Society for American Music, 38th Annual Conference

The Society for American Music is pleased to announce that information and registration is now available for our upcoming conference in Charlotte, North Carolina 14 - 18 March 2012, hosted by Davidson College.

The conference will take place at the Hilton Charlotte Center City, close to local attractions and restaurants. Details for the conference may be found at: http://american-music.org/conferences/Charlotte/CharlotteInformation.php

Online registration is available or you may download the registration form and fax or mail it. Early registration ends February 10th, so don’t delay! To receive the discounted hotel room rate, you must reserve by February 22nd. Hotel reservations may be made online through this link:

http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/C/CLTHHHF-AMC-20120314/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions.

The Society for American Music will be inducting North Carolina native Doc Watson as its newest Honorary Member on Friday, March 16. An iconic figure in the folk-music revival, Watson has been both a preserver of old-time Appalachian music and an innovator whose influence manifests itself in country, folk, and bluegrass styles.

The Cultural Diversity Committee has programmed a special roundtable discussion for Friday morning titled “The Black Composer Speaks: A Cross-Generational Discussion of the Advancement of the Afro-Classical Aesthetic,” with noted composers T.J. Anderson, Adolphus Hailstork, and Anthony Kelley joining moderator Tammy Kernodle and followed by a lecture-recital of songs by Anderson and Hailstork.

The program also includes two seminars: “Musicians and Disability” (Moderator: Kendra Preston Leonard; Respondent; Joseph Straus) and “Music on/in Television” (Moderator: James Deaville).

We hope you will join us at this important conference open to all with an interest in American music, and look forward to welcoming you to Charlotte!

Mariana

Mariana Whitmer, Ph.D.
Program Director, Center for American Music
Executive Director, Society for American Music
Stephen Foster Memorial
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
T: 412-624-3031
F: 412-624-7447