The Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic Twenty-First Annual Meeting
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
March 24–25, 2023
The Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic is excited to announce a call for papers for its next annual meeting, which will take place on March 24–25, 2023, at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
Submission Procedure and Deadline
- Proposals should be submitted online by 11:59pm on December 18, 2022.
- The submission portal will request the following information:
- Your name (as you’d like to appear on the program)
- Email address
- Institutional affiliation
- Paper title
- Proposal (see rules below)
- A 200–250 word abstract, suitable for publication
- Paper length (twenty minutes, ten minutes, or either)
- Student status (for Dorothy Payne Award)
- Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by January 31, 2023.
Rules for Proposals
- Proposals are limited to 500 words and no more than two pages of text.
- Proposals should be double-spaced in a 10- to 12-point font, followed by up to four pages of examples and references (not included in the word or limit).
- The proposal must be submitted as a single PDF document.
- No information that identifies the author(s) or their institutional affiliation should appear in the proposal or abstract (including the filename). The program committee will review proposals anonymously.
- No more than two proposals per person will be considered, with the understanding that only one, if any, will be accepted. Co-authored talks will count as a second proposal.
Dorothy Payne Award
The Dorothy Payne Award is given each year for the best student paper.
For the purposes of this award, student status ends with the receipt of a terminal degree or employment in a full-time position.
Previous winners of the Dorothy Payne Award are not eligible.
Keynote Speaker and Workshop Leader
Dr. Nancy Rogers (Florida State University) will give the keynote address, and will conduct a professional development workshop for graduate students and faculty. All conference attendees are encouraged to attend these events, and no application is necessary for workshop participation.
Program Committee
- Rosa Abrahams (Ursinus College)
- Gretchen Horlacher (University of Maryland)
- Eric McKee (Pennsylvania State University)
- Judith Ofcarcik (James Madison University)
- William O’Hara, chair (Gettysburg College)
Local Arrangements
Jenine Brown and Kip Wile (Peabody Institute)
Questions should be addressed to William O’Hara, Program Committee Chair.