March 13-15, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center - 555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington D.C.
Call for Contributions
This symposium will broadly consider the current and future state of SuperCollider, featuring current work and aspirational ideas. The conference features 3 invited speakers: Lucile Rose Nihlen, Cristof Ressi, and the creator of SuperCollider, James McCartney.
We invite contributions as papers, music performances, installations, and workshops that address topics such as (but not limited to):
computation for real-time audio
open-source programming language design
computational creativity
music performance
interactive music systems
multimedia music systems
live coding
extensions of sclang
plugins for scsynth
alternative language clients for scsynth
synthesis and audio FX
heterogeneous computing for audio
machine learning for music
digital emulation of analog systems
music information retrieval
archiving digital technologies
computational musicology
perception and psychoacoustics
Resources available for performances and installations:
1-8 channel sound system
Video projection and lighting
Isolated rooms for installations
Acoustic instrumentalists (we have limited resources to hire musicians)
Peabody Laptop Ensemble (a limited number of pieces)
Please ask us if you have something that isn’t listed or have any other questions
How to Submit
Submissions will include:
Short Bio (300 words or less)
Abstract / Submission Description (300 words or less)
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by the programming subcommittee.
We welcome paper submissions in the form of full papers or extended abstracts. If you prefer, you may submit just an abstract.
Individuals may submit 1 submission per category.
The submission form provides fields for links to the necessary information. Please make sure these links remain active through the end of December 2024 as we may need to revisit submissions.
We encourage submissions from individuals of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Important Dates
October 15, 2024 Deadline for Submission
November 15, 2024 Notification of Acceptance
February 1, 2025 Deadline for Camera-Ready Materials
March 13-15, 2025 Symposium
The symposium is supported by a Nexus Convening Award from Johns Hopkins University and hosted by the Peabody Institute. All events will take place at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center (555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington D.C.). This event will be held primarily in-person, however, remote participation for presenters can be accommodated.
I had asked awhile back: “I have one question – remote participation is only for papers/workshops, or is there also a way to present musical works remotely?” Based on the dates, it’s extremely unlikely that I could fly back to the States just for the weekend, or somewhat unlikely to take a couple weeks’ leave to stay in the States for holiday then conference (the latter isn’t impossible, just tricky to arrange). So this question makes a difference whether I submit a concert piece or not.
Mentioning the elephant in the room: USA is one of the hardest countries to get into, dependent on where you’re from, which political views you are involved in or where you traveled to in the past.
Is it possible for you to hand out an invitation to increase the chance of a successful visa application?
edit: most importantly, thank you so much for organizing such an event, much appreciated!
I see @MarcinP 's completed submission. If anyone else would like me to confirm their submission is complete, I’ll be happy to do so. If you want, send me a note or email with the details for me to check.
I was just down at the concert space today and there will be either 7.1.4 or 9.1.4 available using an installed Meyer sound system. So send us some surround sound pieces!
