Conference Agenda

The Online Program of Events for the 2026 SMT Annual Meeting appears below. Please note that we have Thursday morning sessions!

This program is subject to change. Sessions that are color coded purple indicates that all or some of the presentations are scheduled to either be remote or livestreamed. This is also subject to change.

Use the search bar to search by name or title of paper/session. Note that this search bar does not search by keyword. Click on the session name for a detailed view (with participant names and abstracts).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 12th Aug 2026, 12:17:16am CDT

 
Wed 04 Nov Thu 05 Nov Fri 06 Nov Sat 07 Nov Sun 08 Nov
Sat07Nov
Crystal
Executive Ballroom
Lakeshore AB
Lakeshore C
Manager's Suite
Milwaukee
Pere Marquette
Regency A
Regency B
Regency C
Regency D
Vue East
Vue North
Regency Ballroom
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm
11:00pm
12:00am
SMT-Pod Drop-In Gathering
8:00am - 10:00am
Crystal
Location: Crystal

Open to all attendees.

Registration Desk is Open
8:30am - 2:00pm
Executive Ballroom
Location: Executive Ballroom
Exhibit Hall is Open
8:30am - 6:00pm
Executive Ballroom
Location: Executive Ballroom
Coffee Break
10:00am - 11:15am
Executive Ballroom
Location: Executive Ballroom
A Practice-Based Introduction to George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization
9:00am - 10:30am
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Sonata Forms
10:45am - 12:15pm
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Music Cognition Interest Group Meeting
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Performance and Analysis Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lakeshore AB
Location: Lakeshore AB
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Reception
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lakeshore C
Location: Lakeshore C
University of Oregon Reception
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Manager's Suite
Location: Manager's Suite
Cadence and Closure
9:00am - 10:30am
Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee
Film, TV, Video Games
10:45am - 12:15pm
Milwaukee
Location: Milwaukee
Nursing Mothers' Room
8:00am - 8:00pm
Pere Marquette
Location: Pere Marquette

See the registration desk for the key.

Phrase, Sentence, Period.
9:00am - 10:30am
Regency A
Location: Regency A
Harmonic Progressions, Harmonic Rhythm
10:45am - 12:15pm
Regency A
Location: Regency A
Mentorship in Music Theory: Mentors and Mentees share their experiences
9:00am - 10:30am
Regency B
Location: Regency B

Sponsored by the Committee on Race and Ethnicity.

Chromaticism and Closure in the Renaissance
10:45am - 12:15pm
Regency B
Location: Regency B
Music and Philosophy Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Regency B
Location: Regency B
Interest Groups Breakfast Meeting
7:15am - 8:45am
Regency C
Location: Regency C

By invitation only.

University of Texas Alumni Reception
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Regency C
Location: Regency C
Performance- and Practitioner-Centered Theories
9:00am - 10:30am
Regency D
Location: Regency D
Song Cycles and Concept Albums
10:45am - 12:15pm
Regency D
Location: Regency D
Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Regency D
Location: Regency D
Awards Reception
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Vue East
Location: Vue East
President's Reception
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Vue North
Location: Vue North

By invitation only.

Business Meeting
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Regency Ballroom
Location: Regency Ballroom
Awards Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Regency Ballroom
Location: Regency Ballroom
SMT Plenary - Music and Technology: Constructed Pasts, Contested Presents, and Speculative Futures
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Regency Ballroom
Location: Regency Ballroom