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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Digital Lectures in American Music (2025–2026)

The Society for American Music's Education Committee solicits proposals for a series of online video lectures on American music topics. Designed for general audiences (including, but not limited to, high school and university students, concertgoers, and/or historical societies), these…

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CFP: Digital Lectures in American Music (2025–2026)

The Society for American Music's Education Committee solicits proposals for a series of online video lectures on American music topics. Designed for general audiences (including, but not limited to, high school and university students, concertgoers, and/or historical societies), these…

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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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5th Cycle of Webinars of the Sociedad de Análisis y Teoría Musical (SATMUS)

On line

On October 18, the 6th Cycle of Webinars organized by the Sociedad de Análisis y Teoría Musical (SATMUS) will begin.
This cycle consists of a series of presentations of about 45 minutes on a subject based on an interesting article by the speaker previously published in any medium. This is…

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Artsong and Gender in Dialogue, an online lecture series

Online

The Artsong and Gender in Dialogue online lecture series, organized by Maria Behrendt (from the Hannover University of Music, Drama, and Media) and Anna Bredenbach (from the University of Erfurt) is seeking proposals that explore the intersections between art song and gender, including studies…

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GAMuT Student Conference Call for Papers

University of North Texas

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for our upcoming 13th annual 2026 GAMuT Student Conference! This year, the conference will be held on February 21st, 2026, at The University of North Texas. We invite graduate students to submit their paper proposals for this incredible opportunity…

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“Whose Brahms?” Reception and Uses of Nineteenth-Century Music Up to the Present Day: A Pre-Conference for the 2025 Joint AMS-SMT Annual Meeting

Minneapolis, MN

Since at least the nineteenth century, Western concert music has been used by divergent political and social causes as a rallying point, as model, and as a potent communicator of personal and group identities. Brahms's music, for example, has represented the political ideals of Vienna'…

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France: Musiques, Cultures 1798-1914 AMS-SMT pre-conference

Minneapolis

The France: Musiques, Cultures 1789-1918 network is assembling a pre-conference on November 5-6, 2025 before the joint annual meeting of the AMS and SMT in Minneapolis. Proposals for papers, organized panels, workshops, performances, or other activities on any topic relating to French music…

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Eleventh International New Beethoven Research Conference (NBR 11)

MInneapolis

The Eleventh International New Beethoven Research Conference (NBR 11) will take place Wednesday, November 5 and Thursday morning, November 6, in Minneapolis, prior to the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society and Society for Music Theory. We are seeking proposals concerning new…

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New Beethoven Research Conference (NBR 11)

Minneapolis

The Eleventh International New Beethoven Research Conference (NBR 11) will take place Wednesday, November 5 and Thursday morning, November 6, in Minneapolis, prior to the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society and Society for Music Theory. We are seeking proposals concerning new…

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The 25th international conference "Principles of Music Composing. Phenomenon of Synthesis"

Vilnius, Lithuania

25TH 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, Ohio

Contributors 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

Cleveland

Scholarly 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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Berio: labirinti in musica - Berio: labyrinths in music

Milan Conservatory of Music, Milan, Italy

The 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, Poland

You 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, MA

Embrace 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 Washington

The 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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