Global

Piano Roll Meetings

The bi-annual Global Piano Roll Meeting engages scholars, performers, and enthusiasts who present research, perform concerts and lead lecture-demonstrations. Sessions are conducted in English, but we are open to support with translations.

Each meeting has been hosted by a leading local university or institution in a different world region. We plan to continue this tradition, building local and institutional support, including new people, and expanding the community involved in roll-related performance and research.

A program committee meets regularly online to plan and organize the meetings and Preludes. A call for papers prior to each meeting invites proposals. Topics may include but are not limited to:

  • Historical study of piano and organ rolls, performers, audiences, and repertoires
  • Pneumatic instruments
  • Roll manufacturing, archival preservation and access
  • Performance studies
  • Technical studies
  • Archival research with roll collections and related documentary materials

Presentations can be individual papers, organized sessions, lecture-recitals, performances, panel discussions, posters, or other formats.

Whenever possible we record the presentations and performances in order to share the content with participants and other interested persons after the meeting.

2024 – 3rd GPRM UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
2022 – 2nd GPRM HKB BERN / MUSEUM SEEWEN
2018 – 1st GPRM UNI LEIPZIG / GRASSI MUSEUM