We’re pleased to announce the next presenter for the Music History/Theory Workshop on February 14, 3:30pm, in the library seminar room, JRL 264. Andrew Westerhaus, graduate student at the University of Chicago, will be presenting an excerpt from his dissertation, titled“Stravinsky’s ‘Blocks’: Analogies and Metaphors of Play.” The pre-circulated writing is available here–for the password please…

We’re pleased to announce the next presenter for the Music History/Theory Workshop on February 7, 3:00pm [NOTE THE EARLIER TIME!], in the library seminar room, JRL 264. Seth Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities in the College at the University of Chicago, will be presenting an article titled “Britten as Another: Six Notes on…

We’re pleased to announce the next presenter for the Music History/Theory Workshop on January 10, 3:30pm, in the library seminar room, JRL 264. Andy Greenwood, PhD candidate in Music History and Theory at the University of Chicago, will be presenting work from his dissertation.The pre-circulated chapter will be available  under the download tab. Please contact…

We’re pleased to announce our winter quarter schedule with five excellent workshops: Tuesday, 10-Jan: Andy Greenwood Tuesday, 7-Feb: Seth Brodsky Tuesday, 14-Feb: Andy Westerhaus Monday, 20-Feb: @ 5:00 Trent Leipert (note the time and day change!) Tuesday, 6-Mar: Peter Smucker All workshops will be held in JRL 264—refreshments will be provided! Abstracts and pre-circulated materials…

We’re pleased to announce the next presenter for the Music History/Theory Workshop on November 22, 3:30pm, in the library seminar room, JRL 264. Mariusz Kozak, PhD candidate in Music History and Theory at the University of Chicago, will be presenting work from his dissertation.The pre-circulated chapter will be available  under the download tab. Please contact…

We’re happy to announce the third workshop of the quarter on November 8, 2011, at 3:30pm, in Joseph Regenstein Library, Seminar Room 264. Martha Sprigge, graduate student in Music History and Theory here at the University of Chicago, will be sharing her dissertation work in the form of a chapter draft titled: “Consecrating a Capital: Paul…

We’re happy to announce the second workshop of the quarter on October 25, 2011, at 3:30pm, in Joseph Regenstein Library, Seminar Room 264. Our speaker will be Michael Gallope, Collegiate Assistant Professor of the Humanities who will be presenting the following: “Is Improvisation Present?” Abstract: This is a draft for an article forthcoming in The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation…

We’re very happy to have Dan Wang as our first presenter next Tuesday, October 11, 3:30-5pm in JRL 264. An abstract for Dan’s paper titled “TENNYSON’S AMBIVALENCE, STRAUSS’S REVISION: THE TALE OF ENOCH ARDEN” is available for download here: Wang – ABSTRACT Fall 2011 Light refreshments will be offered. See you all Tuesday!  

We’re happy to announce that the Autumn Quarter schedule has been finalized! Mark the following dates on your calendars– October 11—Dan Wang October 25—Michael Gallope November 8—Martha Sprigge November 22—Mariusz Kozak December TBA—Andrew Greenwood All workshops will be held Tuesdays, 3:30-5pm in JRL 264—refreshments will be provided! Hope to see you there!    

This workshop provides a forum for graduate students, faculty, and other scholars to explore  contemporary approaches to music history, music theory, and the ways in which these two disciplines intersect. Allowing for a variety of disciplinary perspectives and multiple modes of presentation, the workshop aims to foster scholarly dialogues on involving music history and theory…