CALL FOR PAPERS closes TODAY! University of Leeds will be hosting ’Don't mention the C Word'–Re-assessing the meaning and impact of censorship in opera’ on 11th June. Abstracts for 20-minute papers should be sent to [email protected]. More info here: the-imr.uk/andrew-holden

This conference will address the pressing need for a more nuanced articulation of how #censorship is operating in the global market for #opera. Organised by Andrew Holden in association with NORN - OperaResearch, and supported by Institute of Musical Research, Royal Holloway, OBERTO and Opera North.

🎼Register by the end of March🎼Study Day on Music Literacy at #TheSenateHouse on Saturday 23rd May 2020. Funded by Institute of Musical Research and @SocMusAnalysis. Keynote speakers: Julian Horton (Music Department at Durham University, UK) and @BecBerkley (Uni of Reading). Information and link: the-imr.uk/defining-music….

🚧POSTPONED🚧Please note that the upcoming symposium ‘Music Studies on a Damaged Planet: Sound Responses to Environmental Breakdown’ has had to be postponed. We’re hoping to set a new date for this very soon!

🚩 Please note that the conference “Early Recordings: Methodologies in Research and Practice” (originally scheduled to take place on 10 June 2020) has been postponed 🚩

sma.ac.uk/music-literacy… Questioning the gap: defining a role for the SMA in preparing students for music degrees in higher education today - Music Literacy Study Day 15th July 2020 email Olly [email protected] to register.

We are proud to support the forthcoming online workshop "Don't mention the C word: reassessing the meaning and impact of censorship in opera". It will take place on the 24th of June, and you can find the programme on our blog. Andrew Holden obertobrookes.com/2020/06/17/don…

We are delighted to announce that this Study Day has been rescheduled and will now be an online event 🎉 15 JULY 🗓️ Funded by Institute of Musical Research and @SocMusAnalysis Keynote speakers: Julian Horton (Music Department at Durham University, UK) and @BecBerkley (Uni of Reading). More info: the-imr.uk/defining-music…

🔴 On 10 JULY scholars from all over the world will meet to discuss research in early recordings as documents of performance practice. This online conference is organised by @eva_moreda. 🎶 Join in ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/early-record…

And if your interest extends further, why not attend the @SocMusAnalysis Music Literacy Study Day next Wednesday, 15th July. You can sign up here: sma.ac.uk/music-literacy… Chandler Oliver