The 2012 Joint Meeting and Festival of the Midwestern and Southeastern Historical Keyboard Societies, featuring the Eighth Aliénor International Harpsichord Composition Competition and the Seventh Mae and Irving Jurow International Harpsichord Competition, will be held at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, March 21–25, 2012.
The theme of this five-day celebration, “Antiqua/Nova: Celebrating the Harpsichord Across the Centuries,” is the harpsichord old and new. The schedule includes two competitions, exhibitions, concerts, papers, lecture-recitals, and other presentations.
A full meeting/festival website, with information on exhibitors, registration, lodging, transportation, and an up-to-date detailed schedule, is available at
Proposals for papers, mini-recitals, and lecture-recitals are invited. In addition to the event’s primary theme, proposals on a wide range of historical keyboard topics and repertoire are welcome. Presentations are limited to 25 minutes, with five minutes of discussion and questions. The deadline for proposals is December 2, 2011.
E-mail proposals (and questions) to:
[email protected].
