Call for Proposals Call for Papers NEW

The 2027 annual meeting of the Society for Christian Scholarship in Music will take place from Thursday, March 4th, through Saturday, March 6th, at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music in New Haven, CT. Welcoming any topic related to music and Christianity, the program committee invites submissions in the following four categories:

1. Individual Paper
a. Duration: 25 minutes of presentation + 10 minutes of discussion.
b. Proposal: 350 words maximum. Describe the argument, evidence, and research findings and situate the work in relation to previous scholarship.

2. Research Poster
a. The program will include a poster session.
b. Proposal: 350 words maximum. Describe the argument, evidence, and research findings and situate the work in relation to previous scholarship.

3. Lecture-Recital
a. Duration: 1 hour
b. Proposal: 350 words maximum + a list of the repertoire to be performed. Identify approximate timings and performing forces and clearly describe the substance of the lecture component.

4. Panel
a. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
b. Proposal: One document containing an overview (350 words maximum) followed by proposals for the constituent papers prepared by individual panelists following the guidelines for Individual Papers (350 words maximum each). In the overview, specify the use of time, and summarize the importance of the panel topic and how the papers cohere around it.
c. Note: Panel Proposals will only be considered as a whole, as the session’s coherence is an essential part of the evaluation process.

Proposals must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. CDT on October 1, 2026, in order to be considered.

For the full CFP, please see our website.