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NOMINATIONS for the 2005 ARSC AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE You are invited to propose candidates for the 2005 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Nominations may be made by anyone, ARSC member or not. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2005. Eligible publications include any original printed work -- book, monograph, article, liner notes, etc. -- first published during 2004. The work may treat any subject related to recorded sound, but must embody the highest research standards. It should deal primarily with historical subjects, pertaining to periods at least ten years prior to the year of publication, with the exception of works related to modern preservation or playback technology. The ARSC Awards for Excellence typically recognize histories, discographies, or biographies representing the "Best Research" in any genre of recorded music or speech. Additional categories include Record Labels or Manufacturers; Phonographs; and Preservation or Reproduction of Recorded Sound. The Awards Committee especially welcomes information concerning eligible journal articles, as well as foreign and small-press publications that might otherwise be overlooked. NOMINATIONS for the ARSC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT and DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS The ARSC Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual, in recognition of a life's work in research and publication. The ARSC Award for Distinguished Service to Historic Recordings honors a person who has made outstanding contributions to the field, outside of published works or discographic research. Nominations for either of these awards must be received by January 31, 2005. SUBMISSIONS Nominations for the ARSC Awards for Excellence must include the publication title, author(s) name(s), and the publisher's name and address. Please submit nominations to: Robert Iannapollo Sibley Music Library Eastman School of Music 27 Gibbs St. Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 274-1306 [email protected] 2005 ARSC AWARDS COMMITTEE Michael H. Gray (Awards Committee Co-Chair) Robert Iannapollo (Awards Committee Co-Chair) Brenda Nelson-Strauss (ARSC President) James Farrington (Book Review Editor, ARSC Journal) Cary Ginell (Judge-at-Large) David Hamilton (Classical Music Judge) Dan Morgenstern (Jazz Music Judge) William L. Schurk (Popular Music Judge) Richard Spottswood (Judge-At-Large) Additional information about ARSC, including a list of past ARSC Award Winners, may be found at www.arsc-audio.org .
