MUSICACOUSTICA-Hangzhou Announcement

[Kevin Austin]

From: Maggie <magg...@yeah.net>

Date: Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Subject: MUSICACOUSTICA-Hangzhou Announcement
To: <cime...@googlegroups.com>

Dear all,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am pleased to share with you the latest updates on MUSICACOUSTICA-Hangzhou 2026, an annual international event hosted by the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, China. The festival features a rich lineup of electroacoustic music concerts, international lectures, emerging artist workshops, and other activities, focusing on the  developments and researches in electroacoustic music, AI music , and music technology.

This year, the Organizing Committee is proud to launch the MUSICACOUSTICA-Hangzhou 2026 Academic Paper Awards. Scholars, researchers, graduate students, and practitioners worldwide are cordially invited to submit original, rigorous, and innovative papers. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

- Theories and practices of electroacoustic, computer, and interactive music  

- Music AI applications in intangible cultural heritage preservatio

- Aesthetic and sociological studies of music AI  

- Industry-academia-research integration and commercialization in music technology  

- Spatialized and immersive music creation  

- Other original research related to music AI, music technology, and interactive music  

Key dates:

- Submission deadline: August 20, 2026

- Preliminary results announced: September 15, 2026 

- Final defense/presentation: during the festival (September 22–27, 2026)

Awards:

First Prize (1 recipient): RMB 10,000 + Certificate

Second Prize (2 recipients): RMB 5,000 each + Certificate

Third Prize (3 recipients): RMB 3,000 each + Certificate

Honorary Mention (4 recipients): Certificate only

Submission portals:

- Domestic: https://zjcmmed.mike-x.com/LV4xx  

- International: https://forms.gle/m3EHYoAWvaGcmR968  

Please find the attached documents for the composition regulations and details. 

For complete guidelines, including formatting, anonymization requirements, and the academic integrity declaration, please refer to the official regulations available on the festival website: https://musicacoustica.zjcm.edu.cn  

Please feel free to share this message with your peers, students, and colleagues who may be interested. We warmly welcome your participation and look forward to seeing you in Hangzhou.

Best wishes,  

Mengjie Qi (Maggie)

Mengjie Qi (Maggie)

Adviser, CIME-ICEM 

Assistant Professor, China Conservatory of Music