Past conferences
Since its inception in 1997, the WMA has organized conferences biennially, on a broad range of topics and in many different countries of the world.
2025 Richmond, VA (USA)
Frauds & Fakes in Words and Music
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2023 Munich (Germany)
Repetition/Variation in Literature and Music
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2019 Graz (Austria)
Retro Forms and Styles in Literature and Music
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2017 Stockholm (Sweden)
Fragments, Drafts, Revisions in Words and Music
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2015 New York, NY (USA)
Music, Narrative, and the Moving Image
2013 London (UK)
Silence, Absence & Ellipsis in Literature and Music
2011 Santa Fe, NM (USA)
Voice in Words and Music
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2009 Vienna (Austria)
Performativity in Literature and Music
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2007 Edinburgh (UK)
Self-Reference in Literature and Music
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2005 Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
Word/Music Adaptation
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2003 Berlin (Germany)
Music and the Spoken Word
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2001 Sydney (Australia)
Cultural Identity and the Musical Stage
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1999 Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
The Song Cycle
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1997 Graz (Austria)
Defining the Field