Call for Papers - Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VII

Call for Papers & Presentations - Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VII, July 2-5, 2009.

If you're interested in singing...The place to be in the summer of 2009 is Newfoundland and Labrador.

Indulge your musical, creative and scholarly spirit and join us for this exciting event!

Festival 500 Sharing the Voices, in cooperation with Memorial University of Newfoundland, invites proposals for papers and presentations at The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VII. This Symposium is an integral academic component of the renowned Festival 500 international choral festival. The purpose of the Symposium is to gather international expertise and provide a forum for interdisciplinary discourse and performance, the dissemination of research, and the generation of further knowledge relating to the phenomenon of singing. The Symposium invites submissions relating to all aspects of singing and the voice. Submissions relating to the 2009 special focus area for Festival 500, The Power of Song, are encouraged as well. Go to Festival 500 for Call for Papers and Presentations and Symposium Brochure.....or continue to read on for information on the following:

1) Proposal Information

2) Poster Sessions

3) Submission Information

4) 2009 Invited Presenters

5) Come Solo to Festival 500

6) Earn Graduate Credit - Festival 500 Choral Institute

7) Festival Sampler

8) Registration Information

The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VII will take place July 2-5, 2009, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland.

1) PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Proposal submissions should consist of a 250-word abstract addressing focus areas of singing such as artistic, physiological, cultural, sociological, historical, pedagogical, psychological, compositional... and beyond! A diversity of presentation formats is welcome. These could include paper presentation, lecture-demonstration, lecture-recital, panel and roundtable discussions. Standard presentations are generally 20-minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute dialogue period. Selected papers will be published in the Symposium VII Proceedings.

2) POSTER SESSIONS

The Symposium offers a poster session opportunity to share current research and/or practice with the world

Call_For_papers_brochure_web.pdf