As the number of enthusiasts, professionals and academic piano roll initiatives all over the globe do increase and deliver great results, the time had been ripe to periodically bring together institutions and experts interested in piano rolls from all over the world. One of the main objectives is networking and sharing knowledge to foster collaboration. We (FaszinationPianola together with the Stanford University and the host of the Meeting) were proud to build on the valuable achievements of prior meetings like the 2017 Cremona “1st European Piano Roll Meeting” the 2017 Leipzig “Hupfeld Symposium” and similar efforts.

The first Global Piano Roll Meeting of this format had been July 25th, 2018 in Leipzig. The next meeting is planned for June 6th-8th, 2020 in Bern / Seewen (Switzerland) - for registration and details please check the website of the Hochschule der Kuenste (Bern, Swz).

Here are some examples of the participating countries / institutions at the 2018 1st Meeting: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Mechanical Music Machines, Technical Museum Brno, Mekaanisen Musiikin Museo, Deutsches Museum Munich, Museum für Musikinstrumente der Universität Leipzig, Institut für Musikwissenschaft der LMU München, Augustiner Museum Freiburg, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Gesellschaft für Selbstspielende Musikinstrumente, University di Pavia, AMMI, Nederlandse Pianola Sociëteit, Pianola Museum Amsterdam, Ringve Music Museum, Player Piano Group, Musical Museum Brentford, Stanford University, Biblioteca de Catalunya, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Universitat de Barcelona, Bern University of the Arts.

For the 2nd Global Piano Roll Meeting we do expect to see even more participants.

If you have questions, please contact us.