CFP: Workshop on ‘Keywords for the Analysis of Modern East Asian Music’

The School of Music, University of Leeds is pleased to announce a workshop on ‘Keywords for the Analysis of Modern East Asian Music’, to be held on Thursday 17 July 2025.

Following on the roundtable ‘Theorising Modern East Asian Music: A Dialogue on Shared Sounds, Imageries, and Heritage’ at the Manchester Music Analysis Conference (14–16 July 2025), the workshop seeks to explore the potential and the utility of a shared conceptual vocabulary for the analysis of modern East Asian music. The programme will comprise three sessions focused on analytical case studies, drawing on repertoire from the pre-war, post-war and contemporary periods. Each session will begin with analytical prompts offered by the workshop facilitators, followed by discussions between participants.

The venue is the School of Music (The Conference Room).

Participation is free, though attendees are expected to cover their own travels and lunches. To register your attendance, please complete the following registration form by Friday 30 May 2025: https://forms.office.com/e/QXdCt6riYT. Further information regarding access and schedule will be provided in due course.Depending on the funding situation, bursaries might be available for students who do not have other sources of support for attending the event. Should you wish to be considered for a bursary, please indicate in the form and provide the relevant information where appropriate.

Organising Committee (in alphabetical order):
Kelvin Lee (University of Leeds)
Marina Sudo (University of Music and Performing Arts Graz)
Edward Venn (University of Leeds; editor of Music Analysis)
Anqi Wang (Rutgers University)
 

The image above: Qin Ying 仇英, Spring Dawn in the Han Palace 漢宮春曉 (Ming Dynasty 明). Source: National Palace Museum.