CfP: 2nd Int. Symposium on Musical Topics and Performance Practice Call for Papers Meetings & Events

Second International Symposium on Musical Topics and Performance Practice
The University of Melbourne | Faculty of Fine Arts and Music | Melbourne Conservatorium of Music | 10-12 September 2026.

For full CfP and more info, see: https://www.topictheory.net/

The University of Melbourne will host its Second International Symposium on Musical Topics and Performance Practice on 10-12 September 2026. Following the inaugural 2023 event, this symposium seeks to provide an international forum for scholars, performers, and scholar-performers to engage with and further develop these discussions.

The keynote address will be delivered by Robert Hatten.

We welcome papers that explore the relationship between musical topics and performance practice, including (but not limited to) the following themes:

• Topic theory in the performer’s toolbox
• Topics, repertoires, and interpretive contexts
• Recording analysis and the realisation of topics
• Topically inflected pedagogies

Submission process and key dates

To ensure anonymous review, proposals must be submitted as two separate documents to 2mtppsymposium@gmail.com, with the subject line:
“Second International Symposium on Musical Topics and Performance Practice – Submission”:

1. Abstract (anonymous, incl. title and 3 keywords)
2. Cover sheet (incl. name, contact info, short bio)

Abstract submission deadline: 28 February
Notification of acceptance: 1 April
Symposium dates: 10-12 September 2026

For enquiries, please contact secretarymtppsymposium@gmail.com