Events
The Faculty of Music is a fertile ground for academic discourse and offers numerous opportunities for the exchange of ideas through lectures, presentations, forums, and other events. Our various colloquia and roundtables bring together performers, composers and researchers to share knowledge and insights covering a wide array of topics within and related to the study music.
Music Research Festival
The Music Research Festival (MRF) is an annual, week-long series of free events in celebration of music research at the University of Toronto, organized and presented in partnership and collaboration with the Faculty of Music Research Office and the Music Library. The festival aims to showcase the innovative research and creative work of professors, staff, post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students at the Faculty of Music.
Undergraduate and Graduate students share their research through the Music Library's Research Showcase poster sessions and events, while faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows participate in lectures, workshops, panel discussions and roundtables throughout the week.
MRF'25 events include:
Monday, February 24th @ 3-5pm: Faculty Research Showcase.
Faculty share recent research-creation projects, and discuss the current research-creation landscape. A hybrid event with light refreshments for in-person attendees. Registration required.
Tuesday, February 25th @ 3-5pm: Postdoctoral Research Showcase
A spotlight on the exciting postdoctoral projects taking place at the Faculty of Music. A hybrid event with light refreshments for in-person attendees. Registration required.
Wednesday, February 26th @ 12-1pm: Undergraduate Poster Presentations
Undergraduate presentations take place from 12-1, poster display 1-4. This event promotes the work of students excelling in research activities through poster presentations. All are welcome to attend - no registration required.
Thursday, February 27th @ 12-1pm: Graduate Poster Presentations
Undergraduate presentations take place from 12-1, poster display 1-4. This event promotes the work of students excelling in research activities through poster presentations. All are welcome to attend - no registration required.
Friday, February 28th @ 7:30-9:30pm: Research-Creation Showcase, featuring Dr. Aiyun Huang, Centre BMPC and TaPIR Lab
An evening of research-creation in action with Prof. Aiyun Huang, Centre BMPC, and TaPIR Lab experts. This is a free ticketed event with limited capacity. Registration required.
Registration will open soon! All are welcome!
Graduate Student Research Workshop Series
The Graduate Student Research Workshop Series, presented by the Faculty of Music Research Office, provides student-centred workshops and information sessions designed to support the research and creative activities of graduate students in music. Graduate students in music must register in advance to participate in sessions of this series. Register for sessions through the Student Research SharePoint (note: valid UTORid required).
Upcoming Events
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The Faculty of Music Research Office is a great resource for research and creation support.