The Society for Seventeenth-Century Music
2017 Annual Meeting: President’s Welcome
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Il Seicento in Providence
Providence was founded in 1636 by religious dissenters from Massachusetts, and by the eighteenth century it had become a major east-coast trading center. My memories of the city do not go back that far, but from the time of my last visits in the early 1970s I remember it as a pleasant historic town with rivers, hills, curving streets, and old brick buildings. I very much look forward to revisiting, although I imagine it has changed more than a little since then.
Traces of its seventeenth-century origins will be hard to find, but for a few days in April the Seicento will invade its venerable Biltmore hotel. Scholars from the US, Canada, and several European cities will present their latest research on music from the period, and some of that music will be performed by several of its foremost specialists. On Thursday, following our Welcome Reception, you will hear the Italian ensemble Artemisia, probably familiar to many from their fabulous recordings of music from seventeenth-century convents. (There are some great videos of this group on YouTube!) The following evening will feature the celebrated countertenor Andreas Scholl, accompanied by our Society’s own Victor Coelho and David Dolata, as well as one of America’s finest gambists, Laura Jeppesen. Saturday afternoon will bring a lecture-recital by the prominent musician-scholar David Schulenberg, of the faculty of Juilliard and of Wagner College. After all these scholarly and musical treats, you will be ready for our traditional banquet, with special culinary treats prepared by the Biltmore’s chefs.
Check out the full program by clicking on the Conference Schedule link. You will see that this is a conference not to be missed! I hope to see you all there!!
– Lex Silbiger, President SSCM
SSCM Annual Meeting, Yale University, April 3-6, 2025
SSCM Membership
Research Award for Diversity and Inclusion
Applications are now being accepted for the Research Award for Diversity and Inclusion. The award supports underrepresented scholars at early stages of their careers, as well as topics of research that are underrepresented in the field of seventeenth-century music. Read more and submit your application.
Travel Grant
Applications are now being accepted for the Travel Grant for the 2025 Conference. The Travel Grant is awarded on a competitive basis to applicants who wish to attend the Annual Conference and who receive little or no support from their institutions. Read more and submit your application.
Donate in Memory of Antonia Banducci
The SSCM welcomes any gift in memory of Antonia Banducci. Such contributions will be added to the Society's endowment, a fund generously supported by Antonia herself as part of her long commitment to the growth and future health of the SSCM. Make your donation here.
