MedRen2025
@medren2025.bsky.social
Official Account for the 2025 Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference hosted by the universities of Durham, Newcastle, and Northumbria
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One of MedRen 2025's hosts now faces threats to one of their degree programmes. See below a statement from the Royal Musical Association on the proposed suspension of recruiments for the BA at Northumbria University.
Statement from the Royal Musical Association on the Proposed Suspension of Recruitment to the BA and Foundation Year in Music at Northumbria University
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/25/rma-statement-on-northumbria-music-recruitment/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/25/rma-statement-on-northumbria-music-recruitment/
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
One of MedRen 2025's hosts now faces threats to one of their degree programmes. See below a statement from the Royal Musical Association on the proposed suspension of recruiments for the BA at Northumbria University.
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Statement from the Royal Musical Association on the Proposed Suspension of Recruitment to the BA and Foundation Year in Music at Northumbria University
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/25/rma-statement-on-northumbria-music-recruitment/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/25/rma-statement-on-northumbria-music-recruitment/
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Statement from the Royal Musical Association on the Proposed Suspension of Recruitment to the BA and Foundation Year in Music at Northumbria University
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/25/rma-statement-on-northumbria-music-recruitment/
https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/25/rma-statement-on-northumbria-music-recruitment/
This is awful news to come out of Nottingham. MedRen-ers will be aware that Nottingham has hosted three MedRens in 2012, 1985, and the first ever MedRen in 1972.
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is awful news to come out of Nottingham. MedRen-ers will be aware that Nottingham has hosted three MedRens in 2012, 1985, and the first ever MedRen in 1972.
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED ‼️
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
September 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED ‼️
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.
The deadline has now been extended!
Note also the Musici Trust prize for a paper on music before 1600
Note also the Musici Trust prize for a paper on music before 1600
Reminder: the deadline for submitting your proposal to the BFE and RMA 2026 Research Students' Conference (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) is this Thursday!
www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
September 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The deadline has now been extended!
Note also the Musici Trust prize for a paper on music before 1600
Note also the Musici Trust prize for a paper on music before 1600
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Post MedRen mood
July 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Post MedRen mood
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Thank you @medren2025.bsky.social ! What a brilliant week of music, scholarship and conviviality. Nowhere else would we have been treated to Lambton Worm puppets and Fretwork viols in one evening.
July 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thank you @medren2025.bsky.social ! What a brilliant week of music, scholarship and conviviality. Nowhere else would we have been treated to Lambton Worm puppets and Fretwork viols in one evening.
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In my post conference feels on the train home, but had such a fab time at my first MedRen! I met so many amazing people and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a stimulating community. Def heading home with a huge to-do list!
Huge thanks to this year’s organisers! @medren2025.bsky.social
Huge thanks to this year’s organisers! @medren2025.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In my post conference feels on the train home, but had such a fab time at my first MedRen! I met so many amazing people and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a stimulating community. Def heading home with a huge to-do list!
Huge thanks to this year’s organisers! @medren2025.bsky.social
Huge thanks to this year’s organisers! @medren2025.bsky.social
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Second in-person MedRen smashed 💪
Phenomenal work by @medren2025.bsky.social continuing an unusually anarchic conference tradition. This conference stands out among other musicology conferences for its unique combo of high levels of calibre, craic, and camp, and it was a delight to be a part of 🥰
Phenomenal work by @medren2025.bsky.social continuing an unusually anarchic conference tradition. This conference stands out among other musicology conferences for its unique combo of high levels of calibre, craic, and camp, and it was a delight to be a part of 🥰
July 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Second in-person MedRen smashed 💪
Phenomenal work by @medren2025.bsky.social continuing an unusually anarchic conference tradition. This conference stands out among other musicology conferences for its unique combo of high levels of calibre, craic, and camp, and it was a delight to be a part of 🥰
Phenomenal work by @medren2025.bsky.social continuing an unusually anarchic conference tradition. This conference stands out among other musicology conferences for its unique combo of high levels of calibre, craic, and camp, and it was a delight to be a part of 🥰
And we're done! See you in Warsaw!
July 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
And we're done! See you in Warsaw!
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Last day at @medren2025.bsky.social
If you haven’t stopped by yet, we’re still here – come say hi at the booth! #MedievalMusic #Medievalsky
If you haven’t stopped by yet, we’re still here – come say hi at the booth! #MedievalMusic #Medievalsky
July 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Last day at @medren2025.bsky.social
If you haven’t stopped by yet, we’re still here – come say hi at the booth! #MedievalMusic #Medievalsky
If you haven’t stopped by yet, we’re still here – come say hi at the booth! #MedievalMusic #Medievalsky
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Well, @medren2025.bsky.social isn’t over yet, but what a stimulating week it’s been – thought-provoking papers, excellent concerts and wonderful reconnections with expert musicologists and practitioners. Plus we came face to face the northeast’s resident dragon: the Lambton Worm 🐉
July 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Well, @medren2025.bsky.social isn’t over yet, but what a stimulating week it’s been – thought-provoking papers, excellent concerts and wonderful reconnections with expert musicologists and practitioners. Plus we came face to face the northeast’s resident dragon: the Lambton Worm 🐉
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Book display at MedRen had a couple of familiar titles! @medren2025.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Book display at MedRen had a couple of familiar titles! @medren2025.bsky.social
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Medieval & Renaissance Music Conference will go to Warsaw in 2026 (6th to 10th of July): Presentation at this very moment at the MedRen Business Meeting in Newcastle: looking forward to be the first time in Poland with the Med&Ren! @medren2025.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Medieval & Renaissance Music Conference will go to Warsaw in 2026 (6th to 10th of July): Presentation at this very moment at the MedRen Business Meeting in Newcastle: looking forward to be the first time in Poland with the Med&Ren! @medren2025.bsky.social
Dinner is getting started!
July 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Dinner is getting started!
Cambridge announced for 2028!
July 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cambridge announced for 2028!
We also look forward to Leuven in 2027!
July 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We also look forward to Leuven in 2027!
We're already looking forward to MedRen26 which will be hosted by Warsaw!
July 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We're already looking forward to MedRen26 which will be hosted by Warsaw!
We've had a lovely poster session as well!
July 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We've had a lovely poster session as well!
We've had a wonderful display of books at #MedRen2025
@brepols.net @dgb-mem.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social
@brepols.net @dgb-mem.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We've had a wonderful display of books at #MedRen2025
@brepols.net @dgb-mem.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social
@brepols.net @dgb-mem.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social
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Every early music conference should come with dragon processions @medren2025.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Every early music conference should come with dragon processions @medren2025.bsky.social
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@medren2025.bsky.social Another excellent musical evening, including Fretwork and voices performing consort music by Orlando Gibbons, and an unexpected Lampton Worm / dragon warded off with audience performance of chants to St Cuthbert 🐉
July 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
@medren2025.bsky.social Another excellent musical evening, including Fretwork and voices performing consort music by Orlando Gibbons, and an unexpected Lampton Worm / dragon warded off with audience performance of chants to St Cuthbert 🐉
A third and final fantastic concert at #medren2025 from Fretwork!
July 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A third and final fantastic concert at #medren2025 from Fretwork!
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July 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎻 🎶
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