Colloquia Easter Term 2018

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 May2018
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 May2018
5.00pm, Recital Room at the Faculty of Music

Nanette Nielsen
Universitetet i Oslo

Music and pragmatist philosophy: aesthetic experience in action