Subject: [AUDITORY] Timbre 2026 2nd Call for Participation From: Asterios Zacharakis <Asterios Zacharakis> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:28:44 +0200--Apple-Mail=_798FE259-C13E-48C3-9EF7-115216CC72D3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 [Apologies for cross-posting] The 4th edition of the International Conference on Timbre will be held = in Montreal from July 2 to 4, 2026, hosted by the Facult=C3=A9 de = musique, at Universit=C3=A9 de Montreal in collaboration with the = research partnership ACTOR <https://www.actorproject.org/> (Analysis, = Creation and Teaching of Orchestration), and with the support of CIRMMT = <https://www.cirmmt.org/> (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in = Music Media and Technology) and RC=C2=B7MS = <https://regroupement-rcms.org/> (Regroupement interuniversitaire de = recherche et cr=C3=A9ation =E2=80=93 musiques et soci=C3=A9t=C3=A9s).=20 Timbre is the fundamental material that composers, improvisers, = performers, and sound designers shape into music and sound art. It poses = multifaceted research questions across the scientific spectrum, from = hearing, psychology, and neuroscience to acoustics and computer science. = Timbre can also be approached from the perspective of the humanities, = including history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and sound = studies.=20 Bringing together musicians and researchers from these and related = fields, the International Conference on=C2=A0Timbre = <https://timbreconference.org/> offers an interdisciplinary forum aimed = at advancing our understanding of timbre by bridging across artistic, = empirical, theoretical, and computational perspectives. Timbre 2026 seeks original contributions in all areas related to timbre, = including research presentations, artistic reports, as well as and panel = sessions and workshops.=20 Presentations may be given in either English or French. For all types of = presentation, please submit an abstract of maximum 4000 characters (500 = to 700 words), to be accompanied by a list of bibliographical = references, via this form : https://forms.office.com/r/QmkRrnRCH2 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 For more information, please visit the website : = https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/ or write to caroline.traube@xxxxxxxx = <mailto:caroline.traube@xxxxxxxx>. On behalf of the organising committee, Asteris Asteris Zacharakis, PhD Research Associate School of Music Studies Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece https://asteriszacharakis.wixsite.com/science https://sound-pear.com/en --Apple-Mail=_798FE259-C13E-48C3-9EF7-115216CC72D3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book">[Apologies for = cross-posting]</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><br></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><font>The<b> 4th edition</b> of = the <span><b>International Conference on = Timbre</b></span> will be held in Montreal from July 2 to 4, 2026, = hosted by the <b>Facult=C3=A9 de musique</b>, = at<b> Universit=C3=A9 de Montreal</b> in collaboration with = the research partnership </font><a = href=3D"https://www.actorproject.org/"><b>ACTOR</b></a><font> (Analys= is, Creation and Teaching of Orchestration), and with the support = of </font><a = href=3D"https://www.cirmmt.org/"><b>CIRMMT</b></a><font><b> </b>(Cent= re for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology) = and </font><a = href=3D"https://regroupement-rcms.org/"><b>RC=C2=B7MS</b></a><font> (= Regroupement interuniversitaire de recherche et = cr=C3=A9ation </font>=E2=80=93<font> musiques et = soci=C3=A9t=C3=A9s). <br><br></font></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book">Timbre is the fundamental material that composers, = improvisers, performers, and sound designers shape into music and sound = art. It poses multifaceted research questions across the scientific = spectrum, from hearing, psychology, and neuroscience to acoustics and = computer science. Timbre can also be approached from the perspective of = the humanities, including history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, = and sound studies. </font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><font><br>Bringing together musicians and = researchers from these and related fields, the </font><a = href=3D"https://timbreconference.org/">International Conference = on Timbre</a><font> offers an <b>interdisciplinary = forum </b>aimed at advancing</font> our understanding of = timbre by bridging across artistic, empirical, theoretical, and = computational perspectives.</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><br></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book">Timbre 2026 seeks original contributions in all = areas related to timbre, including research presentations, artistic = reports, as well as and panel sessions and = workshops. </font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><font>Presentations may be given in either English = or French. </font><font>For all types of presentation, please = submit an <b>abstract</b> of maximum <span>4000 = characters</span> (500 to 700 words), to be accompanied by a list = of bibliographical references, via = this <b>form</b></font> : <a = href=3D"https://forms.office.com/r/QmkRrnRCH2">https://forms.office.com/r/= QmkRrnRCH2</a></font></div><div><div style=3D"font-size: 12px;"><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><br></font></div></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><b><u><br></u></b></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><b><u>Important = Dates</u></b><br><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"Avenir-Book">All = deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE) UTC -12.<br></font><ul><li><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book">Submission deadline: = December 15, 2025</font></li><li><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book">Notification of acceptance: January 31, = 2026</font></li><li><font face=3D"Avenir-Book">Updated abstracts: = April 30, = 2026</font></li></ul><font face=3D"Avenir-Book"><font>For more = information, please visit the website : </font><font><span><a = href=3D"https://timbreconference.org/timbre2026-cfp/">https://timbreconfer= ence.org/timbre2026-cfp/</a></span></font></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><span>or write to </span><a = href=3D"mailto:caroline.traube@xxxxxxxx">caroline.traube@xxxxxxxx<= /a><span>.</span></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book"><span><br></span></font></div><div><br></div><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book">On behalf of the organising = committee,</font><div><font face=3D"Avenir-Book">Asteris<br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></font><div> <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><font face=3D"Avenir-Book"><br></font></div><div = dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><font face=3D"Avenir-Book"><br></font></div><div = dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><font face=3D"Avenir-Book">Asteris Zacharakis, = PhD<br>Research Associate<br>School of Music Studies<br>Aristotle = University of = Thessaloniki<br>Greece<br>https://asteriszacharakis.wixsite.com/science</f= ont></div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"text-align: start; text-indent: = 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><font = face=3D"Avenir-Book">https://sound-pear.com/en</font><br><br><br></div> </div> <br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_798FE259-C13E-48C3-9EF7-115216CC72D3--