Friday, October 2, 2026

The miracle of hearing. Musical hearing between artistic ambition, creativity, and science

Section 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…

Deadline: Sunday, May 10, 2026

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Rhythm under the Microscope II: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Microrhythm and Tempo Variability in Popular Music

In 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…

Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026

Thursday, October 22, 2026

International Carl Nielsen Conference 2026: Carl Nielsen and Beyond. Music, Musical Cultures and Future Nielsen Studies

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…

Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2026

Thursday, November 5, 2026

49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Music Theory (SMT)

The 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. 

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

26th International Conference "Principles of Music Composing: Interaction between Technologies and Conventions"

26th 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

Deadline: Saturday, September 12, 2026

Friday, November 20, 2026

JAM 2026 – Articulating Orality and Notation in Music

For 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…

Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026

Friday, March 5, 2027

At Play: Performance, Analysis, and Artistic Research

The 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…

Deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Saturday, April 3, 2027

Music Theory Society of New York State annual meeting

Annual meeting of the Music Theory Society of New York State. A Call for Proposals will be announced in Fall 2026.

Deadline: Tuesday, April 21, 2026