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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2025 Graduate Student Workshops
This year's workshops will be led by Jennifer Iverson and Braxton D. Shelley.
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2025 Peer Learning Programs
This year's workshops will be led by Anne Danielsen and Frank Lehman.
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Theorizing African American Music
Emory University, Atlanta GAWe are pleased to announce the third meeting of “Theorizing African American Music.” TAAM-Emory will feature paper sessions, a keynote by Horace Maxile, and two evening concerts on June 5 and 7.
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Timbre and Orchestration in Popular Song
McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaTimbre and orchestration are essential aspects of musical experience in any culture or style. They enable us to effortlessly identify different genres of music and are particularly important in popular musics. This centrality is reflected in Timbre and Orchestration in Popular Song (TOPS), a…
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Transitions: A Pedagogy Workshop for Evolving Music Theory Curricula
NYU Steinhardt, New York, NYWe warmly invite all members of our community to join us at NYU from June 6–8 for our summer workshop, Transitions: A Pedagogy Workshop for Evolving Music Theory Curricula.
Hearing the Virtual Cue: An Online Conference on Theme Park Music and Sound
VirtualMusic and sound are critical elements for shaping the theme park experience. The burgeoning field of scholarship in this area has forged a path for further study of the musical materials and sonic qualities of themed experiences, including sonic/musical design in theme park attractions and…
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music and online cultures in a changing platform ecosystem
NOVA University, Lisbon and livestreamThe Music and Online Cultures Research Network (MOCReN) is delighted to announce the programme for its upcoming ‘music and online cultures in a changing platform ecosystem’ conference, taking place at NOVA University Lisbon, 19–21st June 2025.
music & online cultures in a changing platform ecosystem
Nova University, LisbonWe are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 'music & online cultures in a changing platform ecosystem’ conference, taking place on 19–21 June 2025 at FCSH, Nova University Lisbon. We have a wonderful programme lined up, the full extent of which we look forward to…
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23rd Annual Plenary Conference of the Society for Musicology
Ireland University College DublinWe are delighted to announce that Esteban Buch (Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris) will deliver the keynote address. Proposals are invited from all areas of musical scholarship, including – yet not restricted to – historical musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music studies,…
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North American Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music
Wayne State University, Detroit, MichiganThe program committee for the 2025 North American Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music invites proposals for presentations on topics related to the “long” nineteenth century. The conference will be held Wednesday through Friday, June 25–27, at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
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The Lost Voices of Electronic Music History
University of Huddersfield, UKThe dominant narratives of electronic music tend to centre around institutions including the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, radio studios such as WDR (Germany), INA-GRM (France), PRES (Poland), and NHK (Japan) as well as Universities including Princeton and Columbia, and the activity of composers…
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Screening Live Performance
University of SouthamptonA two-day cross-disciplinary conference, "Screening Live Performance" will bring together scholars and practitioners to consider the impact, aesthetics, history, and future of multi-camera production in the performing arts. "Screening Live Performance" will feature a workshop…
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Cincinnati Sounds: Exploring a Musical City's Spaces, Places, and Sounds
Cincinnati, OHThe University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and
the National Endowment for the Humanities present
Cincinnati Sounds:
Exploring a Musical City's Spaces, Places, and Sounds
July 6–11 and July 20–25, 2025
Applications Due: 5 March 2025
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Rethinking Landscape: Environment, Place, and Heritage in British Music Studies
ZoomThe topic of the 2025 biennial symposium is Rethinking Landscape: Environment, Place, and Heritage in British Music Studies. Landscape and environment have been topics of perennial interest in British Music Studies, inspiring both celebrated and controversial readings of connections between…
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Workshop on Probabilistic Models of Music Cognition
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NYProbabilistic models and methods are a central part of modern cognitive science and have been widely used in music cognition as well. Probabilistic models have been proposed for musical processes such as key perception, meter perception, segmentation, and expectation; recently, several studies…
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Manchester Music Analysis Conference (McrMAC 2025)
Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, University of ManchesterThe SMA is pleased to confirm dates for the Manchester Music Analysis Conference (McrMAC 2025), which will take place from Monday 14 to Wednesday 16 July 2025 at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, University of Manchester.
The McrMAC 2025 programme committee welcomes…
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Workshop on ‘Keywords for the Analysis of Modern East Asian Music’ (Leeds, 17 July 2025)
The School of Music, University of LeedsThe School of Music, University of Leeds is pleased to announce a workshop on ‘Keywords for the Analysis of Modern East Asian Music’, to be held on Thursday 17 July 2025.
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Cincinnati Sounds: Exploring a Musical City's Spaces, Places, and Sounds
Cincinnati, OhioThe University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and
the National Endowment for the Humanities present
Cincinnati Sounds:
Exploring a Musical City's Spaces, Places, and Sounds
July 6–11 and July 20–25, 2025
Applications Due: 5 March 2025
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Sixth Meeting of the Brazilian Society for Music Theory and Analysis (TeMA): Knowledge production in Music: relevance of Musical Theory and Analysis and its intersections with Practice
Hybrid - UDESC in Florianópolis, Santa CatarinaThe Brazilian Association of Musical Theory and Analysis (TeMA) is pleased to invite all interested parties to submit paper proposals for the VI TeMA Meeting, which will be held in hybrid mode between August 18 and 21, 2025 at UDESC in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.
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