Welcome to the Haydn Society of North America

Perspectives on Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, in honor of H. C. Robbins Landon Centenary (1926-2026)

Boston University and Berklee College of Music, 5-7 March 2026

Program

(Abstracts and presenter biographies can be see and downloaded here.)

Thursday, March 5 

5-6 PM:  Viewing of Landon Rare Book Exhibit

Boston University, Mugar Memorial Library

771 Commonwealth Ave., 5th Flr. Reading Room

***

Friday, March 6, 9-12:00

Boston University, Howard Thurman Center

808 Commonwealth Ave. Rm. 205

9:15 -9:30

Welcome by Victor Coelho (Professor & Director, Center for Early Music Studies)

9:30-11:00 Landon, Haydn, and Mozart

Pamela J. Poulin (Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University), Chair

Yuhan Tian (Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing) “Landon’s Salieri: Myth-Busting, Stereotype-Making, and the Narratives of Eighteenth-Century Music”

Kathryn Libin (Vassar College) “Haydn and Prince Lobkowitz: An Addendum to Landon’s Chronicle and Works”

Barbara Barry (University of London, School of Advanced Studies) “1791 Redux: Masonic Perspectives in The Magic Flute Reconsidered”

11:15-12:15 Keynote Address

Robert Winter (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UCLA)  “A Few Matters of Minor Importance” 

Break

Friday, March 6, 1:30-5:00

1:30-2:15 –  Keynote Address 

Kenneth Slowik (Smithsonian) “The Smithsonian Haydn and Beethoven Academies: A Report from the Field” (with Isaiah Chapman, viola & Chelsea Bernstein, cello)

2:30-3:30 –  Haydn Reception

Stephen Fisher (Independent Scholar), Chair

Yishai Rubin (Indiana University) “Johann Peter Salomon in Prussia, 1765-1780”

Roger Fisher (York University) “Too Bad to be True? Reassessing the Haydn-Hyde Contract”

4:00-5:00 –Lecture-Recital. Boston University College of Fine Arts, 855 Commonwealth Ave. Rm. 254 (Marshall Rm)

 Grace Eunhye Lee (Independent Scholar) “Humor as Experiment: Reconsidering Haydn’s Piano Sonatas through Robbins Landon”

5:15-7:00 PM Reception, Cornwall’s Tavern, Kenmore Square, 644 Beacon Street (conference participants & guests).

8:00 PM – Boston Baroque Concert: Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St. Boston, 02115.

*

Saturday, March 7, 9-4:30

Berklee College of Music

1140 Boylston St. Rm. 1A

9:15-10:15 – Beethoven and Haydn

Michael Goetjen (Boston Conservatory at Berklee; MIT), Chair

Stefan Romanó (Independent Scholar) “Haydn’s Creation Challenge: A New Hypothesis about the Genesis of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony”

Stephen Husarik (University of Arkansas, Fort Smith) “Humor in Eighteenth-CenturyDress: The Comic Form of Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge”

10:30-11:45 – Vocal Music

Jessica Waldoff (College of the Holy Cross), Chair

Michael Goetjen (Boston Conservatory at Berklee; MIT) “Cantata or Concert Aria: A Question of Genre in Haydn’s “‘Scena di Berenice’”

Carol Padgham Albrecht (University of Idaho) “Redrawing the Portrait of Theresia Saal”

1:30-2:30 – Landon and Mozart Roundtable

Laurel E. Zeiss (Baylor University), Moderator, with Paul Corneilson (Packard Humanities Institute), Jessica Waldoff (College of the Holy Cross) & Christoph Wolff (Adams University Professor, Emeritus, Harvard University)

2:45-3:45 – Topics in Music Theory

James MacKay(Loyola University, New Orleans), Chair

Michael Slattery (Northwestern University) “‘Heil, O Sonne, Heil!’”: The Meanings of the Do-Re-Mi in Haydn’s Oratorio Sunrises”

Roman Ivanovitch (Indiana University, Bloomington) “A Matter of Trust: The Finale of Symphony No. 90 in C major and Haydn’s Recomposed Recapitulations”

4:00 – Closing Remarks 

Michael Ruhling (Rochester Institute of Technology)

***

Support for this conference was generously provided by—

• BU Department of Musicology & BU School of Music

• BU Center for the Humanities

• Alex Ludwig / Berklee College of Music 

• The Haydn Society of North America

• The Mozart Society of America

• Rochester Institute of Technology School of Performing Arts

• Ryan Hendrickson, Chris Gately & Holly Mockovak (Mugar Memorial Library)

