Institute of Musical Research
Newsletter, January 2016
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IMR/CMPS Performance/Research Series
Organised by the Cambridge Centre for Musical Performance Studies in conjunction with the IMR. Seminars at 5.15pm, Room 261, Senate House.
Monday 25 January
The challenges of teaching undergraduate music students without using western notation: performance analysis as a partial solution
Dr Freya Jarman (University of Liverpool)
Monday 8 February
Bringing Canada’s First Peoples’ Musical Performances into the 21st Century
Professor Elaine Keillor (Carleton University)
Monday 22 February
Quiet is beautiful: the aesthetics of softness in new music today
Mieko Kanno (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
Further details on the IMR website.
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IMR International Composers Series
A series of talks by leading international composers, linked to performances of their work in the UK. Organised by Dr. Paul Archbold.
Anna Clyne, Wednesday 20 January, 5pm, Court Room, Senate House
Two more talks are planned for February; final details are still to be confirmed. Further information to follow shortly on the IMR website.
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Early Career Research Events
This year’s IMR Early Career Fellows are organising the following events:
Martin Čurda: ‘Inter-War Avant-Garde Discourse across National and Disciplinary Borders’, Sunday 31 January, Cardiff University
Dr. Ben Gaunt: ‘Instrumental vs. Electroacoustic: Remixing Contemporary Classical Music’, Thursday 7 April, Sheffield University
Dr. Michael Bonshor: ‘Choral practice, performance and pedagogy: real world applications of choral research’, Friday 8 April, Sheffield University
Andrew Green: ‘Music, Political Activism and the State’, Wednesday 13 April, Southampton University
Dr. Marie Kent: ‘Made in London: Makers, designers and innovators in musical instrument making in London, from the 18th to 20th centuries’, Saturday 28 May, London Metropolitan University
Further details of the events can be found on the IMR website.
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Other IMR Events
Social Justice in Music Education: A Book Launch and Debate, Friday 22 January, 4pm, Woburn Room, Senate House
This event, organised with OUP to celebrate the publication of The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education, is now full. To be placed on the waiting list and contacted if there are cancellations, please email [log in to unmask]
Music into Words, Tuesday 2 February, 7pm, Court Room, Senate House
An event exploring the wide variety of writing about classical music today: concert and opera reviews, academic writing, music journalism, programme notes, blogging, and musicians who write about music. Please reserve tickets in advance at https://billetto.co.uk/en/events/music-into-words.
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Reading Groups
The IMR research student reading group, ‘Classic texts in music and culture’, is convened by Professor Anahid Kassabian, who is an Honorary Research Fellow of the IMR. The reading group, which will begin meeting in February, will focus on classic and contemporary texts in cultural and social theory, and will bring together students from different universities.
The IMR is also pleased to lend its support to the Critical Theory for Musicology reading group. The group meets once a month at Senate House, and aims to provide a learning space for those interested in the interactions between Critical Theory and Musicology, with a specific focus on the ways in which various methods of critical thought can be used within musicological disciplines such as music analysis and historical musicology.
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Services to Researchers
The IMR offers to host small- or medium-scale research events (one-day conferences, seminars, workshops, networking meetings, book launches, impact events, etc.) at Senate House in central London for free or low cost, and provide publicity and basic administrative support. See the IMR website for further information. Several such events took place last term, and several more are being planned for the first half of 2016. Further details to follow on the IMR website.
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Advance notice: IMR Distinguished Lecture Series
The IMR’s Distinguished Lecture Series will be delivered in its inaugural year by Professor Nicholas Cook. The lectures will focus on his current major research project, ‘Musical Encounters: Studies in Relational Musicology’. They will take place on May 12, 19, 26 and June 2 at 5.30pm at Senate House, and will be preceded by seminars for PhD students. Attendance will be by reservation only. Further details to follow on the IMR website.
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