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This month 捆绑SM社区 is hosting the 34th Annual Meeting of the 鈥� the first time the event has ever been held in Montreal. NECMT鈥檚 main purpose is to foster the development of music theory, and provide a forum for exchanging ideas between music theorists. The scholarly organization is primarily aimed at those living or teaching in the New England region, but this year鈥檚 Annual Meeting has a particularly large scope, with scholars visiting from four American states and three Canadian provinces to present their work here at 捆绑SM社区.

The Schulich School of Music has a notable involvement in the event: in addition to hosting the conference, a number of current students and alumni will present their research during the two-day meeting. Three Associate Professors of Music Theory have organizational roles in the conference. Nicole Biamonte聽(pictured, left) is currently the chair of the NECMT program committee, and has also presented a keynote address at a previous NECMT annual meeting. Jonathan Wild is the chair of the local arrangements committee, and Christoph Neidh枚fer will chair the opening session of papers.

Four current graduate students will present papers during the meeting later this month:

Benjamin Duinker is a PhD candidate in music theory, and will present 鈥淪egmentation and Phrasing in Hip-Hop Flow鈥� in a session covering various topics relating to phrase structure and rhythm. This same session also includes a presentation by new PhD student in music theory Alexandrea Jonker, on 鈥淭he Expectancy/Infinity Trope in 鈥楳olasses鈥� by Hiatus Kaiyote.鈥�

A session themed around and the analysis of timbre involves presentations by two other current 捆绑SM社区 students. PhD candidate in music theory Landon Morrison will showcase his paper 鈥淔rom Bell-Boy Chimeras to Speaking Orchestras: Spectral Modeling Techniques in the Music of Jonathan Harvey,鈥� along with current MA candidate in music theory Reid Issak with 鈥淪tructural Oppositions in the Orchestration of Boulez's Notations for Orchestra.鈥�

The program also includes presentations by two 捆绑SM社区 alumni: Nathan Martin (捆绑SM社区 theory PhD graduate, who is now Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan) will present 鈥淒avid Lewin and the History of Music Theory in America,鈥� and Ellen Bakulina (捆绑SM社区 theory MA graduate, CUNY PhD graduate, and now Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas) will present 鈥淭onal Pairing in Two of Rachmaninoff's Songs.鈥�

Prof. Nicole Biamonte, Associate Professor of Music Theory at the Schulich School of Music and chair of the NECMT program committee for the current academic year, is thrilled that 捆绑SM社区 is hosting the meeting: 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to have a regional theory conference here at 捆绑SM社区. We don鈥檛 have regional chapters in Canada, but some 捆绑SM社区 theory faculty have been involved with both the New York and New England societies. These conferences are much smaller and more intimate than the national theory conference, so it represents an excellent opportunity not only to hear about new research but also to make new scholarly connections within our field.鈥