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Interview with the 2021 Tippett Medallist
Niki Zohdi chats to the recipient of the Tippet Medal – Jonathan Woolgar
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The Apocalypse is Nigh: Music and Crisis Around 1400
By Johanna-Pauline Thöne
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Looking back to Look Forward
A method for formulating a new research topic – by Jacob Simmons
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Rhené-Baton as Conductor and Composer: The Hiatus Years
Callum Rogers Rhené-Baton (1879–1940) was a French musician perhaps best known for his conductorship roles across Europe. Although he was born in neighbouring Normandy, Rhené-Baton gleans much of his compositional […]
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Exploring Poulenc’s Paris and the Bibliothèque national de France
Kerry Bunkhall describes her journey exploring Poulenc’s Paris and the Bibliothèque nationale de France for her doctoral research.
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Online Resources for Musicians during the Quarantine Era
Note: we are now collecting available online events, courses and resources.. etc. for students to enjoy academic life in this difficult time. This list is by any mean far from […]
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Working from home with your research
Ashley WestmacottStudent Representative I should start off by saying that I work from home 90% of the time Covid-19 or not, primarily because I live a fair distance away from […]
Read moreConference Review: Clara Schumann (Née Wieck) And Her World, 14-16 June 2019, Oxford
The Clara Schumann (Née Wieck) And Her World International Bicentenary Conference, supported by the RMA, was held from 14 to 16 June 2019. Organised by Joe Davies, the conference brought […]
Read moreConference Announcement: 56th Annual Conference of the Royal Musical Association, 8-10 Sep 2020, Goldsmiths, University of London
https://sites.gold.ac.uk/rma-annual-conference/
Read moreStatement from the President on Conduct at RMA Conferences
I wanted to bring members of the Association up-to-date with our latest deliberations on an RMA Code of Conduct, following discussions at Council and at the last AGM. Firstly, for […]
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RMARC Student Paper Prize 2025
Congratulations to Adam Possener (UCL), who has been awarded this year’s Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle Student Paper Prize. The prize is awarded annually in collaboration with the BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference, held […]
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Call for Papers: Pierre Boulez and His Cultural Legacy Today (6-7 Nov 2025 in Edinburgh)
https://edinboulez.blogspot.com/2025/04/call-for-papers.html
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BBC Written Archives – appeal for letters of concern
Dear RMA members, A vital research resource that many of us have used, the BBC Written Archives, is proposing to seriously restrict access to materials. The BBC’s new policy for the […]
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Call for contributors: first annual Study Day of the RMA Composer-Performer Collaboration Study Group
Are you a musical practitioner and/or researcher with interests in collaboration? Join us at the Royal Academy of Music on the 20th June from 10am for the first annual Study […]
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Statement on the National Endowment for the Humanities Cuts and their Effects on the American Musicological Society
We write, as major learned societies and advocates for Music in the United Kingdom, profoundly disturbed at how the proposed termination of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants will […]
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RMA signs UK Performing Arts subject associations letter to REF director
Joint letter from the UK performing arts subject associations: British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS), DanceHE, DramaHE, Royal Musical Association, Society for Dance Research and Theatre and […]
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Nominations Open for Council Membership
Nominations due by 23 May 2025
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The 6th Silpakorn Conference on Sound and Music, Bangkok, 13-15 June 2025
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Programme Published: Early Recordings Association 2025 Annual Conference, 1-3 July in Surrey
Early Recordings Association https://www.surrey.ac.uk/events/20250701-early-recordings-association-era-conference-2025
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Call for Participation: Embodied Research Methods in Music & Sound, 11 June 2025 in London
Embodied Research Methods in Music & SoundStudy Day — Call for Participation Date & Time: Wednesday 11 June 2025, 9.30am-5.30pmLocation: SPARC, City St. Georges, University of London Submission deadline: Friday […]
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