The Music Research Seminars series is our main seminar series for research into the cultural, historical, political and social dimensions of musical life. With contributions from researchers and musicians from within the Reid School and beyond, it’s a place to encounter and discuss new ideas, and gain fresh perspective on some old ones. Jan 18 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Andy Fry | ‘Blues of Bechet’: Rehearing the One-Man Band Recordings Andy Fry uses oral history, reception and recordings to reframe Bechet's One-Man Band as a collaborative act. Find out more about the venue Further information Jan 25 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Christine Lucia | Retrieving Michael Moerane, African Composer Christine Lucia discusses her research into Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980), and the challenges this presents. Find out more about the venue Further information Feb 01 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Rona Wilkie | 'Gur muladach tha mi': Singing as coping mechanism in nineteenth-century Gaelic Scotland Rona Wilke argues for the importance of musical performance in transforming the political and cultural fate of the Gàidhealtachd in the mid-nineteenth century. Find out more about the venue Further information Feb 08 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Rowan Hawitt | About time: Ecological contemporary folk music and the performance of more-than-human temporalities Rowan Hawitt presents her research into how Scottish and English folk musicians have responded to the climate crisis. Find out more about the venue Further information Feb 15 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Tree Burton | Music and place: a site-specific response to architecture Tree Burton discusses how she translates architectural and design features into site-specific music. Find out more about the venue Further information Feb 29 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Freya Jarman | The Jew’s noise and the castrato’s voice: the sound of sexual difference Freya Jarman explores how historical representations of Jewish musicality can be understood with reference to stereotypes around the singing of castrati. Find out more about the venue Further information Mar 07 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Nikki Moran | Invisible artistry: Relationships, creativity, and musical accompaniment Nikki Moran explores what it means to accompany someone, in musical performance and beyond, and the wider implications of this practice. Find out more about the venue Further information Mar 14 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Una MacGlone | What’s inside the black box of community music? Investigating musical and paramusical communications of practitioners and participants with and without disabilities Una MacGlone presents results from research into what actually happens during community music workshops for children with and without disabilities. Find out more about the venue Further information Mar 21 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Amanda Hsieh | European Symphonies on Radio for the 2,600th Anniversary of the Founding of Japan Amanda Hsieh explores the radio programming for celebrations of the 2,600th anniversary of Japan in 1940. Find out more about the venue Further information Mar 28 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Alisha Lola Jones | Ultrasonic Tastemaker: A Critical Gastromusicology Alisha Lola Jone investigates the interconnectedness of African American embodiment, oral transmission, cultural production, wealth extraction, and consumption in the global marketplace Find out more about the venue Further information Apr 03 2024 17.15 - 20.00 Elaine Kelly | Inaugural lecture — The Sounds of Socialist Solidarity: Musical Relations between the German Democratic Republic and the Postcolonial World Elaine Kelly explores what music can tell us about the politics and practice of international solidarity in the GDR. Further information This article was published on 2025-01-21
Jan 18 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Andy Fry | ‘Blues of Bechet’: Rehearing the One-Man Band Recordings Andy Fry uses oral history, reception and recordings to reframe Bechet's One-Man Band as a collaborative act. Find out more about the venue Further information
Jan 18 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Andy Fry | ‘Blues of Bechet’: Rehearing the One-Man Band Recordings Andy Fry uses oral history, reception and recordings to reframe Bechet's One-Man Band as a collaborative act. Find out more about the venue Further information
Jan 25 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Christine Lucia | Retrieving Michael Moerane, African Composer Christine Lucia discusses her research into Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980), and the challenges this presents. Find out more about the venue Further information
