Dublin Music Analysis Conference 2026
The SMA is pleased to confirm dates for the Dublin Music Analysis Conference (DubMAC 2026), which will take place from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 July 2026 in Dublin, Ireland, and will be hosted jointly by Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
The DubMAC 2026 programme committee welcomes submissions in any aspect of music analysis and theory, relating to music of any genre, geographical region, and historical period.
We also particularly welcome proposals on:
• The New Formenlehre
• Practice-As-Research
• Eco-Music Analysis
• Analysis of Non-Western Music
We are delighted to announce the following confirmed keynote speakers:
• SMA Pascall Medal Prize winner, Professor William Caplin (McGill University)
• SMA Pople Medal Prize winner, Dr Anne Hyland (University of Manchester)
The conference will be followed by a student study day organised by the SMA’s Formal Theory Study Group on Thursday 16 July 2025.
Please see here for the Call for Proposals with a deadline on 13 February 2026, 23.59GMT
All enquiries should be sent to the organisers at [email protected].
Keynote Speakers
William Caplin
University of Toronto
Anne Hyland
University of Manchester