13th International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music 11-14 October 2012

 

The 11th International Symposium on Spanish Keyboard Music “Diego Fernández”

 

CALL FOR PAPERS - FIMTE 2012

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE KEYBOARD WORKS OF ANTONIO SOLER

Parador de Mojácar, Almería, 11 - 12 October 2012

 

Chairs: Michael Latcham - Luisa Morales

The 11th International Symposium on Spanish Keyboard Music “Diego Fernández” will be held at the Parador of Mojácar, Almería, Andalusia , on the 11 to 12 October 2012, as part of FIMTE 2012 (11-14 October): the 13th International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music. The festival will feature both mainstream and fringe concerts and a workshop on performance-related issues with Luisa Morales.

The aim of this International Symposium is to provide a forum for new directions in the scholarship and performance of Soler's works. Proposals for papers are encouraged in the following areas, but not limited to:

•  Soler's keyboard works: sources, performance, styles, genres

•  Soler and keyboard instruments for his music

•  Soler and contemporary musical aesthetics

•  The reception of Soler's works in Europe and the Spanish colonies

•  Soler and music historiography from the eighteenth century to the present

We welcome 200-250 word abstracts for 20-minute papers, as well as proposals for lecture-concerts (30-minutes). Abstracts should be signed at the bottom with the author's name, institutional affiliation or city of residence and full return address, including e-mail address and fax number where possible.

Official languages: English and Spanish.

Symposium fee (including Symposium dinner) EUR 150

Deadline for abstracts: 1st June 2012

For further information, please contact:

Luisa Morales
FIMTE
Apdo. 212 Garrucha 04630
Almería ESPAÑA
Tel: +34 610804486
fimte@fimte.org

FIMTE has a limited number of scholarships available, covering only the registration fees for the symposium and/or the workshop. Travel and accommodation costs must be borne by the applicant. To apply for the scholarship, the student must submit a CV to the organization before May 1st.

Accomodation:

•  Hotel Mojácar Playa, 3 minutes walk from the Conference building. Rooms available from 45 to 60 euros night. Please, contact them directly: http://www.hotel-mojacar-playa.com , Tel. 34-9 50 472602; FAX 34-950 478940; e-mail: hotelmojacar@wanadoo.es

•  Parador Nacional de Mojácar, where the conference is held. Rooms from 100 to 138 euros. Please, contact them directly: http://www.parador.es/en/portal.do , Tel. 34-950478250; FAX 34-950478183; e-mail: mojacar@parador.es

Because this is a touristic destination, we strongly recommend you to book at least one month prior to the symposium.

Transport:

•  Airport: Almería is the nearest airport ( 90 km from Mojácar)

•  Train: Almería Station ( 90 km ) or Lorca Station ( 60 km )

•  Bus: Vera or Mojacar Bus Station (connecting with Barcelona , Madrid , Granada , Murcia …)

A service of shuttles Almería-Mojácar would be available in the afternoon of the 10 October. Please, contact us well in advance to organize your transport.

 

 

 

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