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RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...
Boulez 100: International Conference Celebrating the Pierre Boulez Centenary
“Boulez 100” will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, from Thursday November 13 to Saturday, November 15.
“Boulez 100” will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, from Thursday November 13 to Saturday, November 15.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Boulez 100: International Conference Celebrating the Pierre Boulez Centenary
“Boulez 100” will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, from Thursday November 13 to Saturday, November 15.
“Boulez 100” will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, from Thursday November 13 to Saturday, November 15.
University of Glasgow Research Colloquia in Music
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
University of Glasgow Research Colloquia in Music
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.
Glasgow hosts a series of colloquia on behalf of the Royal Musical Association featuring national and international guest speakers, along with staff and postgraduate students.
Taking place next week in Edinburgh: the symposium 'Pierre Boulez and his Cultural Legacy Today' (6/7 November, Institut Français d'Ecosse)
edinboulez.blogspot.com
edinboulez.blogspot.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Taking place next week in Edinburgh: the symposium 'Pierre Boulez and his Cultural Legacy Today' (6/7 November, Institut Français d'Ecosse)
edinboulez.blogspot.com
edinboulez.blogspot.com
Call for Papers: Chamber Music: Synergies through Time, Places and Spaces (Cardiff, 13 Mar 2026)
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for our conference ‘Chamber music: synergies through time, places and spaces’.
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for our conference ‘Chamber music: synergies through time, places and spaces’.
October 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Call for Papers: Chamber Music: Synergies through Time, Places and Spaces (Cardiff, 13 Mar 2026)
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for our conference ‘Chamber music: synergies through time, places and spaces’.
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for our conference ‘Chamber music: synergies through time, places and spaces’.
Honourable mentions also go to two collections:
Robert Sholl ed., 'Messiaen in Context' (CUP, 2024)
and
Toby Young ed., 'The Cambridge Companion to Composition' (CUP, 2024)
Congratulations to all our winners!
Robert Sholl ed., 'Messiaen in Context' (CUP, 2024)
and
Toby Young ed., 'The Cambridge Companion to Composition' (CUP, 2024)
Congratulations to all our winners!
October 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Honourable mentions also go to two collections:
Robert Sholl ed., 'Messiaen in Context' (CUP, 2024)
and
Toby Young ed., 'The Cambridge Companion to Composition' (CUP, 2024)
Congratulations to all our winners!
Robert Sholl ed., 'Messiaen in Context' (CUP, 2024)
and
Toby Young ed., 'The Cambridge Companion to Composition' (CUP, 2024)
Congratulations to all our winners!
The Royal Musical Association and Cambridge University Press Edited Book Prize for 2025 goes to Peter McMurray and Priyasha Mukhopadhyay for their edited collection 'Acoustics of Empire: Sound, Media and Power in the Long Nineteenth Century' (OUP, 2024).
October 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Royal Musical Association and Cambridge University Press Edited Book Prize for 2025 goes to Peter McMurray and Priyasha Mukhopadhyay for their edited collection 'Acoustics of Empire: Sound, Media and Power in the Long Nineteenth Century' (OUP, 2024).
The RMA Practice Research Prize for 2025 is awarded to Sara Salloum (University of Newcastle) for her thesis 'Female lute accomplishment and performance practices in early seventeenth-century England' (University of Durham).
September 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The RMA Practice Research Prize for 2025 is awarded to Sara Salloum (University of Newcastle) for her thesis 'Female lute accomplishment and performance practices in early seventeenth-century England' (University of Durham).
‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED ‼️
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
September 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED ‼️
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
The RMA/CUP 2025 Outstanding Monograph Book Prize is awarded to Jessica Swanston Baker for 'Island Time: Speed and the Archipelago from St. Kitts and Nevis'. Honourable mention also to Matthew D. Morrison (Stanford University) for 'Blacksound: Making Race and Popular Music in the United States'.
September 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The RMA/CUP 2025 Outstanding Monograph Book Prize is awarded to Jessica Swanston Baker for 'Island Time: Speed and the Archipelago from St. Kitts and Nevis'. Honourable mention also to Matthew D. Morrison (Stanford University) for 'Blacksound: Making Race and Popular Music in the United States'.
Reminder: the deadline for submitting your proposal to the BFE and RMA 2026 Research Students' Conference (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) is this Thursday!
www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
September 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Reminder: the deadline for submitting your proposal to the BFE and RMA 2026 Research Students' Conference (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) is this Thursday!
www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
Congratulations to our Dent medallist Prof. Sarah Collins! Sarah gave a brilliant keynote lecture yesterday, titled 'Habits of Realism'.
Sarah was presented the Dent medal by the RMA President Simon Keefe.
Sarah was presented the Dent medal by the RMA President Simon Keefe.
