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The 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans
About the SMT
The Society for Music Theory (SMT) promotes music theory as both a scholarly and a pedagogical discipline. Today our Society has a membership of over 1200 music theorists worldwide, whose interests embrace a varied and growing range of subject matter.
If you are already a member of the SMT, I hope that you find this website helpful. If you are not a member, please consider joining the SMT to become part of an exciting and welcoming community of music theorists who are passionate about scholarship and teaching.
Harald Krebs
President, Society for Music Theory
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News
The February 2012 SMT Newsletter is now available.
On 23 December 2011, our founder, first president, and honorary lifetime
member Allen Forte turned 85. On 20 January 2012, his wife Madeleine and
many of his students celebrated with him in New Haven. We as a Society
join them in celebrating the happy occasion, and in honoring Allen for his
vision during the formative years of our Society; for his transformative
contributions in a variety of sub-disciplines of our field; for his
astounding productivity; and for his beneficent impact on the lives of so
many of us who have learned from him, either directly or through his
writings. Happy 85th birthday, Allen, and many happy returns!
Harald Krebs
We are saddened by the news that our friend and colleague, Bruce Campbell, passed away unexpectedly on December 29. Bruce was a highly respected scholar, teacher, composer, and organist, and a long-time member of the SMT. Our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and his many students. A remembrance will be forthcoming in the February SMT Newsletter. We will miss him.
SMT Mission Statement
The Society for Music Theory promotes the development of all aspects of the discipline of music theory. The Society construes this discipline broadly to be the formal study of music of the Western tradition and beyond, embracing all approaches, from conceptual to practical, and all perspectives, including those of the listener, composer, performer, and teacher. The Society furthers the dissemination of music theory through the hosting of annual conferences, the publication of journals both print and online, and the ongoing maintenance of an online presence, as well as outreach to other scholarly societies. The Society actively seeks to support other publications, workshops, interest groups, and any such activities that serve the diverse goals of the study of music theory. The Society is equally committed to diversity and gender equity, actively seeking to promote the health and welfare of its scholarly community.
Upcoming Events
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SMT Events:
- February 3 MTO Webinar 3
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Other Events:
- February 2-5 Debussy Colloque International Paris France
- February 2-3 Gregorian Chant & Modern Comp. for the Catholic Liturgy Ft. Lauderdale and Miami FL
- February 3 Contesting the Performance of Pre-eminence London UK
- February 4 AMS New England Cambridge MA
- February 6-7 Performance of Electronic and Experimental Composition Oxford UK
- February 9-12 After the End of Music History: a conf. in honor of Richard Taruskin Princeton NJ
- February 10-11 AMS Southern Chapter Tuscaloosa AL
- February 16-18 Forum on Music and Christian Scholarship Grand Rapids MI
- February 16-19 Int'l Soc. for Improvised Music Wayne NJ
See here for the complete list.