December 2, 2004

Peter Leavenworth, University of New Hampshire

“Confrontations of Taste: American and European Standards of Musical Aesthetics in the Early Republic”

Comment: Stephen A. Marini, Wellesley College

All seminars take place at the society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215, and commence at 5:15 PM. As always, the seminar consists with discussion of a pre-circulated paper. After a brief introduction by Mr. Leavenworth, a commentary by Prof. Marini, and a rebuttal by Mr. Leavenworth, the session will be opened to general discussion by the audience.

After the meeting the Society will serve a light buffet supper. Reservations are suggested but not required to attend the seminar, but are required to attend the supper so that numbers may be given to the caterer. To make a reservation, please email the address which appears in this announcement, or call our seminar voicemail line at (617) 646-0540 (for reservations only please) and leave a message.

The event is free and open to the public. There is a charge to subscribe to the papers for the season. To receive the papers by post, please send a check to the society at the contact information below for $35. To receive papers by a username and password which allows access to a secure page on our website where the papers may be downloaded in PDF format, please send $25. Please mark your check with the name of the seminar you are subscribing. Please also note the society also hosts two other seminars, Immigration and Urban History, and Environmental History. For information on those seminars, please note the contact information which appears elsewhere in this announcement

We look forward to seeing you at the seminars.