Dear UBC and Vancouver music community,
On Saturday June 24 from 9 AM to 5PM PST, the UBC School of Music will host a daylong symposium in honour of Professor John Roeder, who is retiring after 38 years of teaching, research and service. Professor Roeder’s contributions to the analysis of contemporary Western art music, the study of rhythm and meter, transformational analysis, and many modes of theorizing have been immense. His work in the theorizing of musical cycles and analysis of many musics from around the world have been formative in ethnomusicology as well. He is dear to his many colleagues and students, admired for his superb teaching and selfless service to his many communities.
For the symposium 10 of Professor Roeder’s graduate advisees from across the decades will return to Vancouver to present their latest research in his presence on a wide range of topics (Including pedagogy, composition, world music traditions, popular musics, and much more).
Please follow the links below for a complete program and information on location, schedule, and how to register for both in-person and remote attendance. (Lunch will be provided for those attending in person, but we need a head-count in advance.)
We hope to see you either in-person or online!
Kind regards,
Your hosts Michael Tenzer, Leigh van Handel, and Oscar Smith
