Presentation

Nova Contemporary Music Meeting (NCMM) is a biennial, 3-day international conference launched by the Contemporary Music Research Group (GIMC) of CESEM (Centre for the Study of Sociology and Musical Aesthetics at Nova University, Lisbon) and focused on a variety of questions relating to music since the beginning of the 20th century.

Conceived as a contribution to the development of multidisciplinary and collaborative research the field of contemporary music, NCMM is a research meeting bringing together researchers, musicologists, composers and performers, working in multidisciplinary areas related to contemporary music. Placing a special focus on the articulation between musical practices and theoretical research activities, NCMM intends to respond to current challenges within contemporary music artistic practices and research, offering a platform for proposing, discussing and disseminating knowledge in a variety of fields.

Each edition will focus on a special main subject, but NCMM will also be open to other topics.