September 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Congratulations to our Dent medallist Prof. Sarah Collins! Sarah gave a brilliant keynote lecture yesterday, titled 'Habits of Realism'.
Sarah was presented the Dent medal by the RMA President Simon Keefe.
Sarah was presented the Dent medal by the RMA President Simon Keefe.
It's the third and final day of our annual conference in Southampton! Let us know what you're looking forward to today, and what you've enjoyed over the conference.
Tag us in your posts and we'll share.
Tag us in your posts and we'll share.
September 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It's the third and final day of our annual conference in Southampton! Let us know what you're looking forward to today, and what you've enjoyed over the conference.
Tag us in your posts and we'll share.
Tag us in your posts and we'll share.
It's day two of our annual conference at Southampton! Let us know what you're looking forward to today, tag us in your posts and we'll share them.
September 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It's day two of our annual conference at Southampton! Let us know what you're looking forward to today, tag us in your posts and we'll share them.
Well done to our conference runners! As advertised in our programme, we met for a friendly and chatty 5k run bright and early this morning. A lovely way to start day 2 of the conference!
September 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Well done to our conference runners! As advertised in our programme, we met for a friendly and chatty 5k run bright and early this morning. A lovely way to start day 2 of the conference!
It's day one of our annual conference at Southampton! Let us know what you're looking forward to today.
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMACon...
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMACon...
September 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It's day one of our annual conference at Southampton! Let us know what you're looking forward to today.
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMACon...
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMACon...
Are you a PGR/ECR attending our conference starting tomorrow? If you're in Southampton this evening, please consider joining @rmastudents.bsky.social for a social!
9 September, 19:00, Turtle Bay Southampton, 1 Guildhall Sq, SO14 7FP.
9 September, 19:00, Turtle Bay Southampton, 1 Guildhall Sq, SO14 7FP.
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Are you a PGR/ECR attending our conference starting tomorrow? If you're in Southampton this evening, please consider joining @rmastudents.bsky.social for a social!
9 September, 19:00, Turtle Bay Southampton, 1 Guildhall Sq, SO14 7FP.
9 September, 19:00, Turtle Bay Southampton, 1 Guildhall Sq, SO14 7FP.
We're excited for our annual conference in a few days' time, this year hosted by the University of Southampton! Hope to see lots of you there.
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...
September 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We're excited for our annual conference in a few days' time, this year hosted by the University of Southampton! Hope to see lots of you there.
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...
www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...
Deadline coming up soon for the RMA 150th Anniversary Fellowships! www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...
August 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Deadline coming up soon for the RMA 150th Anniversary Fellowships! www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...
News: The Dent Medal for 2025 is awarded to Professor Bettina Varwig (University of Cambridge). www.rma.ac.uk/2025/05/19/2...
May 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
News: The Dent Medal for 2025 is awarded to Professor Bettina Varwig (University of Cambridge). www.rma.ac.uk/2025/05/19/2...
Registration is now open for 'Everyday Music Scenes: Pubs, Clubs and ‘Stutes', RMA Study Day, Newcastle University.
14th-15th April 2025
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/03/10/r...
14th-15th April 2025
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/03/10/r...
March 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Registration is now open for 'Everyday Music Scenes: Pubs, Clubs and ‘Stutes', RMA Study Day, Newcastle University.
14th-15th April 2025
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/03/10/r...
14th-15th April 2025
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/03/10/r...
Coming up in May: the inaugural conference of our new 'Music of Eastern Europe and Eurasia' Study Group, with event titled 'Music on the Move in Eastern Europe', University of Bristol 28-29 May www.rma.ac.uk/2025/02/28/m...
February 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Coming up in May: the inaugural conference of our new 'Music of Eastern Europe and Eurasia' Study Group, with event titled 'Music on the Move in Eastern Europe', University of Bristol 28-29 May www.rma.ac.uk/2025/02/28/m...
Upcoming: 'PhD/ECR event: Pathways to Publication', University of Bristol, 4 March www.rma.ac.uk/2025/01/22/r...
January 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Upcoming: 'PhD/ECR event: Pathways to Publication', University of Bristol, 4 March www.rma.ac.uk/2025/01/22/r...
Good morning, and welcome to day 2 of the BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference at Aberdeen. Here's @tamarabatty.bsky.social presenting on 21st Century Arab popular music!
January 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good morning, and welcome to day 2 of the BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference at Aberdeen. Here's @tamarabatty.bsky.social presenting on 21st Century Arab popular music!
Attendees this afternoon were treated to performances of Strathspeys and Reels by Morag Johnston in her presentation on Women in Scottish fiddle music! #RSC2025 #RMAstudent
January 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Attendees this afternoon were treated to performances of Strathspeys and Reels by Morag Johnston in her presentation on Women in Scottish fiddle music! #RSC2025 #RMAstudent