Spring 2025 Meeting
Southwest Chapter of the
American Musicological Society
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
Meeting Location
Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Donaghey Ave, University of Central Arkansas. Friday events are held in Rm. 216; Saturday events in Rm 139 (Choral Rehearsal Room)
Parking
Visitors should stop by the UCA Police Department at 6 W. J. Sowder Dr. (map) to obtain a visitor parking pass, free of charge. Be prepared to show a driver’s license and provide your license plate number. The UCA PD is open 24 hours and has a few short-term parking spaces. After obtaining your pass, parking will be available in the lot at the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts on Donaghey Ave (map and directions from UCA PD)
Dining Options
Lunch Recommendations can be found at the bottom of the page
| Friday, March 14 | |
| 1:00—2:00 | Optional Pre-Conference Activity Group Tour, Windgate Museum, Hendrix College (Parking: Dawkins Welcome Center, Hendrix College) |
| Meeting Location: Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Room 216, Donaghey Ave, University of Central Arkansas | |
| 2:45 | Welcome and Introductions |
| Virginia E. Whealton, Chapter President Sarah M. Lucas, Chapter Secretary Benjamin Thorburn, Local Arrangements |
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| 3:00–4:00 | Leadership Summit I: AMS-SW Bylaws and Meeting Handbook Workshop |
| 4:00–4:15 | Break |
| 4:15–5:00 | Leadership Summit II: Challenges and Opportunities in the Humanities— Roundtable and Discussion |
| Optional Evening Activities | |
| 5:30 | Group dinner (reservation location TBA) |
| 7:00–8:00 | “The Secret Lives of Stars,” Edmond G. Griffin Planetarium (free, limited seating capacity) https://uca.edu/physics/planetarium/ |
| Saturday, March 15 | |
| Meeting Location: Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Room 139 (Choral Rehearsal Room), Donaghey Ave, University of Central Arkansas | |
| 9:00 | Coffee and Snacks |
| 9:30 | Welcome and Introductions |
| Virginia E. Whealton, Chapter President Sarah M. Lucas, Chapter Secretary Benjamin Thorburn, Local Arrangements |
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| 10:00–11:00 | Panel I: Image, Analysis, and Reception Session Chair: Benjamin Thorburn (University of Central Arkansas) |
| Kristen Williams (Texas A&M University-Kingsville): “Synthesizing Mental and Visual Imagery and Traditional Musical Analysis: An Analysis of Stacy Garrop’s Phoenix Rising for Solo Flute and Alto Flute” | |
| Stephen Husarik (University of Arkansas Fort Smith): “How Bernard Herrmann Stopped Motion on The Day the Earth Stood Still with the help of Lev Theremin, Greatest Soviet Spy of the 20th Century” | |
| 11:00–11:15 | Break |
| 11:15–12:00 | Leadership Summit III: Matt Roberson (Abilene Christian University), “Making NASM Work for You” |
| 12:00–1:30 | Lunch (see list of nearby restaurants) |
| 1:30–2:30 | Panel II: Cultural Exchange Session Chair: Virginia E. Whealton (Texas Tech University) |
| David Flores, Jr. (Texas A&M University-Kingsville): “Reception of European Modernism in America: A Comparison of Maurice Ravel and Béla Bartók’s 1927–1928 United States Concert Tours” | |
| Lauryn Salazar (Tarleton State University), “From Folk to Pop: The Rise of Mexican Regional Music in the United States” | |
| 2:30–3:00 | Break |
| 3:00–4:00 | Business Meeting |
| Optional Evening Activities | |
| 5:00 | Group dinner (reservation location TBA) |
| 7:00–8:00 | “The Secret Lives of Stars,” Edmond G. Griffin Planetarium (free, limited seating capacity) https://uca.edu/physics/planetarium/ |
| 7:30–9:30 | Ticketed Event: Origin Stories: LONDON BRIDGES, Conway Symphony Orchestra, Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts (Tickets: https://www.conwaysymphony.org/) |
Dining Options
Conway has many major chain restaurants. Here are some independent or regional-chain options in close proximity to campus. (Most information adapted from Google.)
Stoby’s
805 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72034
Sit-down service. Family-owned American-style diner with locally sourced products. Known for sandwiches, cheese dip. $10-20.
Pho Huyen Vietnamese Noodle Soup
1600 Dave Ward Dr H, Conway, AR 72034 (in Fountain Plaza)
Sit-down service. $10-20.
Xen Thai and Ramen
605 Salem Rd #9, Conway, AR 72034
Sit-down service. $10-20.
Taj Mahal Indian
2850 Prince St, Conway, AR 72034
Sit-down service. $10-20.
Don Pepe’s Mexican
2525 Prince St, Conway, AR 72034
Counter-serve fast casual Mexican with large portions. $10-20.
Chicken Salad Chick
2235 Dave Ward Dr Suite 301, Conway, AR 72034
Chain outlet specializing in many different types of chicken salads, plus sandwiches, soups & sides. $10-20.