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CFP: Joni Mitchell's BLUE at 50: A Celebration of Her Life and Music (Virtual - U Conn, April 9, 2021)

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell’s groundbreaking album Blue. Blue has been cited by many musicians and critics as her greatest album, the culmination of her early recordings, a work unprecedented in its emotional and psychological depth, craftsmanship, and sheer beauty.

The Department of Music at the University of Connecticut will host a virtual conference commemorating this event:

Joni Mitchell’s Blue at 50: A Celebration of Her Life and Music

Friday April 9, 2021
9 am – 4 pm

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Call for papers
We welcome proposals for presentations focused either on Blue or any other aspect(s) of her vast musical output, including but not limited to analyses of individual songs and/or albums, performance issues, influence, and corpus studies.

Proposals of work not already published, for 20-minute deliveries, should be no longer than 500 words plus a maximum of three pages of diagrams or illustrative examples. Please send as a PDF or Word document with no proposer-identifying features in order to preserve anonymity. Please include a short bio not exceeding 150 words in the body of the Email. Send proposals and all correspondence to joniblueconference -at- gmail.com with the subject heading “UConn Joni Mitchell conference.” Proposals must be received by Friday February 5, 2021; proposers will be notified regarding acceptance by February 22.

For accepted proposals, video presentations will be submitted prior to the conference by March 22 to joniblueconference -at- gmail.com. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to study presentations beforehand, and presenters will have a scheduled time at the conference for live Q&A.

Invited speakers
Our roster of distinguished invited speakers includes renowned authors, scholars, and music critics:
Nicole Biamonte (McGill University)
Lloyd Whitesell (McGill University)
Malka Marom (musician and writer) and Daniel Levitin (Minerva Schools and McGill University)
Ann Powers (NPR music)
Peter Kaminsky and Megan Lyons (University of Connecticut)

Conference details and registration

The website is now live for conference information and registration. The conference is free to all students, speakers and presenters, $10.00 for all others. For more information, see https://joniblueconference.wixsite.com/mysite 

(via AMS-Announce)

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