Canadian Society for Traditional Music

Congratulations to all the presenters in our virtual conference! Wow, what an inspiring few days! 🤩 Huge thanks to everyone who joined us!

Our AGM (virtual) is starting shortly! We hope you can join us. Get the link by following this URL:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CSTM Fall 2025 Conference. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CSTM Fall 2025 Conference. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Our virtual conference starts TODAY (5pm MST) with a listening session in the evening (led by Laura Risk, focused on recordings from Quebec). We hope you can join us!
Please check out the conference schedule.

Please register for a Zoom link here: https://uleth.zoom.us/meeting/register/2SrpytB5SJS5fciM7qGJVQ

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Please note that the deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to *September 30*!
We are also pleased to announce that Vincent Sequin, President of the Quebec Musician's Guild, will be joining us to speak about the recent "Manifesto in defense of creation," a statement on AI in the arts created by several Quebec creative organizations.
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La date limite de soumission des propositions pour le prochain congrès de la CSTM/SCTM est prolongée jusqu’au *30 septembre*.
Nous aurons le plaisir d’accueillir, au congrès, Vincent Séguin, président de la Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec, qui viendra nous parler du récent « Manifeste pour la défense de la création authentique », une déclaration sur l’IA dans les arts rédigée par plusieurs organismes créatifs québécois.

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We invite scholars, musicians, community practitioners, and students to submit proposals for our upcoming annual conference, *Technology and Musical Futures*, to be held virtually from November 20–22, 2025.

Submit your abstract by September 21, 2025 via this Google Forms link: https://forms.gle/xHzSyJ2mcfvh7B5F8

Please visit our website for more details, including themes and formats: https://cstm-sctm.ca/call-for-papers-appel-a-communications-conference-colloque-2025

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Nous invitons les chercheur·euse·s, musicien·ne·s, praticien·ne·s communautaires et étudiant·e·s à soumettre des propositions pour notre colloque annuel, *Technologies et avenirs musicaux*, qui se tiendra en ligne du 20 au 22 novembre 2025.

Soumettez votre proposition d’ici le 21 septembre 2025 au moyen de ce formulaire Google Forms: https://forms.gle/xHzSyJ2mcfvh7B5F8

Veuillez consulter notre site web pour plus de détails, notamment sur les thèmes, les formats et d’autres informations: https://cstm-sctm.ca/call-for-papers-appel-a-communications-conference-colloque-2025

Please join us for a two-part *virtual career roundtable series* exploring diverse career paths outside of academia, featuring insights from early career scholars and professionals in various fields.

This event is geared toward graduate students, postdocs, and early career researchers with backgrounds in ethnomusicology, folklore, or cognate disciplines, but all are welcome. *The event is free and open to non-CSTM members*.

🗓 Part 1: Friday, June 13, 2025 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST
With: Dr. Niyati Dhokai (Veterans and the Arts Initiative, George Mason University), Dr. Jeremy Strachan (The Conference Board of Canada), Dr. Parmela Attariwala (freelance artist and scholar)

🗓 Part 2: Friday, June 20, 2025 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST
With: Saeedeh Niktab Ettati (Canadian Museum of History/Musée canadien de l’histoire), Joanna Simoens (La Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec), Gale Franklin (Department of National Defence/ Ministère de la Défense nationale, Canada), Dr. Jing Xia (East Coast Music Awards)

Register here to receive the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gpsBKxHDAQBXLPUiBXdr_Dp-QtbhW0BZzAFS2dy2-rg/edit

We hope you can join us!

Memorial U's School of Music has two new job postings:
*Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology* (tenure-track, open specialization)
and
*Development Officer* (3-year contractual position)
https://www.mun.ca/music/about/employment-opportunities/

Please share widely! 😎

Employment Opportunities | School of Music Dean, School of Music

Announcing the CSTM/SCTM Virtual House Concert Series, Sat night 5/20, 8-10 EST
Music from Ville de Quebéc/Quebec City

Jacques Michel, singer-songwriter
Liette Ramon & Louis-Simon Lemieux, traditional musicians
Live from Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Start the weekend by streaming a free concert!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ulaval.zoom.us/j/65087011264?pwd=a0VmVzZYWmFKV016S3ZmSWRjZ2dZdz09

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