53rd Annual Meeting at Fordham University
The 53rd Annual Meeting of MTSNYS will take place April 5–6 at Fordham University in New York City, featuring a keynote given by Clifton Boyd (New York University) and workshop led by Kristi Hardman (University of North Carolina at Charlotte).
Proposals for individual papers and special sessions are being accepted until the end of the day on October 15. Visit the MTSNYS 2025 page to learn more.
Patricia Carpenter Emerging Scholar Award
We are excited to announce that the 2024 Patricia Carpenter Emerging Scholar Award goes to Micah Roberts (University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music) for their paper “‘Ancient Voices’: A Hypermetrical and Orchestrational Analysis of the Theme Songs to Seasons of CBS’s Survivor.”
Congratulations Micah!
Members of the 2024 Patricia Carpenter Emerging Scholar Award committee included Alex Reed, (chair, Ithaca College); Kofi Agawu (CUNY Graduate Center); Tomoko Deguchi (Winthrop University); Kristi Hardman (UNCC); Kyle Hutchinson (Colgate University), Philip Stoecker (ex officio, Hofstra University).
Previous winners of the award are listed on the MTSNYS website: https://mtsnys.org/patricia-carpenter-emerging-scholar-award/
Theory and Practice
We are pleased to announce the publication of a double volume of Theory and Practice, with articles by Danielle Bastone Barrettara, James S. MacKay, Samantha M. Inman, and David Hier, and including reviews of new books on musical form by Caitlin Martinkus and of The Cambridge Companion to Video Game Music by William O’Hara.
More details and digital versions of the articles can be found here.
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