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Sydney Music Research Symposium programme

The following is the order of papers for the Sydney Music Research Symposium, to be held at the University of Western Sydney in February. Please note that Chairs are yet to be confirmed. Otherwise, here's the order of service. Click on the author's name to read an abstract of their paper/s.

9.00am-9.30am Keynote Address: Michael Atherton, University of Western Sydney
9.30-10.30 COMPOSITION STUDIES
'Improvising Machines: Spectral Dance and Token Objects' OR '7-limit Tonality Diamond in Vedic Mass': Greg Schiemer, Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney.
The paper that Greg decides not to give at this symposium will be presented at a later occasional lecture. Details to come.
'The Composer's Voice': Richard Toop, Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney
10.30-10.45 Morning Tea
10.45-12.45
Parallel session 		CULTURAL THEORIES AND MUSIC
'Passion and Love in Alma Mahler-Werfel's Songs': Sally Macarthur, University of Western Sydney
'Death and the Maiden': Libby Brooks, Australian National University
'The Studio Artist and the Performing Body: Power, Gender and Transgression in Kylie Minogue's 'Did It Again'': Corinna Bonshek, University of Western Sydney
10.45-12.00
Parallel session 		MUSIC EDUCATION
'Children's playground singing games: conflicts between pedagogical theories and musical practices': Kathryn Marsh, Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney
'The Composer in the Teacher: Introducing New Stylistic Ideas through Class Composing Activities at Little Primary Level': Diana Blom, University of Western Sydney
12.00-12.45
Parallel session 		MUSIC THEORY
'Gustav Becking's Theory of Modal Rhythm': Nigel Nettheim, University of New South Wales
12.45-1.30 Lunch.
One of Greg Schiemer's improvising machines will perform.
1.30-2.30 MEDIAEVAL STUDIES
'Representatives of a Period of Transition: Two 12th-century Manuscript Fragments': Kathleen Nelson, Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney
'Past Trends and Future Directions of Troubadour Scholarship Approaching the Third Millennium': David Cashman, Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney
2.30-3.00 INSTRUMENT COLLECTING
'Originals, Facsimiles and Virtual Objects: Oceanic Musical Instruments and Sound-Producing Objects in the Australian Museum': Michael Atherton, University of Western Sydney
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