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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Third Biennial Conference on Expression, Language, and Music (ELM3)
University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)The Third Biennial Conference on Expression, Language, and Music (ELM3) will bring together researchers from linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, music theory, dance theory, anthropology, and neurobiology with the aim of integrating recent findings and insights from diverse perspectives…
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The miracle of hearing. Musical hearing between artistic ambition, creativity, and science
Halle (Saale), GermanySection I: Musical perception and form
Section II: Musical perception from the perspectives of neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychoacoustics
Section III: Music education approaches between music theory, ear training and artistic standards
Section IV: Free topics and open…
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Rhythm under the Microscope II: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Microrhythm and Tempo Variability in Popular Music
University of Music and Performing Arts ViennaIn September 2024, scholars gathered at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna for Rhythm Under the Microscope, a conference examining microtiming and groove in popular music. Keynote speakers Anne Danielsen and Justin London explored the effects of a variety of parameters on the…
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International Carl Nielsen Conference 2026: Carl Nielsen and Beyond. Music, Musical Cultures and Future Nielsen Studies
Carl Nielsen Centre, Museum Odense, Odense, Denmark.To mark the opening of the Carl Nielsen Centre at Museum Odense, an international hub
for Nielsen studies, all aspiring and established Nielsen scholars are invited to attend the
International Carl Nielsen Conference 2026: Carl Nielsen and Beyond. Music,
Musical Cultures and…
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49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Music Theory (SMT)
Milwaukee, WisconsinThe forty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Society for Music Theory (SMT) will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from Thursday, November 5, to Sunday, November 8, 2026.
26th International Conference "Principles of Music Composing: Interaction between Technologies and Conventions"
Vilnius, Lithuania26th International Conference
Principles of Music Composing:
Interaction between Technologies and Conventions
November 18–20, 2026
Vilnius, Lithuania
Special guest: Prof. Panayiotis Kokoras, University of North Texas, US
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JAM 2026 – Articulating Orality and Notation in Music
Bordeaux, FranceFor its 2026 Journées d'Analyse Musicale, the SFAM (French Society for Music Analysis) has formed a partnership with Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques-Thibaud and SCRIME. As in previous editions, the aim of this conference is to bring together researchers and…
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Journées d’Analyse Musicale
Université Bordeaux Montaigne et Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques-ThibaudThe call for papers for the 2026 JAM (Journées d’Analyse Musicale) has been extended until June 15, 2026, in order to encourage greater representation of various musical genres, particularly jazz and contemporary amplified music.
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Intersections CFP
We invite submission to Intersections, a digitally published bilingual (French and English) journal for refereed scholarly research in music.
Submission of around 7,000 words are accepted on a rolling basis.
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At Play: Performance, Analysis, and Artistic Research
College of Music, University of Colorado BoulderThe interactions of performance, analysis, and artistic research have provoked debate at least since the start of the 21st century. Differing schools of thought have in turn interacted with, castigated, and ignored one another. The time is ripe for a reappraisal of work implicating these three…
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At Play: Performance, Analysis, and Artistic Research
5–7 March 2027
University of Colorado Boulder
Call for presentations
Submission deadline: 1 September 2026
Keynotes:
Ian Pace (piano and musicology): recital and keynote
Edward Klorman (music theory and viola)
Barbara Lüneburg (violin and artistic research)
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Music Theory Society of New York State annual meeting
Hofstra University, Hempstead NYAnnual meeting of the Music Theory Society of New York State. A Call for Proposals will be announced in Fall 2026.
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Workshop in preparation for a special issue (Journal of Musicological Research)
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria)Workshop in preparation for a special issue (Journal of Musicological Research)
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITIONS: Intersections of Art, Society, and Politics
April 7–8, 2027, mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria)
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Music and the Extended Mind: A Conference on Musical Intelligence in the 21st Century
Florida State UniversityFlorida State University’s College of Music and the 21st Century Music Practice network (C21MP) invites submissions that explore the radical developments in musical thinking and activity emerging in our contemporary landscape. Under the overarching theme of Musical Intelligence, we examine what…
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Eighth Performance Studies International Conference
School of Music, University of Leeds, UK,The Eighth Performance Studies International Conference will be hosted by the School of Music, University of Leeds, UK, on 15–18 July 2027 (both in person and online).
The conference will address a wide range of musics, methodologies, questions, and practices relating to Performance…
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