Call for Papers: The Past, Present, and Future of Public Musicology

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The Past, Present, and Future of Public Musicology
Westminster Choir College of Rider University
Princeton, NJ
January 30 – February 1, 2015

Proposal Deadline: September 1, 2014

To further research on how music scholars, performers, educators, journalists and industry professionals can engage the public, Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey will host a three-day conference on public musicology from January 30 to February 1, 2015.  We welcome individual paper, lecture-recital, panel, workshop and innovative-format proposals on any aspect of public musicology.  These include but are not limited to the following areas:

  • Innovative Programming
  • The History of Public Musicology
  • Music and Museums
  • Musical Archives and the Public
  • Music, Collective Memory, and Historical Interpretation
  • The Material Culture of Music
  • Musical Tourism
  • The Relationship Between Academic Musicology and Public Musicology
  • Music and Historical Preservation
  • Public Musicology vs. Public History and Public Science

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About Eric Hung

Eric Hung is Associate Professor of Music History at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. His research focuses on Asian American Music, Chinese music, new music for gamelan, and public musicology. Eric founded the Westminster's Chinese Music Ensemble, and is also an active pianist and a member of Gamelan Dharma Swara. Eric received an ARCT in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music, a BA in social studies and music from Wesleyan University, and a PhD in musicology from Stanford University.

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