Annual Graduate Symposium

The Society of Graduate Students in Music at Western University is pleased to announce our 26th annual Graduate Symposium on August 22 and 23, 2025. We are excited to welcome Dr. Christa Cole (Oberlin College and Conservatory) as our keynote speaker!

Call for Papers, Presentation, and Lecture Recitals

This year, WUGSOM will be held virtually and in person! Attendees who are able to join us in person will be invited to a reception following the keynote presentation. The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2025, at midnight EST.

Paper presentations will be allotted twenty minutes and lecture-recitals forty minutes. A ten-minute question period will follow each presentation. Submissions should include a title and a 350-word abstract (please leave out any identifying information). In the body of the email, please include your name, university affiliation, your preference for a virtual or in-person presentation, and any equipment you require. All abstracts will be evaluated anonymously and should be suitable for publication in the conference program.

We welcome a broad range of proposals that challenge preconceived notions about music making including, but not limited to the following:
Theory
Musicology
Composition
Performance
Music education
Ethnomusicology
Music therapy
Music technology

Please email your submission to: wugsom2025@gmail.com

Any questions or concerns can be sent to:
Ran Jiang, Chair, SOGSIM 
rjiang53@uwo.ca

McKenna Sheeley-Jennings, Co-chair, WUGSOM Coordinator, SOGSIM 
mjenni8@uwo.ca


Past Events

Our Annual Graduate Symposium, organized by our doctoral students, draws presenters from across North America and the UK.