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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170116
DTSTAMP:20161221T193813Z
URL:https://www.sssmg.org/wp/events/nacvgm-2017/
SUMMARY:NACVGM 2017
DESCRIPTION:North American Conference on Video Game Music 2017\nThe North A
 merican Conference on Video Game Music draws together scholars in the fiel
 ds of musicology\, music theory\, ethnomusicology\, media studies\, sound 
 studies\, composition\, and more to discuss all aspects of music in video 
 games. Topics at past conferences have included case studies of influentia
 l games and composers\, technology and its impact on game music\, teaching
  game music\, analyzing game music\, and music's relationship to game narr
 atives.\n\nThe conference program is available at vgmconference.weebly.com
 /2017-program.html. For more information on the conference\, visit vgmconf
 erence.weebly.com.\n\nQuestions about the conference may be directed to vg
 mconference@mail.com.\nConference Registration\nConference registration is
  available here (external site).\nThe 2017 conference rate is $100 ($150 a
 fter Jan. 2)\, or $50 for students ($100 after Jan. 2). There is a banquet
  available on Saturday night for an additional charge of $40\, or $20 for 
 students.\n\nProgram Committee\n\nThe 2017 program and organizational comm
 ittee for the conference is composed of:\nJames Buhler\, Lead Organizer (U
 T Austin)\nElizabeth Medina-Gray\, Program Committee Chair (Ithaca College
 )\nSteven Beverburg Reale (Youngstown State University)\nKaren Cook (Unive
 rsity of Hartford)\nWilliam Gibbons (Texas Christian University)\nNeil Ler
 ner (Davidson College)\n\n\nKeynote Speaker\n\nThe keynote speaker for the
  2017 conference will be the award-winning composer and orchestrator Penka
  Kouneva\, a leading musical voice in film\, television\, and video games.
  As a composer she has contributed music to games including Prince of Pers
 ia: The Forgotten Sands\, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen\, and Gears 
 of War 3. Also extremely in demand as an orchestrator\, her work can be he
 ard in a number of high profile games\, including World of Warcraft\, Star
 Craft II\, Diablo III\, and Bloodborne.\n\nKouneva has been honored with t
 he Aaron Copland Award\, SUNDANCE Composer Fellowship\; Hollywood Music In
  Media Awards\, Square Enix Music Online nomination\, Independent Music Aw
 ard\; two Ovation Awards\, The Visionary Award from Women’s Internationa
 l Film &amp\; TV Showcase\, GRAND PRIX at the Tokyo Young Composers Compet
 ition\, Meet the Composer Award\, and numerous Artist Fellowships.
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