The Colloquium series is the main opportunity for members of the Faculty of Music, researchers from other departments, and the general public to come together and hear papers on all aspects of music research, given by distinguished speakers from the UK and abroad. Colloquia are held on Wednesday evenings in the Recital Room at the Faculty of Music, West Road. Admission is free and all are welcome. Please arrive at 4.50pm for a 5.00pm start. Papers are followed by a discussion and a drinks reception with the speaker.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music
Elaine Kelly
University of Edinburgh
Performing diplomacy: musical encounters between the GDR and the
Middle East
Wednesday, 2 May 2018
5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music
Francesca Vella
University of Cambridge
Aida, media and spatial politics, ca 1871–72
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music
Bennett Zon
Durham University
The impassible dream: theology, science and the evolution of music
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music
Nanette Nielsen
Universitetet i Oslo
Music and pragmatist philosophy: aesthetic experience in action
