DubMAC 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.

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)

You can register for the conference and view the conference programme on the organisers’ website.

Draft Programme

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The conference will be followed by a study day organised by the SMA’s Formal Theory Study Group on Thursday 16 July 2025.

Funding opportunities

A number of SMA bursaries are available to help cover the costs of travel and accommodation. For further details and to check eligibility, click here.

Delegates are also welcome to apply to our Development Fund Scheme to cover the cost of attending. For further details, click here. There is no deadline for this fund, but retrospective applications will not be considered.

The conference is organised by the following committee members:

Nicole Grimes (Trinity College Dublin), Chair
Adam Behan (Maynooth University)
Blaithín Duggan (Dublin City University)
Julian Horton (Durham University)
Sarah Moynihan (University of Manchester)
Nick Roth (Trinity College Dublin)
Orla Shannon (Royal Irish Academy of Music)
Cheryl Tan (Trinity College Dublin)
Christopher Tarrant (Newcastle University), President, Society for Music Analysis
Yvonne Teo (Durham University), Conference Administrator
Aidan Thomson (University of Galway)

All enquiries should be sent to the organisers at DubMAC@sma.ac.uk.

The Call for Papers closed on 13 February 2026.