
We invite papers and presentations addressing (but not limited to) the following sub-themes:
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Historical and contemporary transformations in musical traditions
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Music as a space for fluid identities and self-discovery
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Collaborative artistic projects that blur musical boundaries
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Innovations promoting musical diversity and inclusion
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Navigating unfamiliar musical territories and perspectives
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Music's role in processing loss, renewal, and transformation
CALL FOR PAPERS
PGVIM International Symposium 2025 "Diversity in Unison: Wonderland"
Following our exploration of "Music: Conflict and Harmony" in 2024, the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (PGVIM) invites proposals for the 2025 PGVIM International Symposium under the evocative theme "Diversity in Unison: Wonderland".
Drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland"—a tale of transformation, curiosity, and navigating unfamiliar territories—this symposium explores how diverse musical traditions encounter and reshape one another. Like Alice's journey through a world where familiar rules no longer apply, we examine how musicians and musical communities venture into new artistic territories, discovering unexpected connections and possibilities.
Our "Wonderland" represents the creative space where musical boundaries become fluid, where genres and traditions interact in surprising ways, and where the process of transformation itself becomes a source of artistic innovation. Through concrete musical examples and case studies, we seek to understand how artists navigate the challenges and opportunities of cross-cultural collaboration while maintaining the integrity of their distinct traditions
We invite scholars, educators, artists, and practitioners from around the globe to share research that combines theoretical insights with specific musical examples, live demonstrations, and documented artistic processes.
Join us in creating this musical "Wonderland"—where curiosity drives discovery, diversity enriches unity, and transformation opens new artistic possibilities.
Submission guidelines:
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Abstracts of 100–250 words (including specific musical examples, case studies, or artistic documentation when applicable)
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Brief biography of 100-150 words
Key dates:
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Abstract submission deadline: 25 July 2025
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Notification of acceptance: 8 August 2025
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Symposium dates: 20 - 23 August 2025
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Proceeding submission deadline: 1 September 2025
31 August 2017
The Muse and the Myth: Musical Manifestations
Peter Veale, Studio Musikfabrik, Germany & Dr. Jean-David Caillouët, Princess Galyani Vadhana, Institute of Music, Thailand
8 September 2016
Harmonic Progressions: Changes Through Time in Music, Philosophies and Contexts
29 August 2018
“Please me, honey, squeeze me to that Mendelssohn strain” The Multimedia Metamorphoses of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Spring Song,” Op. 62 no. 6
9 September 2016
How Can We Sing the Old Songs in a Strange Land? : Conceptual Challenges and Open Opportunities for Musicology in South-East Asia
Dr. Monika Hennemann and Ruth Rodrigues, Speakers
29 August 2019
Intercultural Compositional Techniques and Approaches: Ethnomusicology as Avant-Garde
Dr. Alex Dea
30 August 2017
Myths & Traditions
Professor Dieter Mack, Dr. Jean-David Caillouët and Dr. Anothai Nitibhon, Curators
29 August 2020
10:00 - 11:00 hrs (GMT+7)
Inventions and Reinventions: Making New Ensemble Music During the Pandemic
10 September 2014
10:45 - 11:30 hrs (GMT +7)
The Role of Research in Higher Music Education: Challenges and Opportunities
9 September 2015
09:30 - 10:30 hrs (GMT +7)
Questioning and Renewing our own Artistic Practices
8 September 2016
World Music / “Weltmusik”- Global Future or a Global Misunderstanding? Some Thoughts and Remarks to Holistic and Other Related Concepts in Music in the 20th Century
12 September 2014
14:00 - 14:30 hrs (GMT +7)
The Globalisation of Classical Music and the Role of the Conductor in the 21st Century
1 September 2017
Beauties & Beasts: Fantastic Dualisms which Seem to Continue to Permeate the Classical Musical and Music Education (Under-)World(s)
8 September 2016
Transcending Differences (Video Summary)
Jean-David Caillouet, Dieter Mack and Anothai Nitibhon, Curators
24 August 2020
11:00 - 12:00 hrs (GMT+7)
Documenting and Disseminating My Doppelgänger: Reflections on Developing Effective Online Representations of a Performance
9 September 2016
Quality Assurance in Higher Music Education - the European Perspective
Professor Mist Thorkelsdottir, Professor Dr. Jacques Moreau and Jenny Ang, Speakers
8 September 2016
Transcultural Practices: Crossing Boundaries Through Music - A New Direction of ASEAN Traditional Music Community
Anant Narkkong, Mohd Yazid Zakaria and Dr.Kim Ho Ip, Speakers
10 September 2015
Conference of the Birds Part I. Intro, Stillness, Authenticity
Jean-David Caillouet, Dieter Mack and Anothai Nitibhon, Curators
30 August 2019
Ur Sound: Instruments, Physics, Philosophy and the Future of the Universe
10 September 2015
The Conference of the Birds Part VI: Nature/ Kim Ngoc & SonX
Jean-David Caillouet, Dieter Mack and Anothai Nitibhon, Curators
9 September 2015
11:30 - 10:30 hrs (GMT +7)
Sound Bored? Soundboard ! Sounding Cultural Nuance at the Piano
28 August 2019
Music and Matter - Musical Matter – Music Matters, Remarks on a Multi – Related Term
28 August 2019
Traewong: The Changing of Colonial Aesthetics to Urban Noise Pollution
28 August 2020
19:30 - 21:00 hrs (GMT+7)
Crossroads
Jean David Caillouët, Dieter Mack, Peter Veale, and Anothai Nitibhon, Curator
26 August 2020
13:30 - 16:00 hrs (GMT+7)
“What’s Next?: Music Tomorrow” – Discussion of Research-in-Progress
Professor Dr. Jacques Moreau and Dr. Chanyapong Thongsawang, Curators
1 September 2017
Putri Anak: The Quest for the Recovery of Southeast Asian Myth, Music, and Drama in a Philippine Spanish Colonial Genre
30 August 2018
Music and Metamorphoses
Professor Dieter Mack, Anothai Nitibhon, and Siravith Kongbandalsuk, Curators
10 September 2015
The Conference of the Birds Part V: Zero Crossing
Jean-David Caillouet, Dieter Mack and Anothai Nitibhon, Curators
31 August 2017
MU, ME, and Me: Myth and Realities
28 August 2019
Return and Transfer: Music Intervention Initiatives at the UP Center for Ethnomusicology
26 August 2020
14:00 - 15:00 hrs (GMT+7)
Was Lockdown a Fast-Track Towards Universal Digitisation?
Dr. Enrico Bertelli and Dr. Yui Shikakura, Curators










































































