Join us on March 11 & 12 for the 18th International Festival of Women Composers, followed by a day of panel presentations on French music and literature.
Tuesday, March 11, 7:30pm concert 
Music Building room 101
18th International Festival of Women Composers – focus on French music & literature
Wednesday, March 12, 10:40am-5pm, French Music and Literature
Presentations with keynote speaker
Music Building Room 101, 10:40am
- Introductory remarks by conference organizers Dr. Sylvie Blum-Reid and Dr. Miriam Zach
- Dr. Miriam Zach, University of Florida, “Elizabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729) Cantatas in La Grande Epoque: Musical performance practice in 18th century France.”
Friends of Music Room, 11:45am
- Dr. Carol J. Murphy, University of Florida, “Julien Gracq’s nocturnal musings in Le Roi Cophétua.”
LUNCH BREAK. 12:35 – 1:35 pm.
Friends of Music Room, 1:35pm
- Dr. Sylvie Blum-Reid, University of Florida, “Music and Memory in Marguerite Duras’s Indian Cycle.”
Friends of Music Room, 2:45pm 
- Introduction by Dr. Rori Bloom, University of Florida.
- Keynote speaker: Dr. Cormac Newark, University of Ulster, Londonderry, Ireland: “Opera in Proust.”
3:30 – 4:30pm Reception
*This event is sponsored by the France-Florida Research Institute and International Studies Center, and the department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. It is free and open to all.
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