ACTOR Project

Deadline Extension ‼️‼️
We are extending the proposal submission deadline until January 15, 2026 for the 4th edition of the International Conference on Timbre (https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/)

🎼📣 Reminder‼️

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/)

Deadline: December 15

We have the pleasure to announce that the 4th edition of the International Conference on Timbre will be held in Montreal from July 2 to 4, 2026, hosted by University of Montreal in collaboration with the research partnership ACTOR (Analysis, Creation and Teaching of Orchestration), and with the support of Montreal-based music research centres CIRMMT (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology) and @ RCMS (Regroupement inter-universitaire de recherche et création - musiques et sociétés).

Timbre is the fundamental material that composers, improvisers, performers and sound designers shape into music and sound art. Timbre poses multifaceted research questions across the scientific spectrum, from hearing, psychology, and neuroscience to acoustics and artificial intelligence. Timbre can also be approached from the perspective of the humanities, including history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and sound studies.

Bringing together musicians and researchers from these and related fields, the International Conference on Timbre aims to provide a truly interdisciplinary forum for exchanging novel perspectives and forging collaborations across different disciplines to advance our understanding of timbre from artistic, empirical, theoretical, and computational perspectives.

Timbre 2026 seeks original, high-quality contributions in all areas related to timbre, including research presentations (delivered as oral presentations [20 minutes], lightning talks [5 minutes], or posters), artistic reports (20 minutes), and panel sessions, tutorials, or workshops (60-120 minutes). Presentations can be in either English or French.

Important Dates
All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE) UTC -12.

Submission deadline: December 15, 2025

Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2026

Updated abstracts: April 30, 2026

Full details and submission form online here: https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/

New resources available on our YouTube channel! Check out the workshop on Orchestration Pedagogy presented by:
- Fabien Lévy (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig),
- Victor Cordero (Haute École de Musique de Genève),
- Felix Baril (OrchPlay),
- Lena Heng (University of Prince Edward Island) & Kelsey Lussier (McGill University)

For more materials like this, visit: http://www.youtube.com/ https://timbreandorchestration.org

🎼📣 Reminder‼️

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/)

Deadline: December 15

We have the pleasure to announce that the 4th edition of the International Conference on Timbre will be held in Montreal from July 2 to 4, 2026, hosted by University of Montreal in collaboration with the research partnership ACTOR (Analysis, Creation and Teaching of Orchestration), and with the support of Montreal-based music research centres CIRMMT (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology) and @ RCMS (Regroupement inter-universitaire de recherche et création - musiques et sociétés).

Timbre is the fundamental material that composers, improvisers, performers and sound designers shape into music and sound art. Timbre poses multifaceted research questions across the scientific spectrum, from hearing, psychology, and neuroscience to acoustics and artificial intelligence. Timbre can also be approached from the perspective of the humanities, including history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and sound studies.

Bringing together musicians and researchers from these and related fields, the International Conference on Timbre aims to provide a truly interdisciplinary forum for exchanging novel perspectives and forging collaborations across different disciplines to advance our understanding of timbre from artistic, empirical, theoretical, and computational perspectives.

Timbre 2026 seeks original, high-quality contributions in all areas related to timbre, including research presentations (delivered as oral presentations [20 minutes], lightning talks [5 minutes], or posters), artistic reports (20 minutes), and panel sessions, tutorials, or workshops (60-120 minutes). Presentations can be in either English or French.

Important Dates
All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE) UTC -12.

Submission deadline: December 15, 2025

Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2026

Updated abstracts: April 30, 2026

Full details and submission form online here: https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/)

We have the pleasure to announce that the 4th edition of the International Conference on Timbre will be held in Montreal from July 2 to 4, 2026, hosted by University of Montreal in collaboration with the research partnership ACTOR (Analysis, Creation and Teaching of Orchestration), and with the support of Montreal-based music research centres CIRMMT (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology) and @ RCMS (Regroupement inter-universitaire de recherche et création - musiques et sociétés).

Timbre is the fundamental material that composers, improvisers, performers and sound designers shape into music and sound art. Timbre poses multifaceted research questions across the scientific spectrum, from hearing, psychology, and neuroscience to acoustics and artificial intelligence. Timbre can also be approached from the perspective of the humanities, including history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and sound studies.

Bringing together musicians and researchers from these and related fields, the International Conference on Timbre aims to provide a truly interdisciplinary forum for exchanging novel perspectives and forging collaborations across different disciplines to advance our understanding of timbre from artistic, empirical, theoretical, and computational perspectives.

Timbre 2026 seeks original, high-quality contributions in all areas related to timbre, including research presentations (delivered as oral presentations [20 minutes], lightning talks [5 minutes], or posters), artistic reports (20 minutes), and panel sessions, tutorials, or workshops (60-120 minutes). Presentations can be in either English or French.

Important Dates
All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE) UTC -12.

Submission deadline: December 15, 2025

Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2026

Updated abstracts: April 30, 2026

Full details and submission form online here: https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/