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!

This year, WUGSOM will be held virtually and in person! 

WUGSOM is open to the public, and no registration is required to attend. We warmly invite all interested guests to join us in person or via Zoom and we look forward to seeing you there! 

Conference Details

WHEN: Friday, August 22, 2025, 8:45 am - 4:00 pm (EST); Saturday, August 23, 2025, 8:45 am - 4:00 pm (EST)

WHERE: Music Building room 254 and on Zoom

Zoom link: https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/94441011936?pwd=ZrLDhg8ItlIoHyMRr91LWAAu7e5bBe.1
Zoom ID: 944 4101 1936
Password: music

For this year's conference, we wanted to highlight contributions from graduate musicians in all areas of diversity. Our conference is dedicated to exploring how music, as a universal language, can serve as a powerful catalyst for building equality and fostering community within the academic sphere and beyond.

For the full schedule as well as abstracts and presenter biographies, check out the 2025 program!

Contact

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.