The Expansive Canvas: Large-Scale Form in the Music of 19th-Century Women Composers
The Department of Music at Trinity College Dublin, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and the Trinity Long Room Hub are delighted to announce the international conference and collaborative symposium, “The Expansive Canvas: Large-Scale Form in the Music of 19th-Century Women Composers” which will take place in Dublin, Ireland on 26–28 August 2025.
Further details at: https://expansivecanvas.com/
Large-scale form (LSF) refers to the structure of an extended musical composition found in numerous genres such as sonatas, symphonies, overtures (some with literary adjuncts), operas, concertos, chamber music and extended choral works. It stands in contrast to the domestic genres historically associated with women composers such as song and piano miniatures. For the purposes of this event, the long nineteenth century extends from 1789–1922. This international conference and collaborative symposium aims to reinvigorate our conception of music history, and to challenge entrenched patterns of representation within the classical music establishment by opening up a forum for the discussion, performance, and analysis of LSFs by women composers. With four central pillars in performance, music analysis, musicology, and music education, the event will provide a platform for a discourse on gender diversification in music education, and concert programming as it pertains to the music of the long nineteenth century.
Submissions are welcome in three areas:
Performance
Scholarly Papers
Presentations from Industry Leaders
Deadline for Submissions
5pm Irish time on 31 January 2025
Creative and Organizing Team
Nicole Grimes, Trinity College Dublin (Co-Chair)
Denise Neary, Royal Irish Academy of Music (Co-Chair)
Ciarán Crilly, University College Dublin
Joe Davies, Women in Global Music Network
Sinéad Hayes, Royal Irish Academy of Music
Róisín Maher, MTU Cork School of Music/Finding a Voice
Susan McCormick, Trinity College Dublin
Hannah Millington, TU Dublin Conservatoire
Orla Shannon, University of Oregon
Aidan Thomson, University of Galway