CFP: Liturgical Organ Music and Liturgical Organ Playing in the Long 19th Century, Helsinki, Jan 2016

Liturgical Organ Music and Liturgical Organ Playing in the Long 19th Century
January 20–22, 2016
Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland
CFP Deadline: 5 June 2015

INVITATION

The Department of Church Music and the DocMus Doctoral School at the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, invite organists, researchers, and students to take part in the conference "Liturgical Organ Music and Liturgical Organ Playing in the Long 19th Century", a period extending approximately from the French Revolution to the First World War.

The long 19th century was an era of transition, paradoxes, and conflict in the area of church music. While suffering from the continuing decline in the position of the church and the organ in musical life – a process well under way already in the latter half of the previous century – it also saw the birth of several reform movements relating to liturgy, organ and church music, movements that not only shaped much of the developments in the following century but also have had significant repercussions on present-day practices.

Proposals are invited for papers (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes discussion), lecture-recitals (40 minutes + 15 minutes discussion) and panel sessions (50 minutes).

Proposal writers are encouraged to focus on continuities, transitional phases, and processes of change in Protestant and Roman Catholic church music, as well as Nordic aspects.

All proposals must include the following:

1. an abstract of maximum 500 words, including information on the type of presentation proposed
2. a short CV with contact information (for panel sessions, CVs for all panel members, and for lecture-recitals, CVs for all participating musicians, are required)
3.  In addition, proposals for lecture-recitals must include: a detailed programme for the music to be performed (composers, work titles, composition years, opus numbers or equivalent)

See the Conference website for submission procedures and full details:

http://sites.siba.fi/en/web/organ-and-mass-communication/home