Electroacoustic Music as interdisciplinary Practices
19-21 nov. 2025
Conferences and concerts will be held at Sorbonne University, French National Library (BnF), and Gustave Eiffel University - Paris (France)
Over its nearly 70 years of existence, electroacoustic music has evolved into a sophisticated, complex, and diverse field characterised by intricate interrelations with emerging technologies, urban sustainability, ecological considerations, intercultural practices, and innovative research methodologies. For example, recent works in artificial intelligence or quantum computing have revealed new paradigms for composition, analysis, and performance of electroacoustic music, while studies on urban dynamics and ecological impacts are reshaping our understanding of the sonic environment. Moreover, contemporary research in intercultural studies and creative inquiry has opened novel avenues for rethinking both music analysis and creation.
In this context, EMS 2025 invites contributions that critically examine the numerous interstitial spaces where technology, urban studies, ecology, and cultural studies converge in the practice and critique of electroacoustic music. Key questions include: How are emerging computing methodologies (AI, QC…) redefining compositional practices, performance strategies, and sonic design? In what ways do urban sustainability and ecological imperatives inform (or not) both the practice and critique of electroacoustic music? What insights do diverse cultural perspectives provide in the evolution of electroacoustic aesthetics? How can novel analytical tools and collaborative practices bridge disciplinary divides to stimulate innovative musical experiments?
We encourage submissions that employ rigorous theoretical analyses, empirical research, and/or case studies to cast light on these complex interactions. We hence invite contributions from musicologists, composers, urban and environmental specialists, cultural theorists, and practitioners whose research traverses the boundaries between art, technology, cultural and urban studies. In addressing these issues, our aim is to advance scholarly debate and provide innovative conceptual tools that reflect the multidimensional nature of contemporary electroacoustic practice.
About EMS 2025
Co-organized by Evry Paris-Saclay University, Gustave Eiffel University and Sorbonne University, EMS 2025 aims to foster scholarly dialogues on the numerous intersections between electroacoustic music and larger interdisciplinary research. This conference seeks to explore how advances in technology, urban studies, ecology, (inter)cultural theory, and creative methodologies are reshaping the field.
Discipline scientifique :
Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences - Musique, musicologie et arts de la scène
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