Music, Space and Place

Much of our research explores music and musical culture in a specific time and place; transnational and transcultural exchange; and urban geographies and mobility. 

What we cover

• Nottingham and the East Midlands 
• urban spaces and communities, especially 19th- to 21st-century Europe 
• British colonial activity in South Asia and the Caribbean 
• modern East and Southeast Asia, including China and Vietnam 
• medieval churches and geographies of religious music 
• North America in 20th and 21st centuries 
• music, mapping and spatial data 

Examples of projects and outputs

• Elizabeth Kelly, Lace Machine Music (2024), world premiere at BBC Proms Nottingham, September 2024

• Joanne Cormac, The Cultural Legacies of the British Empire: Classical Music's Colonial History (1750-1900) (UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, 2024–2028)

• Henry Parkes, Music in the Shadows: Staging Medieval Night Worship, 800-1300 (AHRC Fellowship, 2023-25)

Find out about all our projects