Conference Agenda

Noah Kahrs, Indiana University (Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group), Chair

Yiyi Gao, University of North Texas (Improvisation Interest Group), Virtual Chair

Andrew Malilay White, University of Chicago (Improvisation Interest Group)

Gui Hwan Lee, James Madison University (Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Group)

 

At SMT 2025 Minneapolis, Improvisation/Post-1945 Music Analysis Interest Groups will host a joint annual meeting that celebrates the80th birthday year of Anthony Braxton. In this meeting, we invite three 10-minute presentations (plus 10-minute QnA) on Anthony Braxton, his contemporaries, and analytical approaches to improvisation in contemporary concert music. A group QnA will then follow.

 

• 12:30 – 12:40 PM: Business & Important Announcements from Post-1945 Music & Improvisation Interest Groups (Co-winners of the 2025 SMT Post-1945 Music Analysis Group Publication Award will be announced as well.)
• 12:40 – 1:00 PM: “Improvisation in the ‘50 for the Future’ Corpus” (Antares Boyle)
• 1:00 – 1:20 PM: “Antecedents - A Case Study about Transitions in Free Improvised Music” (John Scott)
• 1:20 – 1:40 PM: “From Text to Sound: Henry Brant’s ‘Instant Composition’ and the Convergence of Improvisation and Structure” (Joel Hunt)
• 1:40 – 2:00 PM: Group QnA