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1st February 2021

Research Works: In Search of a Lost Language – Performing in Early-Recorded Style (Strings)

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Dr Emlyn Stam aims to answer the question: how might viola and string quartet playing in the performer-centered, moment-to-moment and communicative style heard on early recordings be brought about today?

6:00pm

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8th February 2021

Research Works: Queering the Conservatoire – Beyond the diversity checklist (Session 1)

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Three doctoral researchers, Nick Bonadies, Sarah McCabe and Imogen Flower, brazenly launch the entirely unofficial Queer Performance department, making the case for a Queer Conservatoire.

6:00pm

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15th February 2021

Research Works: Queering the Conservatoire – Beyond the diversity checklist (Session 2)

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An informal collaborative research project with fellow queer students across UK conservatoires informs the second of two sessions in which three doctoral researchers make the case for a Queer Conservatoire.

6:00pm

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22nd February 2021

Research Works: Nikos Skalkottas – World Premiere Critical Edition & Recording

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The unique orchestration technique and multi-fractal serialism demonstrated in Nikos Skalkottas' Concerto for Violin, Viola and Large Wind Orchestra is explored in this seminar lead by two musicians involved in the work's premiere recording, made in 2020.

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1st March 2021

Research Works: On Exile and Solitude – A Survey of South African Art Song

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This presentation considers themes of solitude, longing and exile focusing on three selected collections of art songs by three living South African composers.

6:00pm

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22nd March 2021

Research Works: Where and How Does Music Make Sense in Contemporary Social Life?

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Presenting cases from his research on the role of popular music in politically and culturally divided societies, Dr Alessandro Mazzola outlines an original interdisciplinary perspective on music research.

6:00pm

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