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Book cover for Ana Hofman's book Socialism Now: Singing Activism after Yugoslavia (OUP, 2025)
8 Oct

Strategic Amateurism: Self-Organized Choirs and the Legacies of Socialist Cultural Commons

8 October 2025, 16:30 to 18:00

Ana Hofman discusses strategic amateurism as a political tactic to resist the capture of musical…

Musician Kareem Samara
12 Oct

Beyond 1932 Residency: Kareem Samara

12 October 2025, 19:30 to 21:00

Kareem Samara explores how sound, rhythm and harmony can be manipulated using amplified Oud with…

Dr Amy Blier-Carruthers
15 Oct

From Stage to Studio: Performances versus Recordings in Classical Music

15 October 2025, 16:30 to 18:00

In this colloquium, Dr Amy Blier-Carruthers introduces her new book From Stage to Studio and…

A silhouette of Jane Austen
22 Oct

Recital: Jane Austen’s Music Collection

22 October 2025, 16:30 to 18:00

This special programme celebrates the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth by exploring the rich…

Chiang Wen-yeh
12 Nov

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Chiang Wen-yeh: War, Colonialism, and the Cultural Revolution

12 November 2025, 16:30 to 18:00

Identity is the one of the key constituents of music studies, but in many contexts, composers find…