| | 1981 | ICMC 1981 | | Denton (Texas, USA) |
| | Tuesday, January 6, 1981 | IPEM Concert | In person | Ghent (Belgium) |
| | February 1981 | John Chowning | In person | Paris (France) |
| | Tuesday, February 3, 1981, 8:30 pm | Francis Dhomont - RD Laing | Salle 1020 – Faculté de musique – Pavillon Marguerite-d’Youville – Université de Montréal In person | Montréal (Québec) |
![Denis Smalley [Photo: George Kinnear, Ca. July 2019]](https://res.electrocd.com/image.php/image/s/smalley_de.9722.jpg?width=60&cropratio=1:1) | Monday, March 2, 1981 | Electroacoustic Music from Sweden and England | Concert Room – Music Centre – University of East Anglia In person | Norwich (England, UK) |
| | Monday, March 23, 1981 | Cycle acousmatique 1981: François Bayle | Grand Auditorium – Maison de Radio France In person | Paris (France) |
| | April 1981 | Two New Hours | On radio | Canada |
 | Thursday, April 9, 1981, 8:15 pm | Concert 130 | Salle Pollack – Pavillon Strathcona – Université McGill In person | Montréal (Québec) |
![Annette Vande Gorne [Photo: Chantale Laplante, Ohain (Belgium), May 2009]](https://res.electrocd.com/image.php/image/v/vandegorne_an.9883.jpg?width=60&cropratio=1:1) | Tuesday, April 28, 1981, 8:00 pm | De l’objet à l’ordinateur — 30 ans de musique électroacoustique au Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM) de Paris | CAU – Centre d’action universitaire In person | Brussels (Belgium) |
| | Monday, May 25, 1981 | Music for Electronics and Voices | In person | Bath (England, UK) |
| | June 1981 | Synthèse 1981: Yves Daoust | In person | Bourges (Cher, France) |
| | Sunday, June 14, 1981, 5:00 pm | Synthèse 1981: Actuelles 81: Canada — France | Grand théâtre – Maison de la culture de Bourges In person | Bourges (Cher, France) |
