The New Symposium
INTERNATIONAL FORUM AND RESIDENCY PROGRAM
[for composers, performers, musicologists, researchers, pedagogues, producers, and other practitioners engaged in the field of music and art]
[2026]
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As a participant researcher, you will:
— Join a residency program for music practitioners, theorists, and researchers.
— Present your independent research in weekly online sessions, receiving feedback from peers.
— Engage in studies through dialogue with fellow participants and learn from the diverse perspectives of colleagues pursuing various research topics and practices.
— Develop your work through practice, experimentation, dialogue, and analysis with fellow participants at Bled Contemporary Music Week.
— Attend the festival’s symposia, lectures, and concerts, while building an international network of colleagues.
— Publish your work in the online research publication Verso Doxa, issued annually by .abeceda Institute (optional)
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— Possible dispositions for beginner researchers include themes such as: grounding research in direct musical experience and practice, forming an overview of the field, developing theoretical and research approaches, and connecting with performers, composers, and other practitioners.
— Possible dispositions for advanced musicologists include themes such as: deepening practice-rooted inquiry, cultivating language and discourse, identifying research opportunities within the field, pursuing long-term research, and refining analytical, philosophical, and writing methods for presenting one’s work.