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, 12:17:42am CDT

 
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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
SMT-Pod Drop-In Gathering
8:00am - 10:00am
Registration Desk is Open
8:30am - 2:00pm
Exhibit Hall is Open
8:30am - 6:00pm
Coffee Break
10:00am - 11:15am
A Practice-Based Introduction to George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization
9:00am - 10:30am
Sonata Forms
10:45am - 12:15pm
Music Cognition Interest Group Meeting
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Performance and Analysis Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Reception
8:00pm - 10:00pm
University of Oregon Reception
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Cadence and Closure
9:00am - 10:30am
Film, TV, Video Games
10:45am - 12:15pm
Nursing Mothers' Room
8:00am - 8:00pm
Phrase, Sentence, Period.
9:00am - 10:30am
Harmonic Progressions, Harmonic Rhythm
10:45am - 12:15pm
Mentorship in Music Theory: Mentors and Mentees share their experiences
9:00am - 10:30am
Chromaticism and Closure in the Renaissance
10:45am - 12:15pm
Music and Philosophy Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Interest Groups Breakfast Meeting
7:15am - 8:45am
University of Texas Alumni Reception
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Performance- and Practitioner-Centered Theories
9:00am - 10:30am
Song Cycles and Concept Albums
10:45am - 12:15pm
Autographs and Archival Documents Interest Group Meeting
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Awards Reception
7:30pm - 9:00pm
President's Reception
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Business Meeting
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Awards Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:15pm
SMT Plenary - Music and Technology: Constructed Pasts, Contested Presents, and Speculative Futures
4:30pm - 6:00pm