Jan 25 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Christine Lucia | Retrieving Michael Moerane, African Composer Christine Lucia discusses her research into Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980), and the challenges this presents. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 01 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Rona Wilkie | 'Gur muladach tha mi': Singing as coping mechanism in nineteenth-century Gaelic Scotland Rona Wilke argues for the importance of musical performance in transforming the political and cultural fate of the Gàidhealtachd in the mid-nineteenth century. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 01 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Rona Wilkie | 'Gur muladach tha mi': Singing as coping mechanism in nineteenth-century Gaelic Scotland Rona Wilke argues for the importance of musical performance in transforming the political and cultural fate of the Gàidhealtachd in the mid-nineteenth century. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 08 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Rowan Hawitt | About time: Ecological contemporary folk music and the performance of more-than-human temporalities Rowan Hawitt presents her research into how Scottish and English folk musicians have responded to the climate crisis. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 08 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Rowan Hawitt | About time: Ecological contemporary folk music and the performance of more-than-human temporalities Rowan Hawitt presents her research into how Scottish and English folk musicians have responded to the climate crisis. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 15 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Tree Burton | Music and place: a site-specific response to architecture Tree Burton discusses how she translates architectural and design features into site-specific music. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 15 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Tree Burton | Music and place: a site-specific response to architecture Tree Burton discusses how she translates architectural and design features into site-specific music. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 29 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Freya Jarman | The Jew’s noise and the castrato’s voice: the sound of sexual difference Freya Jarman explores how historical representations of Jewish musicality can be understood with reference to stereotypes around the singing of castrati. Find out more about the venue Further information
Feb 29 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Freya Jarman | The Jew’s noise and the castrato’s voice: the sound of sexual difference Freya Jarman explores how historical representations of Jewish musicality can be understood with reference to stereotypes around the singing of castrati. Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 07 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Nikki Moran | Invisible artistry: Relationships, creativity, and musical accompaniment Nikki Moran explores what it means to accompany someone, in musical performance and beyond, and the wider implications of this practice. Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 07 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Nikki Moran | Invisible artistry: Relationships, creativity, and musical accompaniment Nikki Moran explores what it means to accompany someone, in musical performance and beyond, and the wider implications of this practice. Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 14 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Una MacGlone | What’s inside the black box of community music? Investigating musical and paramusical communications of practitioners and participants with and without disabilities Una MacGlone presents results from research into what actually happens during community music workshops for children with and without disabilities. Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 14 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Una MacGlone | What’s inside the black box of community music? Investigating musical and paramusical communications of practitioners and participants with and without disabilities Una MacGlone presents results from research into what actually happens during community music workshops for children with and without disabilities. Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 21 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Amanda Hsieh | European Symphonies on Radio for the 2,600th Anniversary of the Founding of Japan Amanda Hsieh explores the radio programming for celebrations of the 2,600th anniversary of Japan in 1940. Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 21 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Amanda Hsieh | European Symphonies on Radio for the 2,600th Anniversary of the Founding of Japan Amanda Hsieh explores the radio programming for celebrations of the 2,600th anniversary of Japan in 1940. Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 28 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Alisha Lola Jones | Ultrasonic Tastemaker: A Critical Gastromusicology Alisha Lola Jone investigates the interconnectedness of African American embodiment, oral transmission, cultural production, wealth extraction, and consumption in the global marketplace Find out more about the venue Further information
Mar 28 2024 17.15 - 18.45 Alisha Lola Jones | Ultrasonic Tastemaker: A Critical Gastromusicology Alisha Lola Jone investigates the interconnectedness of African American embodiment, oral transmission, cultural production, wealth extraction, and consumption in the global marketplace Find out more about the venue Further information
Apr 03 2024 17.15 - 20.00 Elaine Kelly | Inaugural lecture — The Sounds of Socialist Solidarity: Musical Relations between the German Democratic Republic and the Postcolonial World Elaine Kelly explores what music can tell us about the politics and practice of international solidarity in the GDR. Further information
Apr 03 2024 17.15 - 20.00 Elaine Kelly | Inaugural lecture — The Sounds of Socialist Solidarity: Musical Relations between the German Democratic Republic and the Postcolonial World Elaine Kelly explores what music can tell us about the politics and practice of international solidarity in the GDR. Further information