We are pleased to announce that the 3rd Global Piano Roll Meeting will take place at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM), University of Sydney on 26–28 July 2024. Situated in the heart of the Sydney Central Business District next to the Sydney Opera House, Botanic Gardens and Sydney Harbour and Bridge, SCM has world-class facilities with concert halls, instrument collections, recording facilities and atrium spaces, well suited to the needs of the event. SCM is in the former stables of Government House, situated on unceded lands of First Nations people – the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, an ancient and important site of music and dance ceremonies and knowledge exchange. On behalf of the Dean and Head of School Professor Anna Reid, the convening committee will be very happy to welcome you to SCM for this auspicious event.

Call for Papers (closed) More information on the CfP (pdf)

This conference continues the successful work of the 1st (Leipzig, 2018) and 2nd (Bern/Seewen, 2022) Global Piano Roll Meetings. We will also continue the well-received online “Preludes”. The last Prelude before the conference, No 8, will take place on Sat. Feb 17, 2024. Apart from news on the program of the conference, Jörg Holzmann and Christoph Siems will present a paper on “the piano roll as soloist”. For the registration and a pdf program please see in the right column.

Contacts:
Kumaran Arul
Sebastian Bausch
Neal Peres Da Costa
Peter Phillips
Marc Widuch