The Royal Musical Association
Conferences
RMA Annual Conference
The RMA Annual Conference provides an opportunity for all members to meet and participate in a wide range of events. With effect from 2013 the conference programmes will include the RMA Dent Medal lecture/award and the Le Huray lecture.
Call for Hosts: September 2017
The RMA invites expressions of interest from potential hosts for the RMA Annual Conference for September 2017. The Association values partnerships with universities and conservatoires across the UK in the promotion of its Annual Conference. The Association supports each annual conference through the work of its Council members and officers, with a financial grant of £1500, and through financial support for the Dent medal lecture/event and Le Huray lecture which provide for prize-winners of the Association’s awards to deliver keynote addresses. For more information, download the guidance and application form.
Forthcoming Annual Conferences
The 2013 Annual Conference will take place from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 September in London at the Institute for Musical Research. The draft programme is available and registration is open; see http://music.sas.ac.uk/events/conferences/rma-annual-conference for deatils.
The 2014 Annual Conference is scheduled from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 September at the University of Leeds. This will be the RMA’s 50th conference and also mark the 140th anniversary of RMA’s foundation and the 70th anniversary of its being granted the title ‘Royal’. Contacts: Derek Scott (Conference Director) derekbscott@gmail.com and Anastasia Belina (Conference Assistant) A.Belina@leeds.ac.uk.
The 2015 Annual Conference is scheduled from Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 September at the University of Birmingham. Contacts: Andrew Kirkman (Conference Director) a.kirkman@bham.ac.uk and Caroline Ashton (Conference Manager) c.e.ashton@bham.ac.uk.
The 2016 Annual Conference is scheduled for September (exact dates tbc) in London at the Institute for Musical Research.