The TONE Project (Timbre & Orchestration Network) hosts and supports a wide range of events that foster dialogue, collaboration, and innovation in orchestration and timbre research. These activities include symposia, workshops, conferences, summer schools, concerts, workgroup meetings, and scholarly presentations organized by TONE members and partner institutions.
Our events bring together researchers, composers, performers, educators, and students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to share ongoing work, explore emerging ideas, and engage in critical discussion. Activities are offered in both in‑person and hybrid/online formats to ensure broad participation across the international TONE community.
This page highlights upcoming events as well as a selection of past activities organized by, attended by, or featuring research by TONE members, reflecting the project’s commitment to advancing research, pedagogy, and creative practice in timbre and orchestration.
Upcoming Events
November 6, 2026 | 11:00-12:00 EST — Sub-Axis 2.3 Playing, Singing, Improvising Meeting
Sub-Axis Meetings
Sub-axis co-leaders organize regular meetings to discuss ongoing projects and foster collaboration. All members (Collaborators and student members) are welcome to attend. Check the link below to see all the meetings that have been planned for each sub-axis.
If you wish to attend future meetings, please take a moment to complete the scheduling poll of the sub-axis you are interested in. This will help the co-leaders find a time that works better for your schedule. Note that this is not mandatory.
Past Events
October 27, 2026 | 9:00-10:00am EDT — TONE EDIC Meeting
October 28, 2026 | 1:00-2:00pm EDT — TONE Orientation Meeting
October 23, 2026 | 12:30-2:30pm EDT — Sub-Axis 1.6 Pedagogy of Timbre & Orchestration Meeting
October 20, 2026 | 11:30-12:30pm EST — TONE Central Meeting
October 20, 2026 | 10:00-11:00am EST — Sub-Axis 2.4 Acoustics, Space, and Recording Meeting
October 19, 2026 | 11:00-12:00pm EST — Sub-Axis 1.4 Perception & Semantics
October 19, 2026 | 10:00-11:00am EST — TONE KMC Meeting
October 16, 2026 | 12:30-1:30pm EST — Sub-Axis 2.2 Contemporary Orchestration Research Ensemble CORE Meeting
September 30, 2026 | 10:30am EDT — Sub-Axis 1.1 Digital Research Tools Meeting
September 28, 2026 | 10:30am EDT — Sub-Axis 1.3 New Methods for Analysis Meeting
September 23, 2026 | 11:15am EDT — Sub-Axis 1.4 Perception & Semantics Meeting
September 22, 2026 | 10:30am EDT — TONE Central Meeting
September 21, 2026 | 10:30am EDT — TONE Executive Committee Meeting
July 6-8, 2026 — TONE Y0 Workshop — Kickoff Meeting