CFP: [DEADLINE EXTENDED] Society for Christian Scholarship in Music Annual Meeting, February 26–28, 2026 Call for Papers Meetings & Events

The Society for Christian Scholarship in Music seeks proposals for its upcoming annual meeting, which will take place February 26–28, 2026, at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL. We invite papers, posters, panels, and lecture recitals on any topic related to music and Christianity. The Society understands itself as having an ecumenical Christian identity, reflecting the worldwide diversity of Christian traditions. The Society also sees it as vitally important to learn from scholars outside those traditions, and scholars who do not identify as Christian are welcome to join as full members.

This year’s Keynote Address will be delivered by Dr. Emmet G. Price III.

Graduate students: A $250 prize will be awarded for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the meeting. Application instructions for the graduate student prize will be provided upon acceptance of the paper for the program and will be posted on the Society’s website. In addition, graduate students whose proposals are accepted are eligible to apply for travel assistance through the SCSM Graduate Student Travel Fund.

Please send submissions or questions to Joseph Sargent, program committee chair, at jmsargent -at- ua.edu. Abstract deadline has been extended to Friday, October 10, 2025. For complete proposal guidelines (especially for lecture recitals) and additional information about the SCSM and previous conferences, see www.scsmusic.org.