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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MTSNYS Call for Presentations

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

The Call for Presentations is open for the 2027 Music Theory Society of New York State meeting at Hofstra University. Proposals are invited for regular twenty-minute presentations. Proposals for individual posters and for special-format sessions are also welcome. No individual should submit…

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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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Emo Con: The Sophomore Album

Washington University in St. Louis, MO

Since first appearing as a stylistic outgrowth of the D.C. hardcore scene, emo has made palpable impacts on popular culture and the modern music industry. Between nostalgic mass-marketed festivals such as When We Were Young and Warped Tour selling out massive venues, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor…

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Music and the Extended Mind: A Conference on Musical Intelligence in the 21st Century

Florida State University

Florida 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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Third International Symposium on Musical Topics and Topic Theory

University of Northern Colorado Campus

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Third International Symposium on
Musical Topics and Topic Theory for May 2027.

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Polystylism in Music and the Arts

Novi Sad, Serbia

The three-day conference examines polystylism in music and the arts—the use of multiple styles or techniques in music, literature, visual art, architecture, and film, among other arts. In music, Alfred Schnittke coined the term in 1971 to describe the deliberate mixing of multiple contrasting…

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Teaching Composition: A Symposium on Music Composition Pedagogy

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

The University of Utah will host Teaching Composition: A Symposium on Music Composition Pedagogy in Salt Lake City, June 3–5, 2027. The program committee welcomes proposals on any aspect of music composition pedagogy, from the K–12 classroom to undergraduate and graduate teaching and work with…

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14 Biennial Conference on Music Since 1900

Melbourne, Australia

The Fourteenth Biennial International Conference on Music Since 1900 will take place at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (Southbank, Victoria, Australia), 7-9 July 2027. The conference will be held in-person, but there will be provision for limited online participation. Recognising the cost…

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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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SWS ISCSS + ISCAH 2027 – Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

Flamingo Grand Congress Centre, Albena, Bulgaria; on-site and virtual participation

Joint call for papers: XIII International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences (ISCSS 2027) and XIII International Scientific Conference on Arts and Humanities (ISCAH 2027). One interdisciplinary forum, 25–30 August 2027, Flamingo Grand Congress Centre, Albena, Bulgaria, with on-site and…

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