Department of Music

Music colloquia and conferences

The Department of Music regularly hosts colloquia and conferences which offer students and members of the public the chance to hear academics from the department, as well as visiting scholars.

Lecturer delivering presentation to students

Colloquia

 

Autumn Term 2025 

30 September
Staff discuss their latest research and future highlights for 2025-26

7 October
James Mansell
(University of Nottingham) and Sarah Angliss (composer), Spiritualism, Telegraphy, and the Sonic Occult

Joint event with UoN Sound Research Centre

14 October
SESSION CANCELLED

21 October
Mervyn Cooke (University of Nottingham) Great Britten: A Personal Reflection

28 October
Orii McDermot (University of Nottingham), The Importance of “Musically-Attuned” Health and Social Care Workers: Insights Obtained from Two International Dementia Research Projects

11 November 
Victoria Jones and Lucy Knight
(Nottingham University Hospitals), Arts at NUH - How We Use Music in Hospitals

18 November
Tin Cugelj (University of Nottingham), Music and Musicking of Sacred Sea Travel Between Venice and Jerusalem (c. 1450-1650)

25 November
Andrew Leyshon
(University of Nottingham), Performing Music and Enacting Business Models in a Platform Economy: A Case Study of Musicians on Twitch

2 December
Dave Fennessy
(Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Digging: The Role of Buried Music in the Composition of Blood and Bog Cantata

9 December
Finalists’ Conference
Presentations from third-year Dissertation students

Tuesdays 3:30pm A30 Arts Centre Lecture Theatre (unless otherwise advertised)

Please email Henry Parkes with any enquiries.

Autumn term 2025 poster 

The Exotic Kitsch Conservatorium c. 1968, person on a stage

Conferences

 
No upcoming conferences found. Check back soon for further updates.

 

Choir at Albert Hall

Other events

 

The department also runs a variety of other events, including lunchtime and evening concerts. For more information see our news and events page.

 

 

Department of Music

The University of Nottingham
Lakeside Arts Centre
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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