The Society for Seventeenth-Century Music
Nunology Conference at Brown University
Living in the Choir: Silence, Music, and Play
in Early Modern Italian Convents
Date & Time
Thursday, April 20, 2017
12:30-5 PM
Great Hall, St. Stephen’s Church, Providence, RI.
Featured Speakers
Alessandra Franco, (Assistant Professor, University of Mary, Rome campus): “Between The Two Doors: Music Training and the Outside World for Poor Girls in Convents.”
Craig Monson (Professsor Emeritus, Washington University): “Bodily Mortification and Mystical Martyrdom in Convent Choir Lofts,” (including a musical example).
Suzanne Scanlan (Lecturer, Rhode Island School of Design): “Codes of Silence at the Convent of Tor de’ Specchi in Rome”
Elissa Weaver (Professor Emerita, University of Chicago): “The Sacred and Profane in Italian Convent Theater, or Always Leave ’em Laughing”
More Information
Sponsored by: Dept. of Italian Studies, Brown University
More Information: Ronald_Martinez@brown.edu
SSCM Annual Meeting, Yale University, April 3-6, 2025
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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.
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