The Winter 2022 meeting of the New England Chapter of the American Musicological Society will take place virtually on Saturday, February 5, hosted by Brandeis University. Further information, including abstracts and presenter bios, is available on the Chapter website (
http://ams-ne.blogspot.com/).
If you plan to participate in this virtual meeting, please register (for free) in advance at this link:
https://brandeis.wufoo.com/forms/m1vzze2b1xkz2we/After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Chapter meeting on February 5, 2022 (including the Zoom link for the meeting).
Program (all times listed below are EDT)
10:45-11:00AM Welcoming Remarks11:00AM-12:30PM Morning Session“Navigating a Changing Music Business: Giulio Briccialdi and the Musicians’ Response to Shifting Demands”
Samantha Tripp (Tufts University)
“Digital Amati: Structure and Interpretation of Classical Stringed Instruments”
Harry Mairson (Brandeis University)
“‘Just to Be and Dance’: Jerome Robbins, J.S. Bach, and Late Style”
Erinn Knyt (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
12:30PM-1:45PM Lunch Break (with the option to socialize/network virtually)
1:45-2:00PM Chapter Business Meeting2:00-4:00PM Afternoon Session“‘Comme rousignol en chantant’: Animality and Anthropomorphization in a 13th Century Devotional Song”
Áine Palmer (Yale University)
“Puccini’s Last Act: Finishing Turandot”
Deborah Burton (Boston University)
“‘…a phenomenon that cannot be explained’: The Queer Enigma of Martha Argerich"
Alexander Hardan (Brown University)
“Meredith Wilson and the Reconciliation of Cultural Hierarchy in The Music Man"
James Delorey (University of Southern California)