Kansas Bound

I received notification yesterday that my abstract was accepted for a 19th-century music conference taking place 16 July-18 July at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. This will mark the furthest West I have traveled. I was surprised and relieved to find out about my selection, but now the stress rolls in over preparing my subject matter. The submission was a bit odd in that the abstract was limited to 250 words, and the deadline for submission, for a July conference, was early January. This means a clear and concise abstract was highly desirable, yet you also had to leave some wiggle room in case things develop unexpectedly during the research phase. My topic is on the definition, or lack thereof, of the grande Symphony in the early nineteenth century. My friend and colleague, Der Frauenverkauefer, to use his alias from the previous blog, was also accepted to the conference. We presented at a conference in Texas a few years ago, and it is good to know I will be traveling and rooming with someone I already know. I will provide more details as they become available (I do not even know who the keynote speaker is yet).