Join invited scholars and members of Eastman’s Musicology Department for an afternoon of presentations and a concert focusing on nineteenth-century musical albums, artifacts, and memorabilia. Addressing composers such as Robert and Clara Schumann, Maria Theresia Paradis, and Ignaz Moscheles, the talks explore informal archives and networks that helped working musicians maintain close relationships with each another and their audiences. Presenters will discuss how the paraphernalia that sustain artistic friendships challenge standard notions of what counts as musical practice; how what gets included in or omitted from the official archives of history shapes the stories we tell about music; and the gendering of relics, keepsakes, and musical genres. Following the presentations, pianists Roger Moseley (Cornell University) and Federico Ercoli (ESM DMA ’25) will give a concert inspired by the act of leafing through a musical album.

Participants include Joe Davies (NYU Abu Dhabi), Abigail Fine (University of Oregon), Halina Goldberg (Indiana University), Roe-Min Kok (McGill University), Fabio Morabito (University of Alberta), and Henrike Rost (University of Music and the Performing Arts, Vienna).
This event is made possible by a gift to the Eastman School of Music from UR alumnus Peter Helmers.

Contact: Holly Watkins (hwatkins@esm.rochester.edu)