Project News
4th Annual Creative Music Festival and Symposium at Guelph
February 5, 2010 by elizabeth.jackson
The University of Guelph Music Students' Association, Music Department and School of Fine Art and Music are holding the 4th Annual Creative Music Festival and Symposium Tuesday, February 9th - Thursday, February 11th, 2010. Join us for student performances, presentations, open classes, rehearsals, discussions, a performance by Dr. Ellen Waterman and Dr. James Harley's duo "Spin" for computer and flutes, and a keynote talk on "Queering Genre: Michael Jackson's Undoing of Pop Music Convention" by Dr. Susan Fast (McMaster). For further information and schedule, see the Music Students' Association website for information and details on proposal requirements.2010 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: Call for Papers
January 27, 2010 by elizabeth.jackson
The Guelph Jazz Festival, in conjunction with the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, the University of Guelph, and the SSHRC MCRI research project on "Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice," invites proposals for papers to be presented at our annual three-day international interdisciplinary conference. Proposals or papers should be submitted by May 31, 2010 to The 2010 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium c/o Dr. Ajay Heble, Artistic Director, The Guelph Jazz Festival email: jazzcoll@uoguelph.ca .ICASP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2010-11: Call for Applications
January 27, 2010 by elizabeth.jackson
ICASP invites applications of postdoctoral researchers for two residential fellowships to be held at the University of Guelph, McGill University, or Université de Montréal (in association with CREUM – Centre de recherché en éthique). The project seeks to contribute to interdisciplinary research and graduate training in the emerging field of improvisation studies.Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation - Call for Applications!
January 26, 2010 by elizabeth.jackson
From August 29 - September 12, ICASP will host the 2010 Summer Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation on the University of Guelph campus. Project participants with broad-ranging expertise will lead invigorating workshops, and guest speakers Tomie Hahn & Curtis Bahn and Bob Ostertag will give stimulating keynote addresses exploring this year's topic "Envisioning Improvisation as Social Practice".
New Issue of Critical Studies in Improvisation / Etudes critiques en improvisation
January 22, 2010 by elizabeth.jackson
A new issue of Critical Studies in Improvisation / Etudes critiques en improvisation is now available. Vol. 5 No. 1 is a General Topics Issue and can be found on the journal's website at www.criticalimprov.com .
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About the Project
Centered at the University of Guelph (and in partnership with McGill University, the University of British Columbia, and Université de Montréal), this international research project explores musical improvisation as a model for social change. Read more...
