30 Years of Research and Performance
Since its first annual meeting in 1996, MGMC has taken pride in presenting quality research and compositions by current midwestern graduate students. Recent conferences include:
Host School
Theme and Speaker
2027: University of Chicago
TBD
2026: Northwestern University
Critical Futures in Music Studies / Jennifer Iverson
2025: University of Michigan
Musical Authenticity / Frederick Reece
2024: University of Iowa
Global and Local / Eric Saylor
2023: University of Chicago
Unruly Resonances: Music in Cross-Disciplinary Conversation Nadine Hubbs
2022: Northwestern University
In Dialogue with the Past / Wendy Heller
2021: University of Michigan
Timely Conversations / Shana L. Redmond
2020: University of Iowa
Music(s) at the Margins / Naomi André
2019: University of Chicago
The Sonic Turn Across the Humanities / Robin James
2018: Northwestern University
Music and Intersectional Thought
Olivia Bloechl and Alisha Jones
2017: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Interrogating Musical Identities / Eric Charry