• Organizing Committee: Victor Coelho (Boston University), James MacKay (Loyola University, New Orleans) Michael Ruhling (Rochester Institute of Technology) & Laurel Zeiss (Baylor University)

• Program Committee: Ashley Greathouse (University of South Carolina), Alexander Ludwig (Berklee College of Music), James MacKay (Loyola University, New Orleans) & Rena Roussin (Western University)

New Publication

The Haydn Society of North America is delighted to announce the release of
Haydn, Sacred Music, and the Viennese Classical Triad
(Vol. 13 of the Eisenstädter Haydn-Berichte)
Edited by Walter Reicher and Michael E. Ruhling
Published by Hollitzer Verlag, 2025

This volume features a distinguished collection of essays, including selected papers from the 2023 international conference “Reassessing Haydn’s Sacred Music,” hosted by HSNA. Additional chapters explore sacred music by Mozart and Beethoven, offering a multifaceted view of the Viennese Classical period and its enduring musical legacy.

We invite scholars, performers, and students to explore this important contribution to Haydn studies and classical music scholarship.

View the table of contents and ordering information:
👉 Click here to visit the publisher’s page

HSNA Conference Fund

Support Our International Conferences!

As part of our lead-up to the 300th anniversary of Joseph Haydn’s birth in 2032, the Haydn Society of North America (HSNA) is excited to announce plans to co-host an international conference every three years, with upcoming events in 2026 and 2029. Details for these conferences will be shared soon!

To support these initiatives, we have established the HSNA Conference Fund. Starting this year, $10 from each annual membership will go directly toward this fund. In addition, we are inviting members to make additional donations to help ensure the success of our conferences.

Exciting News: An anonymous donor has generously pledged to match member donations up to $15,000 between now and 2032! This matching opportunity will help us:

• Underwrite conference expenses

• Provide travel and lodging stipends for HSNA members presenting at our international conferences

• Strengthen our ability to secure external funding from foundations and grant organizations

Your contributions will play a vital role in making these conferences a success and in showcasing the vibrant community dedicated to Haydn’s legacy.

For more information on the HSNA Conference Fund, including donation levels and how to contribute, please visit our donation page.

Thank you for your continued support!

Editorial Director Search

HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America.

The Haydn Society of North America seeks an Editorial Director for its open-access, peer-reviewed online journal HAYDN: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America (https://remix.berklee.edu/haydn-journal/). Candidates are expected to be visionary and open to new directions in scholarship and its dissemination, be knowledgeable of web-based academic editorial practices, be able to work collaboratively among a team of scholars, web media experts, and other fields related to publication, and have a record of publication and editing of scholarly material. 

The duties of the position include:

1.     Preside over the journal’s international editorial board

2.     Solicit, receive, and organize submissions through the Berklee REMIX submission system

3.     Oversee peer review process

4.     Proofread and edit submissions

5.     Work with authors to create appropriately formatted visual and electronic materials, such as music scores, tables, figures, etc., to include in articles electronically, and in hard-copy format

6.     Negotiate subscription and publication aspects between HSNA, its members, and Berklee REMIX, as necessary from time to time

7.     Generate and have sent out notices of publication

8.     Negotiate relationships with publishers, recording companies, and other such entities for use of online materials, as necessary

9.     Work with Berklee REMIX editorial, technical, and business staff to ensure smooth, proper, and timely delivery of the journal content

10.  Other editorial, business, communication, and technical tasks that come up from time to time

11.  Serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the HSNA Board (unless also serving as an elected member of the Board), serving as liaison between Berklee REMIX and the HSNA Board and Society, including generating a journal report for each annual general meeting of the Society. 

Those interested in applying for the position should send a letter of interest and cv to Michael Ruhling (Michael.Ruhling@rit.edu). Nominations are also welcome; please include contact information with nominations.

Haydn Antiquarian Items for Sale

MUSIKANTIQUARIAT DR. MICHAEL RAAB
neue Liste online:

Joseph Haydn

30 Titel aus 30 Jahren 
1778-1808 (direkt zum pdf)

oder auf unserer Homepage
www.dreiraaben.de

NEU: SUCHEN SIE IN UNSEREM BUCH-BESTAND
(mit Shop-Funktion)
mit freundlichen Grüßen 

MUSIKANTIQUARIAT DR. MICHAEL RAAB
Radspielerstr. 17 - D 81927 München
Tel. +49-(0)89-915780
www.dreiraaben.de - antiquariat@dreiraaben.de
Mitglied des VDA und der ILAB