MTSMA 2025

The Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic Twenty-Third Annual Meeting

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

February 21–22, 2025

Keynote Speaker and Workshop Leader

Dr. Gretchen Horlacher will give the keynote address, and will conduct a professional development workshop. All conference attendees (students and faculty) are encouraged to attend these events, and no application is necessary for workshop participation beyond conference registration.  

Conference Location

The 2025 meeting of MTSMA will take place at Gettysburg College in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The conference venue will be the second floor of Schmucker Hall, home of the Sunderman Conservatory of Music. Free parking is available a few hundred feet away in the “Constitution” parking lot.

Accommodations

Hampton Inn Gettysburg

1280 York Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Meeting attendees can book rooms at the Hampton Inn Gettysburg for $139.00 per night using the code 91E. This code is valid through January 28, 2025. Parking is free.

Hotel Gettysburg

The Hotel Gettysburg is also close to campus in the center of town, though the hotel is not offering discounts or a reservation block. This hotel is recommended for those who wish to walk to and from the conference.

Travel

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Driving

Gettysburg College is roughly 45 minutes from Harrisburg, 75 minutes from Baltimore, and 90 minutes from Washington, D.C.

Gettysburg College buildings do not have official street addresses. Using the campus address, 300 North Washington St., will take you somewhere near the northern edge of campus.

  • For Schmucker Hall: use 210 N Washington St
  • For parking: use 142 Constitution Avenue

Most unmetered parking spaces in the city of Gettysburg (including the street parking next to Schmucker Hall) are restricted to two hours for those without resident permits, even on weekends. Please park on campus.

Air

Recommended airports are Harrisburg (MDT) and Baltimore (BWI). Dulles International Airport (IAD) is also available. A shuttle is available to campus.

Rail

Amtrak offers services to downtown Harrisburg (via the Keystone Service from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvanian from NYC – Pittsburgh) and BWI Airport (Acela and Northeast Regional). A shuttle is available to campus.

Shuttle to campus

Gettysburg College operates shuttle services to and from regional transportation centers, stopping three to four times a day at the following hubs:

  • Harrisburg (MDT) Airport and Amtrak Stations: $35 one way
  • BWI airport and Amtrak station: $40 one way
  • Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Shady Grove Metro: $45 one way

Conference attendees may read more about these services, including pickup times, here. Shuttles may be booked as “Alumni and Guest Travel” at this page.

Carpool

Local arrangements chair William O’Hara is available to help coordinate carpools and/or roommates among conference attendees. Contact him at wohara (at) gettysburg (dot) edu to indicate your interest.

Program Committee

  • Anna Stephan-Robinson, chair (West Liberty University)
  • Philip Duker (University of Delaware)
  • Anna Rose Nelson (University of Maryland)
  • Simon Prosser (George Mason University)
  • Victor Szabo (Hampden-Sydney College)

Local Arrangements

William O’Hara (Gettysburg College)