Spring Term 2026
28 January
Bennett Zon (University of Durham), Intertemporality and the timeless timefulness of chant
Joint event with UoN Centre for Theology, Philosophy and Religion
NB this event takes place on a Weds at 3pm in Humanities A1
3 February
Chris Rawden (UoN alumnus),
Celebrate your musical skills-set as your superpower, whatever your professional field
17 February
Caroline Waddington-Jones (University of York), High-quality music education for all? Policy, practice, and teacher development in special schools
24 February
John Snijders (University of Durham), Please do not put your hands together: Some historically informed ways of executing rubato in piano music of the long 19th century
3 March
READING WEEK
10 March
PhD research talks
17 March
Oskar Cox-Jensen (Newcastle University), Barks, baas, and a tiger-pig: Animal cries and mainstream song since the sixteenth century
24 March
Kanav Gupta (University of Nottingham), Hot winds have split her piano”: Reimagining the musical life of the colonial residents in nineteenth century India
Tuesdays
3:30pm
A30 Arts Centre Lecture Theatre (unless otherwise advertised)
Please email Henry Parkes with any enquiries.
Spring poster coming soon