MANNES INSTITUTE ON MUSICAL AESTHETICS, June 24-27, 2010

MANNES INSTITUTE ON MUSICAL AESTHETICS
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO     JUNE 24 - 27, 2010
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Wayne Alpern, Founder and Director
 
The March 1 application deadline is approaching for the Mannes Institute on Musical Aesthetics at the University of Chicago from June 24-27, 2010. This will be an intensive gathering of distinguished scholars at the highest level of discourse in the field of musical aesthetics. Proceedings are conducted through interactive dialogue and debate in small participatory workshops without formal paper presentations. Extensive prior preparation is required, and there is no registration fee. Program and application details are located on the Institute’s website at www.mannes.edu/mi.
 
Morning workshops
 
–  Aesthetics of Analysis, led by Berthold Hoeckner and Steven Rings
–  Music Aesthetics and The Body, led by Susan McClary
–  The Musical Sublime, led by Alexander Rehding
 
Afternoon workshops
 
–  Beethoven and The Aesthetics of Freedom, led by Daniel Chua
–  Literary Models and Music, led by Fred Maus
–  Critique – Aesthetics – Politics, led by Martin Scherzinger
 
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
 
–  Numinous Particles: On the Aesthetics of Musical Meaning, featuring Lawrence Kramer
 
The Institute is internationally recognized as a premier think tank at the forefront of music scholarship. Outstanding music theorists and musicologists are invited to apply. Come join your peers and share in this unique and transformative experience in collaborative learning. THINK TOGETHER.
 
Wayne Alpern, Director
The Mannes Institute
New York, New York USA
mannesinstitute@aol.com
www.mannes.edu/mi