The University of Edinburgh

Following previous successful Historic Brass Society conferences at the University of Edinburgh (in 1994 and 2009), the Historic Brass Society and the University of Edinburgh will present four days of talks, demonstrations, concerts, and social events. The Conference will be centred on St Cecilia's Hall Concert Room and Music Museum where there is a rich display of the University's important and varied brasswind collection.

The conference will be in-person, with no parallel sessions.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

The Organising Committee invites offers of individual papers and lecture-recitals based on original research and discoveries, and proposals for panel sessions with identified panellists. Contributions should relate to the repertoire, pedagogy, biographies or performance history of brass instruments, from antiquity to the twentieth century.

Presentations are encouraged that relate to one or more instruments in the University of Edinburgh collection and/or the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland collection.

Offers of paper presentations are invited, either full-length presentations of 20 minutes (followed by 10 minutes for discussion) or brief contributions of 10 minutes (followed by 5 minutes for discussion).

It will not be necessary to submit the full text of papers, but suitable contributions may qualify for publication in the Historic Brass Society Journal at the discretion of the editor and subject to the normal acceptance procedures (the HBSJ is a fully refereed journal). The language of the abstracts and presentations will be English. It will not be possible to mount posters at this conference. Papers should be delivered in person at the Conference by the author (or one of several named authors). All presenters must register for the conference and pay the normal fee for participation in the Conference.

Abstracts of papers (400 words maximum for full-length papers, 200 words maximum for brief contributions) and a biography (no more than 75 words) are invited, to be submitted by 31 January 2027. Acceptance of submissions will be notified by 19 February 2027. Accepted abstracts and biographies will be placed on the Conference website.

To submit a paper, go to - https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hbs2027

Create an account as an author and follow the instructions for ‘New Submission’. Please specify at the end of your abstract whether it is for a 20-minute or 10-minute presentation. There is no requirement to upload your paper.

DATES

The Call for Contributions was issued on 9 October 2026

Abstracts to be submitted by 31 January 2027

Acceptances to be notified by 19 February 2027.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Programme, Abstracts, suggestions for accommodation, and other information will be announced on the Conference website.

http://www.euchmi.ed.ac.uk/bhxp.html

For further information, e-mail: euchmi@ed.ac.uk

The Scientific Committee for the Conference is: Stewart Carter, Sandy Coffin, Sarah Deters, Sabine Klaus, and Arnold Myers.

This page updated: 9.10.26