WORLDWIDE MUSIC CONFERENCE
A Geneva-based nonprofit dedicated to the future of music –
uniting people and institutions committed to music, around its defining questions and challenges.
Music is among the most profound achievements of human civilisation.
WWMC exists to ensure music receives the attention, study, and advocacy it deserves.
International Conferences & Dialogue
WWMC organises international conferences that capture the present state of knowledge about music – highlighting the latest discoveries and perspectives from across scientific disciplines and musical traditions.
Advocacy & Recognition
WWMC amplifies music's recognition as a global priority at the international and institutional levels – bringing music's defining challenges to the attention of international organisations, policymakers, and philanthropic leaders.
Interdisciplinary Research & Knowledge Sharing
WWMC facilitates music research – arranging projects and advancing the exchange of knowledge between scholars, making new findings accessible to specialists and the broader public.
Heritage & Innovation
WWMC champions the preservation and transmission of musical heritage in all its diversity, and fosters musical innovation – connecting past knowledge and new discoveries with the creation of music of the future.
Initiatives
Beyond conferences, WWMC develops initiatives that advance music's recognition and protection at the international level — bringing together expert communities and engaging institutions around shared priorities for music.
Launched at WWMC 2024 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, the Statement calls on the international community to recognise the preservation and development of musical heritage as a shared global priority — on par with the defining challenges of our time.
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Each WWMC edition explores a distinct dimension of music — from the frontiers of musicological and scientific research to the traditions of indigenous cultures.
The Statement on Global Musical Culture
Musicians, researchers, and cultural leaders gathered at the Palais des Nations to launch the Statement – a call for the international community to recognise music support as a shared global priority.
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World Musical Cultures
Leading ethnomusicologists explored the indigenous and traditional musical cultures of the Amazon, Timor, Cambodia, Northern India, and Japan.
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Scientific World Explores Music
The inaugural edition united specialists from 12 scientific disciplines and 30 countries, with proceedings published in two peer-reviewed volumes.
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Highlights, lectures, and panel discussions from past WWMC editions — featuring leading musicians, researchers, and cultural leaders.
Publications
Our conferences produce peer-reviewed scholarly volumes — documenting interdisciplinary research on music across traditions and scientific fields.
WWMC 2021 – Scientific World Explores Music
Following the 2021 conference, WWMC published two volumes of peer-reviewed proceedings, bringing together contributions from researchers across neuroscience, acoustics, ethnomusicology, music therapy, and other disciplines.
The volumes were selected and reviewed by a Scientific Committee of more than 20 interdisciplinary experts spanning musicology, mathematics, natural sciences, and humanities.
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