Texas Society for Music Theory
45th Annual Conference
March 3 - 4, 2023
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas

Conference Program

A Zoom link will be provided to all registrants for remote viewing.

Except where noted, all events will take place in the Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Music Education Complex, at Central Standard Time.

KEY:

Friday, March 3 - Morning Sessions

REGISTRATION and COFFEE: (8:00 - 9:00 Room 152 )

WELCOME: (8:45 - 9:00 Room 180-Recital Hall )

SESSION I: (9:00 - 10:45 Room 156B )
Narrative and Identity

Session Chair: Sarah Sarver, Oklahoma City University

SESSION II: (9:00 - 10:45 Room 180-Recital Hall )
Form

Session Chair: Jonathan Guez, University of Houston

BREAK: (10:45 - 11:00 )

SESSION III: (11:00 - 12:15 Room 156B )
Musical Story Telling

Session Chair: Scott Strovas, Wayland Baptist University

SESSION IV: (11:00 - 12:15 Room 180-Recital Hall )
For Those About to Rock

Session Chair: Paul Thomas, Texas Woman's University

LUNCHEON: (12:15 - 1:00 Student Untion Building )

Friday, March 3 - Afternoon Sessions

Pedagogy Session (1:30 - 2:30 Room 180-Recital Hall )
Undergraduate Research

Session Chair: Benjamin Graf, University of North Texas

Presenter: Jennifer Beavers, University of Texas at San Antonio

BREAK: (2:30 - 2:45)

SESSION V: (2:45 - 4:00 Room 156B )
The Rhetoric of Incompleteness

Session Chair: Damian Blättler, Rice University

SESSION VI: (2:45 - 4:00 Room 180-Recital Hall )
Notes and Arrows

Session Chair: David Sears, Texas Tech University

BREAK: (4:00 - 4:15)

Keynote Address: (4:15 - 5:15 Concert Hall )

Chair: Charles Leinberger, University of Texas El Paso

ACGT ACG♭B♭: Cracking the Genetic Code of Jurassic Park's Score

Frank Lehman, Tufts University

Reception: (5:15 - 5:45 Lobby )

Special Session: "Let's Talk: The Undergraduate Theory Curriculum" (6:00 - 7:15 Room 160 )

Session Chair: Kevin Clifton, Sam Houston State University

Saturday, March 4

Coffee: (8:00 Room 160 )

Poster Session: (8:15 - 9:45 Room 160 )

Session Chair: Hannah Percival, Sam Houston State University

SESSION VII: (10:00 - 11:15 Room 156B )
Timbre and Genre

Session Chair: David Heetderks, University of North Texas

SESSION VIII: (10:00 - 11:15 Room 180-Recital Hall )
Modality, Tonality, and Topic

Session Chair: Peter Martens, Texas Tech University

BREAK: (11:15 - 11:30)

TSMT Business Meeting: (11:30 Room 180-Recital Hall)

TSMT Executive Board
David Forrest (Texas Tech University), President
Cynthia I. Gonzales (Texas State University), Past-President
Kevin Clifton (Sam Houston State University), Secretary
Andrew Davis (University of Houston), Treasurer 		Amy Fleming (Baylor University)
Susan de Ghizé (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Samantha Inman (Stephen F. Austin State University)
Ann Stutes (Wayland Baptist University)

TSMT 2023 Program Committee
Hanisha Kulothparan (Eastman School of Music, winner of the 2022 Colvin Award)
Gillian Robertson (University of North Texas)
Matthew Santa (Texas Tech University)
Sarah Sarver (Oklahoma City University)
William Waldroup (Tarrant County College)

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