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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2026 Publication Awards Nominations
The Society for Music Theory invites nominations for the 2026 Publication Awards, which recognize significant contributions to the discipline of music theory. Eligibility extends to works in English published between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2025.…
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Peer Learning Program Application Deadline
Peer Learning Program workshops are three-hour seminars led by prominent scholars. They provide the opportunity to learn—from the workshop leader as well as from peers—new perspectives on fundamental issues in music theory, and to apply that learning to research and teaching. The topics…
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Graduate Student Workshops Application Deadline
The Graduate Student Workshop Program (GSWP) emphasizes instruction, participation, and discussion among graduate students. This year's deadline to apply is June 15, 2026.
2026 Workshops
- Theorizing Black Music: Aesthetics, Sociality,…
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Karl Geiringer Scholarship in Brahms Studies
The American Brahms Society is seeking applications for its Karl Geiringer Scholarship in Brahms Studies, from students in the final stages of preparing a doctoral dissertation written in English. Work relating to Brahms should form a significant component of the dissertation, but it need not be…
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CfP Best Paper Award 2026: Musicologica Austriaca – Journal for Austrian Music Studies
The Austrian Musicological Society (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Musikwissenschaft) is awarding a prize of 1000€ for the best academic paper on the broad topic of music and musical culture in or from Austria that will be published as an English-language open access article in Musicologica…
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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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Call for Submissions: Black Music, in Theory
Call for Submissions, Black Music, in Theory
We are pleased to announce a call for submissions to Black Music, in Theory, an open-access peer-reviewed online journal of University of Michigan Journals.
BMiT highlights Black and African American perspectives on music and music…
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“Not Your Mama’s Feminism:” Call for Submissions for Project Spectrum’s 2026 Zine
Otherwise known as intersectional feminism. Public feminism. Hood feminism. Third world feminism. Anti-facist feminism.
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Modality in French Music at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université and the Bibliothèque La Grange-Fleuret, Paris, FranceWe are delighted to announce the second edition of the international colloquium Modality in French Music at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, which will be held on 26–28 March 2026 in Paris, at the Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université and the Bibliothèque La Grange-Fleuret.
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RMSMT 2026
University of ArizonaThe Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory is pleased to announce our 2026 Annual Meeting, which will take place March 27-28, 2026 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. This will be a joint meeting with the Rocky Mountain chapter of the American Musicological Society.
We are…
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Modality in French Music at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Paris, FranceFor a description, the program, and the registration page, please visit the colloquium website.
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Modality in French Music at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
The Sorbonne and the Bibliothèque musicale La Grange-Fleuret, Paris, FranceIt is our pleasure to announce the second edition of the international colloquium Modality in French Music at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, taking place on 26–28 March 2026 in Paris, at the Sorbonne and the Bibliothèque musicale La Grange-Fleuret.
Please find the short program and on…
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Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory
University of Arizona2026 annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory, meeting jointly with the AMS Rocky Mountain chapter.
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CamTAGS 2026 (Cambridge Theory and Analysis Graduate Student Conference)
Cambridge, UKthe Call for Papers for CamTAGS 2026 (Cambridge Theory and Analysis Graduate Student Conference) of the UK-based SMA (Society for Music Analysis) — is closing soon on Friday 16 January 2026 (UK time).
Conference dates: Monday 30 & Tuesday 31 March 2026
Location: Trinity College…
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NECMT 2026
Brown University, Providence, RIThe Northeast Conference of Music Theorists (NECMT) is pleased to announce its thirty-eighth meeting, which will be held April 3–4, 2026 at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design (EvoMUSART 2026)
Toulouse, FranceEvoMUSART 2026 will take place from 8 to 10 April 2026 in Toulouse, France, as part of the evoStar 2026. The conference serves as a multidisciplinary forum for research at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and creativity, providing a platform to present, promote, and discuss innovative…
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Contemporary Music Theory - Approaches, Challenges, Limits
Prague, Academy of Performing ArtsDepartment of Music Theory at the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
2nd volume of the conference
Contemporary Music Theory - Approaches, Challenges, Limits
Topic: Music Theory in Relation to Contemporary Music Praxis
Music and Dance…
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Columbia Music Scholarship Conference Registration
420 W 116th Street, New York, NYWe are delighted to share that the Columbia Music Scholarship Conference (CMSC) is open for registration! It will take place at Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St, New York, NY) on April 10th. Our conference will feature a keynote address by Dr.
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Music Sustainability Conference 2026
Washington, D.C.The Music Sustainability Initiative of Georgetown University, in partnership with the College of Arts & Sciences and the Law Center, invites proposals for the Music Sustainability Conference 2026, to be held April 10–11, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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