1. 10th SIMM-posium from 24 to 26th November in Brussels, is organised together with the academic Chair Jonet and the cultural centre Bozar. The keynote speaker will be Professor Lee Higgins, director of the International Centre for Community Music, York St John University. Here you can find the links to registration (in person or online), as well as to the programme and to all abstracts of the many papers which will be presented. This year's SIMM-posium is again an amazing programme!2. In 2026, we plan at least the following 3 research seminars:1. For the 12th SIMM research seminar (4-6 May 2026) we will be invited in Brussels by the contemporary music Ensemble Ictus to propose the 3rd edition of a 3-day research seminar which will focus on research findings on the role of composers and music composition in social and community music projects and programmes. Deadline for applications will be 15th January 2026. See info here.
3. For the 13th SIMM research seminar (7-9 September 2026) we will be invited in Luxemburg by the Institute of Musicology and Arts of the Department of Education and Social Work of the University of Luxemburg, to propose the 2nd edition of a 3-day research seminar which will again bring together socially engaged practice-researchers from diverse arts disciplines. Deadline for applications will be 15th April 2026. See info here.4. For the 14th SIMM research seminar, (11-13 November 2026) we will be invited in Ghent by the Chair Jonet (University of Ghent). This SIMM research seminar will again – following the 1st such seminar in 2021 in Porto at CIPEM/INET-md (Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical) – focus on research on music programmes in detention centres and prisons. Deadline for applications will be 15th April 2026. See info here.3. In 2026 we will also co-edit 2 special issues of academic journals:1. The Italian Journal Musica e Storia prepares together with SIMM a special issue on historical research on music as resistance and as oppression. I am guest editor together with Janie Cole (University of Connecticut). Deadline for contributions: December 31, 2025. See info here.4. And if you want to find out about the SIMM-sessions we just organised this month as part of the world congress of the Toronto based Glenn Gould Foundation, you can find texts and recordings on this webpage.
founder Music Fund
president Actions in the Mediterranean (AIM)
6th October 2025: keynote speech on 'positive fatalism' at Promise of Music Congress of the Glenn Gould Foundation, Toronto
2026 publication new book on 'The Art of Positive Fatalism - lessons from Kinshasa' (in English by Routledge & in French by Editions Edern)
