Society for Music Theory 49th Annual Meeting
November 5-8, 2026
Hyatt Regency Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI, USA
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, 12:17:54am CDT
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Daily Overview |
| Date: Saturday, 07/Nov/2026 | |
| 7:15am - 8:45am | Interest Groups Breakfast Meeting Location: Regency C By invitation only. |
| 8:00am - 10:00am | SMT-Pod Drop-In Gathering Location: Crystal Open to all attendees. |
| 8:00am - 8:00pm | Nursing Mothers' Room Location: Pere Marquette See the registration desk for the key. |
| 8:30am - 2:00pm | Registration Desk is Open Location: Executive Ballroom |
| 8:30am - 6:00pm | Exhibit Hall is Open Location: Executive Ballroom |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | A Practice-Based Introduction to George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Cadence and Closure Location: Milwaukee |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Phrase, Sentence, Period. Location: Regency A |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Mentorship in Music Theory: Mentors and Mentees share their experiences Location: Regency B Sponsored by the Committee on Race and Ethnicity. |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Performance- and Practitioner-Centered Theories Location: Regency D |
| 10:00am - 11:15am | Coffee Break Location: Executive Ballroom |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Sonata Forms Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Film, TV, Video Games Location: Milwaukee |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Harmonic Progressions, Harmonic Rhythm Location: Regency A |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Chromaticism and Closure in the Renaissance Location: Regency B |
| 10:45am - 12:15pm | Song Cycles and Concept Albums Location: Regency D |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | Music Cognition Interest Group Meeting Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 2:45pm - 3:30pm | Business Meeting Location: Regency Ballroom |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm | Awards Ceremony Location: Regency Ballroom |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm | SMT Plenary - Music and Technology: Constructed Pasts, Contested Presents, and Speculative Futures Location: Regency Ballroom |
| 6:30pm - 8:00pm | President's Reception Location: Vue North By invitation only. |
| 6:30pm - 8:30pm | University of Oregon Reception Location: Manager's Suite |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Performance and Analysis Interest Group Meeting Location: Lakeshore AB |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Music and Philosophy Interest Group Meeting Location: Regency B |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group Meeting Location: Regency D |
| 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Awards Reception Location: Vue East |
| 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Reception Location: Lakeshore C |
| 8:00pm - 10:00pm | University of Texas Alumni Reception Location: Regency C |