Dr Eva Moreda Rodríguez is LKAS Research Fellow at the Music subject area. She specializes in the political and cultural history of Spanish music in the 20th century. By the time the Francoist army defeated the Republican troops and put an end to three years of Civil War in April 1939, more than four… Continue reading
Lecturer in Music Dr Jane Stanley writes about her experience of writing music for a specific space: the Królikarnia Museum in Warsaw. I am very excited to be composing a piece for Emilia Sitarz (piano), Barbara Kinga Majewska (mezzo soprano), and Magdalena Kordylasińska (percussion) to be performed in the Królikarnia Museum in Warsaw later this year.… Continue reading
David Code, Reader in Music at the subject area, talks about his recent experience with public engagement – from Debussy to PJ Harvey. I greatly enjoyed participating in a couple of public engagement events in recent weeks, both of which will soon be available online. First of all, I was invited (on the recommendation of… Continue reading
Dr Louise Harris is an electronic and audiovisual composer who currently lectures on sonic and audiovisual practices at the University of Glasgow’s Music subject area. Three of my most recent works are ‘doing the rounds’ at the moment, in a variety of different contexts. Here’s a little bit of information about the pieces and where/how… Continue reading
Dr David McGuinness is Senior Lecturer in Music and director of the early music ensemble, Concerto Caledonia, who have just released the album Purcell’s Revenge. He is currently Principal Investigator on the AHRC-funded project, Bass Culture in Scottish Musical Traditions. I was at TradTalk on Saturday, where I’d been asked to kick the day… Continue reading
By Professor Martin Cloonan Martin Cloonan is Professor of Popular Music Politics at the University of Glasgow’s Music subject area. He is currently Principal Investigator on the AHRC-funded project The Musicians Union: A social history. In early January I joined other contenders aiming to be chosen by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to… Continue reading
