Columbia Faculty at the Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting

The Society for Music Theory is holding its annual meeting in Baltimore this week, from November 14th through the 18th.  Music Department Professors Ellie Hisama and Fred Lerdhal will both participate.

Professor Ellie Hisama will moderate a session entitled Theory, Meta-Theory, and Popular Music.  The session is sponsored by the Popular Music Interest Group.  She will also speak on Organizing a Special Session during a special “Presenting at a Conference” panel.

Professor Fred Lerdahl will present his paper Collaborations in Pursuit of Tonal Tension during a plenary session entitled “Issues in Music Cognition.”