event Details and Applications

Keynote: Michael Finnissy (Emeritus Professor of Composition, University of Southampton)

Submission deadline: Monday 17th May 2021

Announcement of selected papers and compositions : Monday 31st May 2021

Date and time of symposium: Saturday 3rd July 2021 09:00 - 20:30 (including a concert of new chamber works 19:00 - 20:30)

Venue: Dept. of Ethnomusicology, Miaoyin Building, Nanhua University, No.55 Section One, Nanhua Road, Dalin Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan

Participants: Scholars in any field of musical research, composers and performers  

Categories of submission:

1. Conference Paper: 20 minutes (presentations on one's own composition, or research papers on any topic relating to contemporary art music)

2. Musical Compositions: 5-10 minutes (chamber music: priority given to Chinese and Western instrumental works and vocal works employing no more than four performers) 

(Applicants can apply to participate in both categories.   Please submit two  separate applications.)

Presentation and application languages:

Presentations may be delivered in Chinese or English.  Applications written in Chinese must be accompanied by an English translation.

Overseas applications:

Overseas applicants may apply to participate in the conference via webinar.

Method of Application:

1. Conference Papers:  Please provide the title and abstract of your paper.  If you use Chinese, please provide an English translation.  For Chinese abstracts, the word count should be around 500 to 700 characters; for English abstracts, the word count should be around 300-500 words.  Abstracts that are too long or too short may be rejected.  Please also include presentation keywords, your current institution and your highest qualification.   

2. Musical Compositions:  Please provide the title of the composition and programme note in Chinese and English, the instrumentation and duration of the work, the full score, as well as your current institution and your highest qualification.     

Please use the following link for your submissions:

https://forms.gle/1eitJyZq8EzmFk9s5

Submission deadline: 23:59 GMT+8 (Taipei Time) Monday  17th May 2021

Selection Process:

1. The academic committee is as follows:

Pan Hwang-Long (Chairman, ISCM Taiwan Branch)

Dong Chao-Ming (Institute of Music, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Michael Finnissy (Department of Music, University of Southampton, U.K.)

Rytis Mažulis (Department of Composition, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuania)

Yannis Kyriakides (Department of Composition, The Royal Conservatory of the Hague, Holland)

George Holloway (Department of Ethnomusicology, Nanhua University, Taiwan)

Conference papers and compositions will be judged anonymously on the basis of their contribution respectively to academia 

and creative innovation.    

2. The results of the selection process shall be announced on Monday 31st May, on the symposium website on the "selected participants" page:

https://sites.google.com/view/nhumusicconference/selected-participants

3. Abstracts should lay out clearly the research argument, its relation to existing research into the topic, the materials and research method used, as well as its contribution and relevance to musical research.  

Note: Please address any questions relating to the symposium to music.conference.nhu@gmail.com。

Thank you for your participation!

Department of Ethnomusicology, Nanhua University, Taiwan