Seminar Archive

2021

September

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  Online Talk - The Futures Past of al-Andalus: Reflections, Refrains, Returns

  10 September 2021, 15:30 - 23:59

  Join a public keynote with Professor Jonathan Shannon exploring "The Musical Afterlives of al-Andalus: Identities and Encounters beyond History" as part of a European Research Council-funded project "Past and Present Musical Encounters across the Strait of Gibraltar".

August

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  The Launch of 'Walter Scott and Song': Celebrating Scott 250

  17 August 2021, 18:00 - 23:59

  Join us for a virtual celebration of the 250th anniversary of Walter Scott's birth, and the opening of the University's new online exhibition, Walter Scott and Song: Retuning the Harp of the North, on Tuesday 17 August from 6pm (BST).

May

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  Digital Networking for Music

  26 May 2021, 10:00 - 11:30

  The Department of Music at the University of Aberdeen is hosting an informal session on digital networking for music. This is open to ALL music students, from undergraduates to postgraduate researchers. It should be of interest to anyone, regardless of your focus (e.g., communities, education, performance, composition, etc.). Some current students will...

April

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  Music Research Seminar: Dr Nathan Wolek

  29 April 2021, 16:00 - 17:30

  Documenting Coastal Soundscapes from Florida to Scotland

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  Composers' Forum with Dr Phillip Cooke

  26 April 2021, 17:00 - 18:00

  Join the next Composers' Forum at the University of Aberdeen Music Department with the Head of Music.

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  Music Research Seminar: Dr Anna Bull

  01 April 2021, 16:00 - 17:30

  'Getting it right' Classical Music as a Middle-Class Social Practice

March

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  Dr Frances Wilkins - University of Aberdeen

  11 March 2021, 16:00 - 17:30

  Engaging Community and Landscape: The Role of Sacred Singing as a Soundscape to a Way of Life

• Professor Dwight Reynolds - University of California, Santa Barbara

  01 March 2021, 16:00 - 17:30

  As part of our series Sonic Conversations in the Western Mediterranean, our next speaker will be Professor Dwight Reynolds.

February

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  Dr Amanda Hsieh - Chinese University of Hong Kong

  25 February 2021, 16:00 - 17:30

  Listening to commedia dell arte in Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Die tote Stadt

• Michael Zaugg - Conducting Residency

  15 - 19 February 2021

  In a unique opportunity, Michael Zaugg will be working with Students at the University of Aberdeen in a five day residency giving an insight into all aspects of conducting.