Conference

Joint SMI & ICTMD-IE Postgraduate Conference 2027

TU Dublin Conservatoire

22–23 January 2027

Email - smi.ictmdie.postgrad.conference@gmail.com

The Society for Musicology in Ireland (SMI) and the Irish National Committee of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD Ireland) are pleased to announce their annual joint postgraduate conference will take place at TU Dublin Conservatoire on Friday, 22 and Saturday, 23 January 2026.

We are delighted to welcome Professor John O’Flynn (Dublin City University, Ireland) to give the 2027 keynote address. As in previous years, the postgraduate conference will also include a Careers Forum and a dedicated session featuring the prize-winners of the annual Council of Heads of Music in Higher Education (CHMHE) competition for undergraduate dissertations. The conference will also feature the presentation of the SMI Harry White Doctoral Prize.