About the call

Ankara Electroacoustic Music Symposium (ANEMUS) will take place on 7-12 June 2027 at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Bilkent University, Ankara. The symposium approaches electroacoustic music through both artistic practice and research. For six days, it brings together composers, performers, researchers and students for concerts, presentations, workshops and discussions.

The program opens with a two-day workshop on electroacoustic composition in Türkiye, with faculty members from universities across the country. It continues with concerts of fixed media works on a 3D loudspeaker system, concerts of works for instruments and electronics, and sessions of presentations and workshops.

ANEMUS is organized by the Composition Department of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Bilkent University.

We invite submissions in three categories:

  • Fixed media: multichannel works for a 3D loudspeaker system, 8 channels or more, or Ambisonics. Up to 12 minutes.
  • Instruments and electronics: works for one instrument and stereo electronics, fixed or live. Up to 8 minutes.
  • Presentations and workshops: works, works in progress, research, technology and academic papers. Open theme.
  • Submission deadline: 1 February 2027
  • Notification of results: 1 March 2027
  • Symposium: 7-12 June 2027

For all calls:

  • No application fee
  • Open to all composers, artists, researchers and students
  • Submissions via the online application form

Concerts and sessions may be recorded and archived. By submitting, applicants agree to the recording of their work or presentation for documentation and promotion of the symposium.

Fixed Media

We invite submissions of fixed media works exploring spatial sound and multichannel composition. Selected works will be presented in concert on a 3D loudspeaker system in the black box theater of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts. The system consists of:

  • 8 ear-level speakers (octaphonic ring)
  • 4 ground-level speakers
  • 4 height-level speakers
  • 1 subwoofer

Submission deadline: 1 February 2027

  • No application fee
  • Minimum format: 8 channels. Works engaging the full system will be prioritized
  • Stereo, quadraphonic, 5.1 and similar smaller formats are not accepted
  • Maximum duration: 12 minutes
  • Maximum two submissions per composer

Attendance at the concert is not required, but preference will be given to composers who will attend.

Works can be submitted in one of the following formats:

  • Ambisonics (AmbiX format, up to 7th order)
  • Discrete multichannel audio, with each channel clearly labeled

All submissions must include a binaural version of the work.

To apply, please submit the following through the online application form:

  1. A download link to the audio files (Dropbox, Google Drive or similar). Make sure the link is valid until 1 March 2027.
  2. The title, duration and year of composition of the work.
  3. Program notes and a short biography (maximum 300 words combined).

Selected composers will be notified by e-mail by 1 March 2027.

Instruments and Electronics

We invite submissions of works for one instrument and electronics. Selected works will be performed in the concert hall of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts.

ANEMUS will provide performers for the following instruments:

  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Flute
  • Trumpet
  • Trombone
  • Piano

Works for any other instrument are also welcome. In this case, the composer is responsible for bringing the performer to the symposium.

Submission deadline: 1 February 2027

  • No application fee
  • Works for one instrument and electronics
  • Fixed and live electronics are both welcome
  • Electronics must be in stereo. Multichannel works are not accepted
  • Maximum duration: 8 minutes
  • Maximum one submission per composer
  • Premieres and previously performed works are both welcome
  • In-person attendance is required

To apply, please submit the following through the online application form:

  1. Score (PDF).
  2. Technical rider (equipment, inputs, amplification, stage setup).
  3. A clear description of how the electronic part is performed (fixed playback, live processing, triggering, software used, and who operates the electronics during the performance).
  4. For previously performed works, an audio or video recording of a performance (welcome but not required).
  5. Title, duration, year of composition and instrumentation of the work.
  6. Program notes and a short biography (maximum 300 words combined).

Selected composers will be notified by e-mail by 1 March 2027 and asked to confirm their participation by a given deadline. If participation is not confirmed by that date, the work will be replaced by a work from the waiting list.

  • Accommodation will be provided for selected composers and, where applicable, for the performer they bring. Travel costs are not covered.
  • Rehearsal time in the concert hall and technical assistance will be provided.

Presentations and Workshops

We invite proposals for presentations and workshops. ANEMUS approaches electroacoustic music through both artistic practice and research, and we welcome contributions from either side, or from both. The call is open to composers, artists, researchers, developers and students.

Proposals can be submitted in the following categories:

  • Presentation of a completed work (compositional approach, process, aesthetics)
  • Work in progress
  • Artistic or academic research
  • Technology (new tools, instruments, software or systems)
  • Academic papers

The theme is open. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Spatial audio and multichannel composition
  • Acousmatic music and listening
  • Instruments and electronics, live electronics
  • Field recording and soundscape composition
  • Tools, software and instrument design for composition
  • Analysis of electroacoustic works
  • Electroacoustic music education
  • History and archives of electroacoustic music
  • Machine learning and artificial intelligence in composition
  • Sound diffusion and performance practice

There are two formats:

  • Presentation: 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion
  • Workshop: 60 or 90 minutes. A limited number of workshops will be selected.

A projector and stereo playback will be available for all sessions. Presentations that require multichannel playback may use the 3D loudspeaker system described in the Fixed Media call.

Submission deadline: 1 February 2027

  • No application fee
  • One proposal per person as presenting author
  • Co-authored proposals are welcome
  • Presentations are given in English
  • In-person participation is preferred; online presentations are possible

To apply, please submit the following through the online application form:

  1. Title and category of the proposal, and names and affiliations of all authors.
  2. For presentations: an abstract of 300 to 500 words.
  3. For workshops: a description of 300 to 500 words, including aims, duration, maximum number of participants and any materials participants should bring.
  4. For presentations of works: a link to audio or video of the work. For technology presentations: a link to a demo video (optional).
  5. Technical requirements.
  6. A short biography of each author (maximum 150 words per author).

Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee. Results will be announced by e-mail by 1 March 2027.

Travel and accommodation are not covered. Information about accommodation near the campus will be shared with selected participants.

After the symposium, presenters will be invited to submit a full paper for publication in the digital proceedings of ANEMUS 2027. The deadline for full papers will be announced.

İletişim

İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi
Müzik ve Sahne Sanatları Fakültesi, Müzik Bölümü
06800 Bilkent, Ankara