Researching the lives of instruments and of the people and institutions who interact with them
Principle Investigator: Dr Alice Little
Co-Investigator: Dr Kate Kennedy
Visiting Scholar: Professor Robert Brewer Young
This project ran from January-June 2024, and incorporated the below music-themed events as part of the programme. The work resulted in a major collaboration with the Museum of Music History, launched at a reception following our Wigmore Hall event in September 2024.
Events:
The Hidden Power of Music - with pianist Dame Imogen Cooper - Tuesday 23 January 2024, Wolfson College
Imaginary Music Made Possible - with Composer/Arranger Matthew Sheeran - Tuesday 23 April 2024, Wolfson College
Listening to Maths: Euclid and the Violin - with Luthier/Philosopher Professor Robert Brewer Young - Tuesday 23 April 2024, Wolfson College
Enough - with Pianist/Memoirist Stephen Hough in conversation with Dr Kate Kennedy - Wednesday 19 June 2024 (venue tbc)
Materiality and the Meaning of Musical Instruments - conference organised by Dr Alice Little - Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 June 2024 (Music Faculty, Oxford)
Cello: A Journey Through Silence to Sound, by Kate Kennedy - book launch featuring cellist Natalie Klein - Sunday 29 September 2024 (Wigmore Hall, London)
Influence of Vibrations on Music - with Professor Martin Bencsik - date tbc
