Submission

It is important to us to enable submissions and the participation of a varied group of practitioners. We thus will offer travel and accommodation scholarships for participants without institutional support. Please indicate in the submission if you would require a scholarship. The decision will be communicated with the acceptance notification (March 14 2026).

Early career researchers and students are particularly welcome to apply. We especially encourage submissions from women and gender non-binary applicants.

Important Dates and contact:

  • soundscore.org
  • For inquiry: tenor2026@mdw.ac.at
  • Deadline for papers: January 08 2026
  • Deadline for posters, workshops/demos, sonic works: Jannuary 08 2026
  • Acceptance notification: March 14 2026
  • Camera ready submission: March 27 2026

Categories:

All submissions must be made in the following categories. Participants wishing to submit in two categories are invited to do so. Please indicate at the top of your submission that you are also submitting in another category.

  1. Paper presentation (20 minutes) plus 10min Q and A
    • Paper submissions should be full papers (not abstracts) of between 4-12 pages in length, consisting of original work which has not already been published.
  2. Poster presentation
    • Posters should showcase current works in progress, software development, etc. .
  3. Workshops and demos
    • These are explicitly meant as hands-on sessions encouraging participants interaction and not merely as extended lectures. Workshops / demos are intended to introduce, try out and discuss new tools, approaches or ideas. Slots of 30', 60’ and 90’ are possible. Proposals should be no longer than 2 pages.
  4. Sonic works
    • The call for works for Tenor 2026 will center on the exploration of audio scores. Also parts of the composition can be conveyed via an audio score. This may include pieces for solo instruments, ensemble, electroacoustic performances and pieces, live coding, online collaborations (up to 20min) and sound installations. See the list of performers at the conference on the ‘performers’ page.

Submission Procedure

All submissions should be made through the conference Easy Chair platform.

  1. Papers
    • Paper submissions should be full papers (not abstracts) of between 4-12 pages in length, consisting of original work which has not already been published. Papers will be reviewed in a double blind review and should be anonymized, mentioning no names or affiliations.
    • Submissions should be written in English and use the Word or Latex style template: download tenor templates
    • Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings under ISSN/ISBN and included in an open-access online archive after the conference.
  2. Poster
    • These are posters to showcase current works in progress, software development etc. Prototype systems, initial concepts, and early research which has not yet fully matured but is of interest to the TENOR community may be submitted. Those interested should submit extended abstracts (2 pages maximum) through the submission form. Said abstracts will be submitted through a light peer-review, and those accepted must then be presented as posters throughout the conference. Accepted posters should be presented in A1 landscape poster format, printed and provided by the participants themselves.
  3. Workshops and demos
    • These can be for composers, performers, researchers to learn software, new plug-ins or other ideas, up to 4 hours. Proposals should be no longer than 2 pages and should include a 1000 character biography including a photo and any technical requirements at time of submission.
  4. Sonic works
    • TENOR Vienna 2026 invites artists to submit works whose notation is significantly related to technology and which have a clear connection to any of the conference topics. A PDF file written in English containing the following should be provided:
      • Work description explaining artistic and technological concepts on a maximum of two pages and including a maximum of two links to demo videos about the notation (max. 5’) and sound samples
      • Complete score (in any form)
      • Technical rider with prerequisites pertaining to performance practice, equipment as well as necessary technical assistance
      • Biography of no more than 1000 characters