2024 Annual Conference
July 9-12, Vipiteno, Italy
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Glinka in European Russia, Glinka’s 220th Anniversary
Rimsky-Korsakov’s 180th Anniversary
Russian – Italian Musical Connections
Weaponizing Music
Miscellanea Session
We welcome submissions about Vladimir Stasov (200th Anniversary) and Boris Asafiev (140th Anniversary)
Two IRMS 2024 Prizes for the best junior scholar paper and the best student paper and One Honorary Diploma for outstanding paper will be awarded.
2024 CONFERENCE PROGRAM (stand by)
This conference of the Institute for Russian Music Studies (IRMS) is hosted in Vipiteno under the auspices of the Orfeo Music Festival and the Municipality of Vipiteno.
Scholars and students of Russian music from around the world are invited to submit paper proposals of new research in Russian music and panel discussion proposals. The committee will select papers of special interest for conference presentations and panel sessions. Papers are planned as 20-minute presentations followed by 10-minute discussions. The official languages of the conference are English and Russian (with provided English translation).
IRMS Board:
Ada Aynbinder (Tchaikovsky State Museum-Reserve, Institute for Art Studies, Russia)
Wai Ling Cheong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Emily Frey (Brandeis University, USA)
Anna Giust (Verona University, Italy)
Larisa Jackson (University of Houston, USA; OMF, Italy)
Simon Morrison (Princeton University, USA)
Inna Naroditskaya (Northwestern University, USA)
Svetlana A. Petukhova (Institute for Arts Studies, Russia)
Time Table
March 20: Submit 1) Deadline for 200-word abstract. Include title of proposed paper, the state of research field and the contribution of the paper to the field. 2) Your 100-word biography, digital headshot, institutional affiliation or independent scholar status and your contact information.
Email to: InstituteRMS@gmail.com.
March 30: Paper acceptance notifications are sent out. The committee will finalize the decision on the papers included in the conference and will inform the contributors immediately thereafter. Fees: $190 Early Bird by 4/1 (includes lunch), Student Registration available.
Registration is open on the website.
https://www.orfeomusicfestival.com/registration-conference-irms-form
Fees: $190 Early Bird by 4/1 (includes lunch), Student Registration available.
Limited hotel room availability.
Excursions: July 7 – Lake Garda and Verona, July 8 – Salzburg, July 10 – Hiking in the Alps.
Travel
Airports: The nearest major international airport is Munich.
Innsbruck, Verona, Venice airports, as well as Munich, are easily accessible by train.
By car from North: Highway (Autostrada) A22
Exit soon after crossing the Italian border
Follow signs to Vipiteno/Sterzing
By car from South: Highway (Autostrada) A22
Follow signs to Vipiteno/Sterzing (exit right before Austrian border)
By train: The train will take you to Fortezza where you need to transfer to Vipiteno/Sterzing.
For train schedules please see: Trenitalia
Bus to/from airport:
1) Flixbus
2) Südtirol Bus
Hotel
Hotel option is available for registered participants on a first-come basis, please see the registration form.
Conference Program
The conference schedule will become available shortly before the conference, please stand by.
Email: InstituteRMS@gmail.com