15th Annual Colloquium of the Gregorian Institute of Canada
July 9-12, 2020
St Augustine Seminary of Toronto

Call for Papers

CHANT ALIVE!

Approaches to Chant Performance

St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto

The Gregorian Institute of Canada is dedicated to strengthening and sustaining the vital connection between chant studies and chant singing. The performance of chant is not simply a musical replica of a tradition largely lost to the Middle Ages – a variant of the ‘Historically Informed Performance’ movement – but actively involves current ideas in Theology, History, Paleography, and Sociology and must remain so to be relevant today. Our special guest, Marcel Pérès, has spent his life championing this close connection between research and performance through his Ensemble Organum, founded in 1982. In 2001, he founded CIRMA, the Centre itinérant de recherche sur les musiques anciennes, in Moissac, France. His recordings with Ensemble Organum have attracted much attention and great acclaim for their compelling and fresh interpretations of ancient music, based on new research. We celebrate his presence with us by inviting scholars and liturgical musicians to speak about how the performance of chant fits within the scope of their own work.

Please send a 250-word abstract to the program committee at chant@gregorian.ca. Abstracts may be sent (and papers presented) in either English or French. Conference papers will be limited to 30 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion period.

The deadline for proposals is Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.

For further information, registration, and conference updates, please visit the Gregorian Institute of Canada website at www.gregorian.ca.

with thanks and best wishes,

William Renwick