A half century has passed since Friedrich Smend
(1893–1980) published his controversial edition of the B-minor Mass (BWV 232) in
the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (edition 1954; critical report 1956) — the
work which is often regarded as one of the greatest choral pieces of all time.
Since then, many new issues surrounding the composition and reception of this
work have been raised and often intensely debated by scholars. In the last 10
years, several new editions have appeared to replace Smend’s work: Christoph
Wolff (C. F. Peters, 1995), Uwe Wolf (‘1733 Missa only’ as NBA
II/1a: Bärenreiter, 2005), and Joshua Rifkin (Breitkopf & Härtel, 2006). Yet
there has been no symposium where Bach scholars have discussed their work
together in a comprehensive manner. Hence we are in the situation where no
single book can be considered to represent the most up-to-date scholarship on
this important work. The aim of this symposium is to remedy this situation. In
the three-day meeting scholars with expertise in the B-minor Mass will be to
give papers and discuss their recent work. The keynote lecture will be given by
Christoph Wolff. There is a plan to publish selected papers in the form of a
book. The symposium will culminate with a performance of the B-minor Mass given
by the Dunedin Consort under the direction of John Butt.
The final programme (PDF file: 666K) is available for
download.
Registration
For the delegates who register before 1 September, the registration fees will be £165 (including all the
meals and concerts, but not accommodation) for the whole duration of the
symposium. Anyone registers after this date will be at £195. There are discount
rates for students and those delegates only attending a part of the
symposium. The symposium package will include the following:
- A
two-volume Discussion Book: Book 1 consists of papers to be presented at the symposium;
Book 2 contains a
reprint of some of the key papers with the authors’ post scripts as well as a
selection of hard-to-get articles of scholarly interest. These volumes will be
circulated in advance of the symposium.
-
Symposium Booklet
(32 pp) consisting of the schedule of events, the abstracts of papers
to be read at the symposium, and the list of participants.
-
Concert Programme with commentary on the B-minor Mass and performers’ biography
(16 pp).
- Notes for the
Exhibition featuring important
research materials (23 pp).
Please click here for details and
registration form.
We are also pleased to offer bursary for students and young scholars who do not have
access to institutional funding to attend the symposium, which is kindly
fund-raised by
Cantiunculae in May 2007. If you need our support, please write to
Yo Tomita by Monday 20 August.
Accommodation
A limited number of rooms a special discounted rates have been negotiated for
delegates. For more information, click
here.
Associated Events (entry free)
Organising Committee
- Anne Leahy (DIT Conservatory of
Music and Drama, Dublin)
- Robin A. Leaver (Westminster Choir College, NJ, USA)
- Sarah McCleave (Queen’s University Belfast)
- Jan Smaczny (Queen’s University Belfast)
- Yo Tomita (Queen’s University Belfast)
- Ian Woodfield (Queen’s University Belfast)
Local Management Team
Local Management Team:
From Left: Ian Mills, Elise Crean, Alison Dunlop, Tanja Kovačević, Yo
Tomita
From Left: Ian Mills, Elise Crean, Alison Dunlop, Tanja Kovačević, Yo
Tomita
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Enquiries
Any enquiries regarding
this symposium should be made to:
Professor Yo Tomita
International Symposium: Understanding Bach’s B-minor Mass
School of Music & Sonic Arts
Music Building
Queen’s University Belfast
Belfast, BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland
Email:
y.tomita@qub.ac.uk
Tel: +44 28 9097 5337
Fax: +44 28 9097 5053
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Last updated on 17 November 2007
