Below is a list of upcoming events that might be of interest to SMT members. You may click on the event title for more information.
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Journal of Sonic Studies | Call for Papers – Radical organizing
A “radicle” is the first part of a seedling to emerge, the beginnings of new growth. Similarly, radical practices are fundamental. Around the world, people organize sonic art, media, and design in heterodox ways that challenge hegemonies and nurture community. This radical organizing is the…
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Eastman School of Music summer study-abroad program in Paris
I'm happy to announce the return of the Eastman School of Music's summer study-abroad program in Paris (https://summer.esm.rochester.edu/course/paris/), which will be offered in June 2026 alongside the ManiFeste-2026 festival…
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Call for Proposals: “Ludomusicology and Value” for the Journal of Sound and Music in Games
Call for Proposals: “Ludomusicology and Value” for the Journal of Sound and Music in Games
This Special Issue seeks to bring together contributors from ludomusicology scholarship and beyond to contribute articles on video game music's place, particularly in terms of how game music’s…
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Soundscapes of Simulation: A Showcase of Research on the Music and Sounds of Simulation Video Games
The University of North Texas Music Library is pleased to announce “Play Again?”: An Online Mini-Symposium to be held February 13, 2026 from 1:00 PM– 4:00 PM CST. This symposium is a part of the University of North Texas Music Library’s “Press Start” symposia series.
The theme for this…
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Special Issue: “Bach and the ‘New Theory’"
Bach: Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute invites submissions for a special issue in September 2027 dedicated to the theme of “Bach and the ‘New Theory’.” The phrase is Giorgio Sanguinetti’s (2014), used to describe the arrival of (re)new(ed) approaches to phrase-level schemata (…
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MTSMA 2026 meeting: proposal deadline extended
The Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic is excited to announce a call for papers for its next annual meeting, which is a virtual conference taking place February 20–21, 2026. All papers and addresses for this conference will be presented in a live, online format.
We invite proposals…
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SMT Jazz & Hip-Hop and Rap Interest Groups Meeting
Greenway Ballroom D–GThe joint meeting of the SMT Jazz Interest Group and Hip-Hop & Rap Interest Group will feature 10-minute lightning talks on points of dialogue between jazz and hip-hop/rap. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
I. 10-minute Lightning Talks (each followed by up to 5 minutes of Q…
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The 25th international conference "Principles of Music Composing. Phenomenon of Synthesis"
Vilnius, Lithuania25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
“PRINCIPLES OF MUSIC COMPOSING: PHENOMENON OF SYNTHESIS”
Dedicated to the 150th anniversary of M. K. Čiurlionis
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. MICHAEL FINNISSY (Composer, Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Southampton (UK) Fellow of the Royal…
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Pierre Boulez Centenary in Cleveland
Cleveland, OhioContributors submitting papers on any topics concerning Boulez are invited. While papers on sketch studies and score analyses are welcomed, we are especially interested in receiving proposals with historical and socio-cultural approaches shedding light, in a broader sense, on "Boulez in…
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Pierre Boulez Centenary in Cleveland
ClevelandScholarly Conference: "Boulez in America"
Call for Paper deadline extended to July 15, 2025.
We invite proposals for a 20-minute conference paper. Apart from paper presentations, we also encourage the submissions of proposals for 30-minute lecture recitals. Abstracts…
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Boulez 100: International Conference Celebrating the Pierre Boulez Centenary
Cleveland"Boulez 100" celebrate Pierre Boulez’s centenary with a scholarly conference, two concerts, an exhibit showing a series of his manuscripts, a panel discussion with former musicians and friends of Boulez, and a U.S. premiere of a new documentary on Boulez.
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Berio: labirinti in musica - Berio: labyrinths in music
Milan Conservatory of Music, Milan, ItalyThe Conservatory of Music of Milan is pleased to announce the international conference Berio: labirinti in musica - Berio: labyrinths in music, to be held in Milan, Italy, on 21-22 November 2025.
On the centenary of Luciano Berio’s birth we invite scholars, researchers, and musicians to…
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#uncancel culture International Interdisciplinary Conference
Kraków, Poland#Uncancel culture
A Culture of Inclusion Versus a Culture of Exclusion.
The Work - the Function. Creator - Audience
International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference,
4-6 December 2025
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#Uncancel culture. A Culture of Inclusion Versus a Culture of Exclusion. The Work – the Function. Creator – Audience
Krakow, PolandYou are cordially invited to take part in the International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference, bringing together artistic circles from many fields of art. The problem posed in the title of the conference is intended as an impulse for a possibly broad discussion on the notion that has been…
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National Opera Association (NOA) Conference
Boston, MAEmbrace the spirit of resilience as we convene in Boston for the National Opera Association (NOA) Conference, commemorating our 70th anniversary amidst the city’s indomitable energy and diverse cultural tapestry.
The theme of this conference, "Bold Voices, Boundless Futures,"…
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Cascade Song Festival
University of WashingtonThe second annual Cascade Song Festival is happening January 15-18, 2026, at the University of Washington. We invite submissions on all aspects of song, with a special welcome to literary scholars, composers, and performer-scholars.
This year's festival will feature a keynote lecture…
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"Clown(s)"
Montreal, QC, CanadaThe conference "Clown(s)" (https://creationopera.ca/en/evenements/clown-s/) will take place in Montreal from February 5 to 7, 2026, bringing together scholars, artists, and practitioners to reflect on the languages and non-…
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2026 Yale Graduate Music Symposium
New Haven, CTThis year's symposium will reflect on our theme of “Music on (the) Edge.” How does music invite or appease feelings of being on the edge? How does music construct an “edge”? Does it construct or just enforce an edge? What is “edgy music” and how does it prescribe and reinscribe social…
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2026 Indiana University Symposium of Research in Music
Bloomington, IndianaThe Graduate Theory Association and Graduate Musicology Association of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music are pleased to announce their joint 2026 Symposium of Research in Music, to take place in Bloomington, Indiana on February 6th and 7th, 2026.
We are very happy to welcome…
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MTSMA 2026
VirtualThe Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic is excited to announce a call for papers for its next annual meeting, which is a virtual conference taking place February 20–21, 2026. All papers and addresses for this conference will be presented in a live, online format.
We invite proposals…
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