Faith Thompson
@faithsbthompson.bsky.social
Musicology PhD student
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We are very pleased to announce the call for papers for our 2nd annual conference which will be hosted by IReMus, @sorbonne-universite.fr on 4-5 June 2026 in partnership with SfM.
For more information see: https//tinyurl.com/rmafrenchmusic2026 or contact us at [email protected]
For more information see: https//tinyurl.com/rmafrenchmusic2026 or contact us at [email protected]
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We are very pleased to announce the call for papers for our 2nd annual conference which will be hosted by IReMus, @sorbonne-universite.fr on 4-5 June 2026 in partnership with SfM.
For more information see: https//tinyurl.com/rmafrenchmusic2026 or contact us at [email protected]
For more information see: https//tinyurl.com/rmafrenchmusic2026 or contact us at [email protected]
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✨Want to join us?✨
The RMA Student Committee is looking for postgraduate research student candidates for TWO positions starting in January 2026!
To find out more about what we do and how to apply, follow the link below or in our bio🔗
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/s...
The RMA Student Committee is looking for postgraduate research student candidates for TWO positions starting in January 2026!
To find out more about what we do and how to apply, follow the link below or in our bio🔗
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
✨Want to join us?✨
The RMA Student Committee is looking for postgraduate research student candidates for TWO positions starting in January 2026!
To find out more about what we do and how to apply, follow the link below or in our bio🔗
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/s...
The RMA Student Committee is looking for postgraduate research student candidates for TWO positions starting in January 2026!
To find out more about what we do and how to apply, follow the link below or in our bio🔗
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/12/s...
Three conference papers in the space of two months is definitely a record for me, but it's been great to share my PhD research lately at the Universities of Leeds, Southampton, and (thanks to Zoom) Montreal! 👩🏻💻
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Three conference papers in the space of two months is definitely a record for me, but it's been great to share my PhD research lately at the Universities of Leeds, Southampton, and (thanks to Zoom) Montreal! 👩🏻💻
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We are very much looking forward to the Music and the Arts in France - 1925 conference at University of Leeds this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Several of the RMA French Music Study Group committee members will be there, so please come and introduce yourself!
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Several of the RMA French Music Study Group committee members will be there, so please come and introduce yourself!
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We are very much looking forward to the Music and the Arts in France - 1925 conference at University of Leeds this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Several of the RMA French Music Study Group committee members will be there, so please come and introduce yourself!
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Several of the RMA French Music Study Group committee members will be there, so please come and introduce yourself!
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One of our students has created a petition. Please sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
One of our students has created a petition. Please sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
Very happy to share my first journal article, published by Music & Letters. It is available online if you have institutional access, and it will formally be part of the August issue (106/3). The article draws on a chapter from my ongoing PhD thesis. 📚 doi.org/10.1093/ml/g...
Programming New Music against the Odds: Gabriel Pierné and the Concerts Colonne in Interwar Paris
Abstract. Gabriel Pierné (1863–1937) was one of the foremost conductors of interwar Paris, leading the popular Concerts Colonne between 1910 and 1932. In t
doi.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Very happy to share my first journal article, published by Music & Letters. It is available online if you have institutional access, and it will formally be part of the August issue (106/3). The article draws on a chapter from my ongoing PhD thesis. 📚 doi.org/10.1093/ml/g...
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My #Ravel biography is published today by
@reaktionbooks ! This book began here, more than twenty years ago: at Le Belvédère, Ravel’s home from 1921 until his death.
@reaktionbooks ! This book began here, more than twenty years ago: at Le Belvédère, Ravel’s home from 1921 until his death.
July 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
My #Ravel biography is published today by
@reaktionbooks ! This book began here, more than twenty years ago: at Le Belvédère, Ravel’s home from 1921 until his death.
@reaktionbooks ! This book began here, more than twenty years ago: at Le Belvédère, Ravel’s home from 1921 until his death.
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Are you a PhD student using the Library for your research, or interested in doing so?
Join one of our Doctoral Open Days for a deep dive into the areas of our collection which might be relevant to your research, as well as top tips on using the Library 👇
bit.ly/BLPhDOpenDays
Join one of our Doctoral Open Days for a deep dive into the areas of our collection which might be relevant to your research, as well as top tips on using the Library 👇
bit.ly/BLPhDOpenDays
June 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Are you a PhD student using the Library for your research, or interested in doing so?
Join one of our Doctoral Open Days for a deep dive into the areas of our collection which might be relevant to your research, as well as top tips on using the Library 👇
bit.ly/BLPhDOpenDays
Join one of our Doctoral Open Days for a deep dive into the areas of our collection which might be relevant to your research, as well as top tips on using the Library 👇
bit.ly/BLPhDOpenDays
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Please share - Call for Applications for our brand new RMA 150th Anniversary Fellowships!
