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‘Music and Resistance: 1933–1945’
posted 11 Nov 2005

Salzburg University 10-11 April 2006
International Conference – University of Salzburg

Call for Papers: Proposal Deadline: 15 October 2005

Conference Patron Sir Simon Rattle

Part of the Salzburg Easter Festival, Director Sir Simon Rattle

To accompany the ‘Kontrapunkte’ programmes at the Salzburg Easter Festival 2006 of music by composers affected by the edicts of the Third Reich, an international conference – ‘Music and Resistance: 1933–1945’ – is being convened by the JMI International Centre for Suppressed Music, University of London, and the Jewish Museum, Vienna, in co-operation with Salzburg University. Papers will be given in German and English. The conference will take place in Salzburg during the Easter Festival.

The organising committee and key speakers will include
Prof. Jürg Stenzl, University of Salzburg
Dr Erik Levi, Royal Holloway University of London
Dr Peter Tregear, University of Cambridge
Dr David Bloch, Terezín Memorial Project, University of Tel Aviv
Dr Jutta Raab Hansen, formerly of Hamburg University
Michael Haas, Music Curator, Jewish Museum, Vienna

The composers featured in this series, performed by members of the Berliner Philharmoniker, are Pavel Haas, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Gideon Klein, Hans Krása, Ernst Krenek, Darius Milhaud, Constantin Regamey, Erich Schmid, Erwin Schulhoff, Viktor Ullmann, Vladimir Vogel, Anton Webern and Stefan Wolpe.

Proposals are invited
for papers on subjects related to ‘Music and Resistance, 1933–1945’ of approximately 25 minutes’ duration (with an additional 10 minutes for discussion). The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 15 October 2005 .

Abstracts
of up to 250 words for papers in German or English should be sent to all three of the following: Dr Erik Levi (Reader in Music, Royal Holloway University of London) at e.levi [at] rhul.ac.uk, Dr Peter Tregear ( University of Cambridge ) at pjt21 [at] hermes.cam.ac.uk, and Professor Jürg Stenzl ( University of Salzburg ) at juerg.stenzl [at] utanet.at.

Abstracts may be sent as attachments (in Word documents in or in Rich Text Format) but please back up the attachment with a plain-text version in the main e-mail. They should be accompanied by information about the author under the following headings:

Name

Institution

Address of Institution

Position

100-word CV

Postal Address

Phone, Fax, E-Mail

Acceptance of a proposal
will be at the discretion of the Conference Organisers. The committee will make final decision on abstracts by 15 November 2005 , and contributors will be informed very soon thereafter. A conference website will be available in due course; at www.suppressedmusic.org.uk and further information will be posted on relevant websites and discussion lists. Selected papers will be published in the Almanac of the Jewish Museum, Vienna .

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