CFP: The Phenomenon of Singing, St. John's, July 2013

*CALL for PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS*

*The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium IX*
July 7-10, 2013
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

If you are interested in singing...

The place to be in the summer of 2013 is Newfoundland and Labrador.
Indulge your musical, creative and scholarly spirit and join us for this
exciting event!

Festival 500, in cooperation with Memorial University of Newfoundland,
invites proposals for presentations at The Phenomenon of Singing
International Symposium IX. This highly acclaimed symposium is an
integral academic component of Festival 500. Its purpose 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.

Go to *http://www.festival500.com* to download the Symposium Call for
Papers and Presentations brochure... OR continue to read on for
information on the following items:

1. Proposal Information
2. Submission Information
3. 2013 Invited Keynote Presenters
4. Earn Graduate Credit - Festival 500 Choral Institute
5. Festival 500 Sampler
6. Registration
7. Web Links: Newfoundland and Labrador, City of St. John's, Memorial
University, and Festival 500

*1. PROPOSAL INFORMATION*
Proposal submissions should consist of a 250-300 word abstract
addressing the /phenomenon of singing/ in focus areas such as artistic,
physiological, cultural, sociological, historical, pedagogical,
psychological, compositional... and beyond! Submissions relating to the
Symposium's sub-theme, the /Power of Song/, are also encouraged.

A diversity of presentation formats is welcome. These could include
research paper presentation, lecture-demonstration, lecture-recital,
panel and/or roundtable discussions and poster presentations. Standard
presentations are generally 20-minutes in length, followed by a
10-minute discussion period. Selected papers will be published in the
Symposium Proceedings.

*2. SUBMISSION INFORMATION*
Proposal submissions are due October 15, 2012. All submissions will be
reviewed anonymously by an international selections panel. Presenters
will be notified of acceptance by November 15, 2012.

With your submission, please include full name, mailing address,
institutional/organizational affiliation (if applicable), phone and
email contact information, and intended presentation format.

Proposals may be submitted by mail or email:
The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium IX
c/o Festival 500
PO Box 2333, Station C
90 O'Leary Avenue
St. John's, NL, A1C 6E6
CANADA
T: 709.738.6013
F: 709.738.6014
E: information at festival500.com