The symposium “Queerness, Voice, Embodiment” took place from 20th to 21st April 2018 at Maynooth University. It was the second annual symposium of the LGBTQ+ Music Study Group, an organization […]
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Conference Review: Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen (REMOSS)
On 15 and 16 June 2018, the Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen (REMOSS) study group held their fourth annual conference at the University of Edinburgh. As in […]
Read moreConference Review: Rethinking Musical Transcription and Arrangement
“Rethinking Musical Transcription and Arrangement” brought together approximately 40 scholars, researchers, and students from the U.K., Europe, and United States for a one-day conference at the University of Cambridge on […]
Read moreBlue Planet II, music, culture and nature: What is the sound of one cuttlefish hovering?
Will Finch explores music from the nature documentary series, Blue Planet II. He examines the role it plays in the on-screen mediation of human and non-human interaction. Will is currently […]
Read moreConference Review: Claude Debussy in 2018: A Centenary Celebration
Debussy Perspectives, 1918-2018 Debussy’s Late Work and the Musical Worlds of Wartime Paris This conference, from 19 to 23 March 2018, welcomed delegates from at least 12 countries and several […]
Read moreAlan Bush’s 70th birthday concert in Apartheid South Africa
In this post, Dominic Daula gives us a fascinating insight into the influence and legacy of British composer Alan Bush in South Africa. Dominic is currently a postgraduate student at […]
Read moreJerome Roche Prize for 2018 awarded to Sean Curran
The Jerome Roche Prize for 2018 is awarded to Sean Curran for his article ‘Hockets Broken and Integrated in Early Mensural Theory and an Early Motet’, Early Music History, 36 […]
Read moreMusic, Wellbeing and Mental Health – Event Report
Music, Wellbeing and Mental Health An RMA, BFE and NAMHE event at the University of York St John 12-13 May 2018 ‘Music, Wellbeing and Mental Health’ was a 2-day event […]
Read moreDent Medal for 2018 awarded to Inga Mai Groote
The Dent Medal, struck in memory of the distinguished scholar and musician Edward J. Dent (1876-1957), has been awarded by the Royal Musical Association annually since 1961 to recipients selected […]
Read moreVolume 32 of RMA Monographs published: Anna Zayaruznaya, Upper-voice structures and compositional process in the Ars nova motet
Volume 32 of RMA Monographs has just been published: Anna Zayaruznaya, Upper-voice structures and compositional process in the Ars nova motet, published in May 2018. It can be ordered from […]
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