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AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY
MIDWEST CHAPTER

FIRST MAILING, 2001-2002
JUNE 2001

CALL FOR PAPERS: FALL 2001 MEETING IN CHICAGO
Mark your calendars for 29-30 September. As in years past, the fall meeting of our Chapter will take place in Chicago. We will be returning to the hospitality of National-Louis University at 122 South Michigan Avenue (room 5006) courtesy of Elinor Olin (email: eoli@evan1.nl.edu). National Louis is centrally located in the Loop of downtown Chicago near the Art Institute and Symphony Center.

At this meeting the Chapter will be honoring Theodore Karp (for his 75th birthday) and we particularly encourage his students and colleagues to participate by submitting papers to the program committee so that we may properly honor Professor Karp. Papers on all other musical topics and from all other chapter members are equally welcome. The committee (listed below) will favor submissions from members who have not read at Midwest Chapter meetings during the preceding year. In 500 words or less, abstracts should explain the originality, methodology, and conclusions of the paper. They should also indicate any audio-visual equipment needed and the time required to deliver the paper (papers of 20-25 minutes are the norm). Please send one blind abstract (i.e., without identification of authorship) to each member of the Program Committee. One signed abstract should be sent to the President of the Chapter. The deadline is unusually late 31 July. Students wishing to compete for the annual prizes offered by Indiana University Press and A-R Editions, should so indicate in the letter covering the signed abstract. In order to be considered students must submit three copies of the complete paper to the program committee no later than the meeting at which they read the paper. Winners of the awards will be announced after the spring 2002 meeting.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotels near the meeting site include (make your reservations today for best price and availability):

• Congress Plaza Hotel, 520 South Michigan Ave., 312/427-3800 (FAX 312/427-7264 http://www.congresshotel.com/). Their website gives the following rates: Standard Guest room $105-$165, Double Guest Room $105-$165.
• Cass Hotel, 640 North Wabash Ave. (1-800/227-7850) is a more economical alternative. Singles start at $79 and doubles at $99.
• Chicago Downtown Travelodge at 65 East Harrison (888/515-6375 or 312/427-8000) for around $99 per night.
• Motel 6 at 162 East Ontario St. (312/787-3580) is an alternative for those willing to take a five-minute taxi ride.

Further details about the fall meeting will be included in the next mailing. Visit the fall 2001 meeting webpage for more information and interim updates.

EVENTS
What else is going on in Chicago during the weekend of the meeting?

• Art Institute exhibits at the in late September include "2001: Building for Space Travel" and "Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Studio of the South." The Van Gogh exhibit opens Sept. 21st and requires tickets (http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/vangogh.htm or 312/443-3600.
• Chicago Symphony presents Yo Yo Ma in Elliott CarterÕs Cello Concerto followed by excerpts from WagerÕs GštterdŠmmerung. (http://www.chicagosymphony.org or 1-800-223-7114)
• Lyric Opera performs VerdiÕs Otello on 28 September with Ben Heppner as Otello and RenŽe Fleming as Desdemona. (http://www.lyricopera.com/Tickets/index.html or 312/332-2244.)

SPRING MEETING
The spring meeting will be held Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) April 13-14 hosted by Roberta Lindsey.

THANKS TO OUTGOING OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The Midwest Chapter collectively applauds and thanks its outgoing officers for jobs well done: Secretary Steven M. Whiting, Treasurer Mary Natvig, and AMS Council Representative Elinor Olin. In addition, thanks go to the outgoing Program Committee Lawrence E. Bennett (Chair), Dane Heuchemer, and James Parsons. Finally, special thanks to William Everett for single handedly arranging the Spring meeting at the University of Missouri (Kansas City).

STILL TO COMEÉ
Forthcoming editions of the mailing will include the minutes of the annual business meeting held at the Spring Meeting in Kansas City as well the list of student awards given at the meeting.

The summer months often bring changes of address. Please remember to notify the Chapter Treasurer of your new mailing address and to catch up with Chapter dues, if needed. For your convenience, please use the online administrative features: change of address form, check your dues on the membership roll, and join or renew your membership.

Best wises for a relaxing and productive summer, assuming those two can be reasonable combined!

2000-2001 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
As indicated in the call for papers, anonymous abstracts should be sent to ALL members of the Program Committee below by 31 JULY:

Elinor Olin (National Louis, Chicago)
585 Drexel Ave.
Glencoe, IL 60022-2067
email: eoli@evan1.nl.edu

Roberta Lindsey
(Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
2218 Burning Tree Ln.
Carmel, IN 46032-2445

In addition to the THREE anonymous abstracts, please mail ONE signed abstract to the President of the Chapter:

Prof. Camilla Cai
Music Department
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH 43022.

From 3 July to 5 August, Prof. Cai's summer address will be:
Camilla Cai
c/o Michael Field
Box 768, RR 1
Weld, ME 04285
Phone: 207-585-2272

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