The International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation (TENOR) is a pioneering academic platform dedicated to the exploration of new forms, tools, and practices in the domain of music notation, representation, and performance. Since its founding, TENOR has brought together a vibrant international community of researchers, composers, technologists, and artists to engage with the evolving relationships between music, technology, and symbolic systems.
TENOR is unique in its interdisciplinary scope, spanning research fields such as digital music notation, computer-assisted composition, performance interfaces, score-following systems, artificial intelligence in music, interactive scores, and digital score aesthetics. The conference has consistently emphasized the interaction between academic research and artistic practice, serving as a bridge between theoretical innovation and real-world creative application.
Past Editions of TENOR
Since its inaugural edition in Paris in 2015, TENOR has been hosted by leading academic and artistic institutions across Europe and North America:
2015 – Paris, France (IRCAM / Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
2016 – Cambridge, UK (Anglia Ruskin University)
2017 – A Coruña, Spain (Universidade da Coruña)
2018 – Montréal, Canada (Université de Montréal)
2019 – Melbourne, Australia (Monash University)
2020 – Hamburg, Germany (HfMT Hamburg) (held online due to the pandemic)
2021 – Virtual Edition (hosted by Aalto University, Finland)
2022 – Marseille, France (Aix-Marseille Université)
2024 – Zurich, Switzerland (Zurich University of the Arts)
Each edition has introduced new research topics, presented groundbreaking artistic works, and fostered interdisciplinary collaboration across academic, technological, and artistic communities.
TENOR2025: A New Milestone
TENOR2025, hosted by the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, marks the first time the conference will be held in Asia. This landmark edition will highlight cross-cultural dialogues and cutting-edge research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and electronic music composition.
With this new chapter, TENOR continues its commitment to supporting innovation in music representation and creative technologies worldwide.
