Conference Information
Eighteenth Annual Conference
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 13-14 April 2007, 2007
General Information
We are finalizing plans for our Eighteenth Annual Conference, to be held on Friday and Saturday, April 13-14, 2007 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.
The Local Arrangements committee, chaired by James Barnes of the University of Kansas, is making preparations for our April meeting in Lawrence. The conference will be highlighted by a large program Friday evening around the theme of decadence and the circus, featuring the KU Wind Ensemble performing John Corigliano's new symphony: Circus Maximus, Florent Schmidt's Dionysiaques, Persichetti's Masquarade, and William Schuman's Circus Overture.
Keynote Abstract
Our keynote speaker will be Severine Neff.
Conference Events
The banquet will be held Saturday evening at 6:45 at Paisano's Ristorante (2112 West 25th Street, just West of 25th and Iowa). Cost of the dinner is $25 ($20 for students), including tax and gratuity; there will be a cash bar. The dinner will be served buffet style, with both meat and vegetarian dishes available, plus salad, bread, iced tea, soft drinks, coffee, and dessert. Those with special dietary needs who would like to attend the banquet should contact Scott Murphy. Advanced reservation is required.
Travel
An interactive map of the University of Kansas campus is available at www.maps.ku.edu. The conference and Helianthus concert will take place in Murphy Hall, which is at the intersection of Naismith Drive and Sunnyside Avenue on the southwest part of the Main Campus. The Wind Ensemble concert (Saturday, 7:30 pm.) will take place in the Lied Center on the West Campus.
By plane:
The closest commercial airport to Lawrence is the Kansas City International Airport, about an hour's drive to the east. Those flying should count on renting a car and driving themselves to Lawrence. However, there are also transportation services from the Indianapolis airport to Lawrence (advanced reservations are encouraged, if not required):
* Overland Limousine Service (1-800-575-4845)
* GTI (Ground Transport, Inc.) (1-785-865-2872) (runs every two hours)
* Jeff's Shuttle (1-877-367-9696) http://www.kci-lawrence-topeka-shuttle.com
* KCI AirportShuttle (1-800-826-8294) http://www.kciroadrunner.com
By car:
From East, West or North: come to Lawrence on I-70 (Kansas Turnpike-toll road-$1.40 to Lawrence from Kansas City). Take the West Lawrence Exit 202 (US Highway 59). Go South (the only direction you may proceed) on Highway 59 past the Holiday Inn on your left, go through the underpass and, after you merge onto Iowa Street, look immediately to your right (west side of the road) for the Quality Inn, just before 9th Street, no more than one mile from the turnpike.
From the South: Come into Lawrence on US 59. Keep going North on Iowa Street (US 59) past the University, then just pass 9th Street. The Quality Inn is to your left.
On K-10 from Kansas City: K-10 becomes 23rd Street. Continue going West on 23rd until you arrive at Iowa Street (US 59.) Turn right (North) on Iowa Street (US 59) past the University, then just pass 9th Street. The Quality Inn is to your left.
Arriving on campus:
The University of Kansas is off Iowa Street (US 59) at 15th (Bob Billings Parkway). Turn East on 15th, go past the dormitories, and go down the hill (still on 15th). When you arrive at the stop sign, you will see Murphy Hall (the Music and Dramatic Arts building) in front of you and to your right. Turn right (South) onto Naismith Drive and note the parking lot to your right, across the street from Murphy Hall. Keep turning right to enter the parking lot. Enter Murphy Hall through the glass doors on the west side of the building that face the parking lot. The reception/registration desk, visible from this entrance, will be in the hallway directly across from the snack bar, in front of Swarthout Recital Hall, where much of the conference will take place.
Visitor parking tags will be included in the registration packet. Those driving straight to the conference site should initially park in the surface lot to the west of Murphy Hall as described above. Registrants will need to return immediately to their vehicles and place their permits on their mirrors. Short-term parking not covered by the visitor tags is also available ($1 per hour) in the covered parking garage to the south of the surface parking lot.
Accommodations
We have a block of rooms held under Music Theory Midwest (MTMW) at the Quality Inn, 801 North Iowa Street, Lawrence, KS 66049, Phone: 785/842-5100 Fax: 785/842-9623. The Quality Inn is the closest hotel to campus. The rate is $67.96 + tax for single or double occupancy, $72.96 + tax for triple occupancy, and $77.96 + tax for quadruple occupancy. The rate includes a full breakfast every morning. They offer high speed Internet and an exercise room. Reservations must be made by March12, 2007 to guarantee the rate. Members can make their reservations by calling the Quality Inn and asking for the Music Theory Midwest conference block.
Some limited, no-cost housing in people's homes is available for graduate students. For information, contact Melissa Hoag, <mkorte(at)indiana.edu>.
Local Information
Local Arrangements: James Barnes (The University of Kansas) and Scott Murphy (The University of Kansas)
Program Committee
David Carson Berry (University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music), Chair
Online Program
The online program can be found here once it is available.