[ecrea] CFP Film Music and Bernard Herrmann Conference: March 2011

> Dear Colleagues
>
> Due to a number of enquiries, we have extended 
> the deadline for the call for papers for the 
> Partners in Suspense conference being held in 
> March until the 1st of February. In particular, 
> we are seeking proposals for papers and 
> workshops on the following topics relating to 
> film music and composing for film:
>
>
> ·         Recording film music as a technical and practical process
>
> ·         Reading strategies for film music
>
> ·         Collaboration between filmmakers and composers
>
> ·         Narrative uses of music
>
> ·         Relationships between music and narrative
>
> ·         Interactions between music and screen performance
>
> And any other theoretical or analytical approaches to film music and sound
>
> Potential contributors are invited to submit a 
> 300 word abstract to 
> <mailto:(partnersinsuspense /at/ gmail.com)>(partnersinsuspense /at/ gmail.com) 
> by 1 February 2011. Workshop proposals require a 
> 500 word summary, an outline of the session?s 
> goals, and bios for participants. Acceptance 
> notices will be returned by 10 February 2011. 
> Selected papers will be published in an edited collection.
>
> Please address any general queries to Vanessa 
> Simmons 
> (<mailto:(v.simmons /at/ yorksj.ac.uk)>(v.simmons /at/ yorksj.ac.uk)), 
> or visit our website, 
> <http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/partnersinsuspense>www.yorksj.ac.uk/partnersinsuspense.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
> CFP Partners in Suspense: Bernard Herrmann and 
> Alfred Hitchcock: 24th, 25th, 26th March 2011
>
> ?Hitchcock and Herrmann shared a dark, tragic 
> sense of life, a brooding view of human 
> relationships, and a compulsion to explore 
> aesthetically the private world of the romantic 
> fantasy.? Donald Spoto, The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
>
> One of the most famous, tempestuous and 
> productive creative relationships in Hollywood, 
> Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock 
> collaborated on some of cinema?s most memorable 
> films, sequences and musical motifs. To coincide 
> with Herrmann?s centenary in 2011, this 
> three-day conference seeks to explore the 
> relationship between Herrmann and Hitchcock and 
> aims to bring together practitioners and 
> academics working on a range of theoretical, 
> analytical and historical perspectives.
>
> Analyses of film have long favoured the visual 
> frame over the aural or musical text, rather 
> than considering the film text as a whole. The 
> conference will seek to address this problematic 
> area of film theory and analysis as well as 
> research on the working partnership between 
> Hitchcock and Herrmann, engaging with new work 
> on the relationship between sound and vision, 
> theories of film music and broader implications 
> of the legacies of both Hitchcock and Herrmann. 
> Papers are also invited that examine Herrmann?s 
> broader catalogue of film music beyond the works 
> with Hitchcock, from Citizen Kane to Taxi 
> Driver, as well as those that consider 
> theoretical perspectives on film music, 
> authorship and the nature of collaboration via 
> the Hitchcock-Herrmann partnership.
>
> Keynote Speakers:
> Professor Charles Barr (University College Dublin)
> Professor Richard Allen (New York University)
> Professor Emeritus Neil Sinyard (University of Hull)
> Professor Jack Sullivan (Rider University)
> Professor David Cooper (University of Leeds)
> Dr Kevin Donnelly (University of Southampton)
>
> Special Events:
> Filmmaker Mark Herman (Brassed Off, Boy in the 
> Striped Pyjamas) will participate in a Q&A 
> exploring his work with renowned film composers, 
> including Trevor Jones and James Horner.
> The Tippett Quartet, as part of their 
> HerrmannFest 2011, will perform selections of Herrmann?s film music.
>
> Possible themes include (but not limited to):
>
> ·         The working relationship between Herrmann and Hitchcock
>
> ·         Legacies of the Hitchcock-Herrmann collaboration
>
> ·         Herrmann?s work with other filmmakers
>
> ·         Performing Herrmann?s concert music
>
> ·         Theoretical approaches to film music composition
>
> ·         Recording film music as a technical and practical process
>
> ·         Reading strategies for film music
>
> ·         The relationship between sound and vision
>
> ·         Considerations of authorship
>
> ·         Collaboration between filmmakers and composers
>
> ·         Narrative uses of music
>
> ·         Relationships between music and narrative
>
> ·         Interactions between music and screen performance
>
> ·         Any other relevant theoretical or practical perspective
>
>
> The organisers invite proposals for open call 
> papers, pre-constituted panels, as well as 
> workshops that apply practical responses to the 
> issues addressed by the conference. Potential 
> contributors are invited to submit a 300 word 
> abstract and short bio to 
> <mailto:(partnersinsuspense /at/ gmail.com)>(partnersinsuspense /at/ gmail.com) 
> by 1 February 2011. Panel proposals should 
> include a 300 word summary of the panel in 
> addition to abstracts and bios. Workshop 
> proposals require a 500 summary, an outline of 
> the session?s goals, and bios for all 
> participants. Acceptance notices will be 
> returned by 10 Febraury 2011. Selected papers 
> will be published in an edited collection.
>
> Please address any general queries to Vanessa 
> Simmons 
> (<mailto:(v.simmons /at/ yorksj.ac.uk)>(v.simmons /at/ yorksj.ac.uk)), 
> or visit our website, 
> <http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/partnersinsuspense>www.yorksj.ac.uk/partnersinsuspense.
>
>
> Dr. Steve Rawle
> Lecturer in Film Studies
> Faculty of Arts
> York St John University
> Lord Mayor's Walk
> York
> Y031 7EX
> Tel: 01904 876584
> <mailto:(s.rawle /at/ yorksj.ac.uk)>(s.rawle /at/ yorksj.ac.uk)
> www.yorksj.ac.uk/partnersinsuspense

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