WORKING WITH OTTOMAN MUSIC SOURCES
Critical Music & Text Editions, Cataloging, Research Metadata Management, Digital Humanities, Performance
7–11 September 2026
Orient-Institut Istanbul
Applications are now open for the CMO Summer Academy 2026.
About the Summer Academy
The CMO Summer Academy 2026 brings together young researchers, musicians, and advanced students working in musicology, Ottoman studies, manuscript studies, digital humanities, historical performance practice, and related fields for an intensive week of collaborative workshops and interdisciplinary exchange.
Organized within the framework of the Corpus Musicae Ottomanicae (CMO) project and hosted by the Orient-Institut Istanbul, the Academy focuses on the diverse historical traditions of music and text transmission in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ottoman world. Through hands-on workshops led by international specialists, participants will engage directly with historical sources, editorial practices, cataloging methodologies, digital scholarly editions, and historically informed performance approaches.
The Academy approaches musical manuscripts not merely as static archival objects, but as
dynamic witnesses to interconnected literary, musical, performative, and intellectual traditions.
The Summer Academy is free of charge, and funding for travel and accommodations are available for a limited number of applicants.
Special attention will be given to:
• Eastern Mediterranean and Ottoman manuscript traditions
• Manuscript Cultures in variety of scripts and notations
• Critical music & text editions
• Historical performance practices
• Music cataloging, metadata creation, and research metadata management
• Digital scholarly editions and XML-based infrastructures
• Oral and written transmission processes
• Interdisciplinary and comparative research methodologies
Why join this Academy?
Ottoman music sources are not only repositories of musical repertories, but also dynamic sites of transmission, textual production, literary traditions, editorial practice, performance, and cultural exchange. Bringing together manuscript studies, critical editions, cataloging, research metadata management, digital humanities, and performance, the CMO Summer Academy aims to create a shared environment in which different approaches can inform and enrich one another.
Structure of the Academy
The Summer Academy combines lectures and discussions with parallel workshop modules, hands-on sessions, collaborative learning environments, and informal participant exchange. Participants apply for one primary workshop module and may indicate additional module interests depending on capacity and scheduling.
Preliminary Programme
Monday, 7 September 2026 _ Opening Day
11:00 – 11:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
11:30 – 12:00 Keynote Lecture
13:30 – 15:30 Panel: Working with Ottoman Music Sources from Different Perspectives
Networking and Discussion
16:30 – 19:30 Performance Workshop
Tuesday, 8 September 2026_Workshop Day I
10:30 – 12:00 Paralel Workshop: Music Edition Workshop & Text Edition Workshop
13:00 – 16:00 Paralel Workshop: Music Edition Workshop & Text Edition Workshop
16:30 – 19:30 Performance Workshop
Wednesday, 9 September 2026_Workshop Day II
10:30 – 12:00 Paralel Workshop: Music Edition Workshop & Text Edition Workshop
13:00 – 16:00 Paralel Workshop: Text Edition Workshop & Cataloging Workshop
16:30 – 19:30 Performance Workshop
Thursday, 10 September 2026_Workshop Day III
10:30 – 12:00 Research Metadata Management Workshop
13:00 – 16:00 Digital Humanities Workshop
16:30 – 19:30 Performance Workshop Evaluation
Friday, 11 September 2026_Closing Day
10:30 – 12:00 Closing Roundtable / Academy Evaluation
14:00 – 16:00 Archive Visits (planned): Rare Books Library & Darülelhan Archives
19:00 – 20:00 Reception
20:00 – 21:00 Concert
Please note: A preliminary program published shortly. The complete program, including detailed schedules and instructor information, will be announced at a later stage.
Workshop Modules:
• Research Metadata Management
Detailed descriptions of each module, including workshop contents, participant expectations, and learning outcomes, are available on the individual module pages listed above.
Certificate
Participants who successfully complete the CMO Summer Academy will receive a certificate of participation jointly issued by the Orient-Institut Istanbul and the University of Münster.
Who Can Apply
The Academy welcomes advanced undergraduate and graduate students, PhD candidates,
postdoctoral researchers, conservatory students, musicians, musicologist, literature researchers, philologists, librarians, archivists and scholars from related disciplines.
Working Language
The workshops will be talked primarily in English and Turkish will be a secondary language.
Application Information
Application Deadline: 15 July 2026
Notification of Acceptance: 30 July 2026
Applicants should complete the online application form and upload their CV