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Rocky Mountain Scholar's Conference 2027

March 26-27, 2027, Greeley

The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society is pleased to announce the call for papers for the Chapter’s Annual Meeting, this year hosted at University of Northern Colorado, March 26-27, 2027. This will be a fully in-person event. The Chapter will meet jointly with the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for Music Theory and the Society.

Dates: Friday-Saturday, March 26-27, 2027

Location: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Submission Deadline: 11:55pm MST, November, 14, 2026

Decision Notification Date on or before December 7, 2026. Written confirmation of invitation acceptance required no later than December 24, 2026. Final list of invited and confirmed presenters to be made by December 30, 2026.

We invite paper submissions on any topic related to musicology, broadly defined. Each presentation will be twenty minutes, plus ten-minute discussions.

● Individual papers: Submit by email (single Word or PDF attachment): title plus abstract (up to 350 words). (20 minutes)

● Sessions on a single topic: Submit by email (single sender): proposed session title, along with all abstracts for the session (individually titled Word or PDF attachments, 350 words or less per abstract). (three 20-minute papers)

● Roundtable discussions: Submit by email (single Word or PDF attachment): session title plus an abstract (up to 450 words). (90 minute sessions)

For all submissions, please do not include names or affiliations in Word/PDF attachments. Include in the email body only the name(s) of the presenter(s), along with institutional affiliation(s), if applicable, and whether or not you are a student (undergraduate, masters, or doctoral) or a professional. According to Chapter bylaws, papers submitted by undergraduate or master’s students must be accompanied by faculty letters of endorsement (not to be shared with the selection committee).

All papers will be chosen by the selection committee through a blind-review process.

A prize for best student paper will be announced at conference’s end.

Additional information about conference format and registration will be posted at

Please email proposals or inquiries to Janice Dickensheets

Planning Committee: Janice Dickensheets (UNC): janice.dickensheets@unco.edu, Reiner Krämer (UNC): reiner.kramer@unco.edu, Brian Casey (UNC): brian.casey@unco.edu, John Muniz (President, SMT, University of Arizona): johnmuniz@arizona.edu

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