Fellowships available for scholars not holding full-time, open-ended teaching and research, or full-time research-only academic posts in Higher Education.
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...
Fellowships available for scholars not holding full-time, open-ended teaching and research, or full-time research-only academic posts in Higher Education.
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...
The Royal Musical Association 150th Anniversary Fellowships (for Early Career Researchers) – Royal Musical Association
www.rma.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Please share - Call for Applications for our brand new RMA 150th Anniversary Fellowships!
Fellowships available for scholars not holding full-time, open-ended teaching and research, or full-time research-only academic posts in Higher Education.
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...
Fellowships available for scholars not holding full-time, open-ended teaching and research, or full-time research-only academic posts in Higher Education.
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...
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A Saturday Shout-Out 📢 to @manchesterbaroque.bsky.social as they reconstruct an original concert programme that took place in Manchester on 14th May 1745 😮
Upcoming performances 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/manc...
📸 Claudia Terpstra / Tom Bowles
Upcoming performances 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/manc...
📸 Claudia Terpstra / Tom Bowles
May 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A Saturday Shout-Out 📢 to @manchesterbaroque.bsky.social as they reconstruct an original concert programme that took place in Manchester on 14th May 1745 😮
Upcoming performances 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/manc...
📸 Claudia Terpstra / Tom Bowles
Upcoming performances 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/manc...
📸 Claudia Terpstra / Tom Bowles
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Our inaugural annual conference takes place online TOMORROW from 09:00-18:00 BST.
To register for the link, please complete the form on our website.
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the link, please complete the form on our website.
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Inaugural Annual Conference
Friday 9 May 2025Online Building on the success of our Study Day at Cardiff University in 2024, this conference celebrates and showcases the exciting work going on in the study of music in France a…
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Our inaugural annual conference takes place online TOMORROW from 09:00-18:00 BST.
To register for the link, please complete the form on our website.
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the link, please complete the form on our website.
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
We look forward to seeing you there!
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I have a number of free e-book copies of this which I'd like to give to grad students working in the field - if that's you drop me an email, or get your student to do so!
May 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I have a number of free e-book copies of this which I'd like to give to grad students working in the field - if that's you drop me an email, or get your student to do so!
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We've hit 1000 bluesky followers! Thank you all for following, and please let us know your news about research on any and all music topics (and please share our posts to help us reach an ever wider audience!)
April 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We've hit 1000 bluesky followers! Thank you all for following, and please let us know your news about research on any and all music topics (and please share our posts to help us reach an ever wider audience!)
Sad to be leaving Paris and all these lovely reading rooms. Till next time...😊
April 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Sad to be leaving Paris and all these lovely reading rooms. Till next time...😊
Visiting @britishlibrary.bsky.social for the first time since the cyberattack. Glad to be able to reregister and order some interesting material for tomorrow morning (pre-Eurostar!) 📚
March 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Visiting @britishlibrary.bsky.social for the first time since the cyberattack. Glad to be able to reregister and order some interesting material for tomorrow morning (pre-Eurostar!) 📚
Enjoyed visiting @royalbirmcons.bsky.social this week for the Timbre and Colour in French Music symposium. 🇫🇷🎵 It was great to hear such a variety of research, and to catch up with good friends and colleagues.
February 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Enjoyed visiting @royalbirmcons.bsky.social this week for the Timbre and Colour in French Music symposium. 🇫🇷🎵 It was great to hear such a variety of research, and to catch up with good friends and colleagues.
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MUSICOLOGISTS: Always interested in hearing pitches for @vanmusicmag.bsky.social from those working in academia who are interested in writing for a wider audience about things they're really passionate about.
Email in bio, pitching guide below x
van-magazine.com/contact-us/s...
Email in bio, pitching guide below x
van-magazine.com/contact-us/s...
How to pitch VAN
VAN welcomes story pitches on all topics from journalists and critics as well as musicians, industry professionals, academics, and students. Please take a look at our archive to familiarize yourself w...
van-magazine.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
MUSICOLOGISTS: Always interested in hearing pitches for @vanmusicmag.bsky.social from those working in academia who are interested in writing for a wider audience about things they're really passionate about.
Email in bio, pitching guide below x
van-magazine.com/contact-us/s...
Email in bio, pitching guide below x
van-magazine.com/contact-us/s...
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We appeal to those in power at Cardiff University to cherish and protect the School of Music. Matching the pride that Wales famously possesses for its musicians, the School takes such care training its students, and the UK music profession embraces all they have to offer.
January 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We appeal to those in power at Cardiff University to cherish and protect the School of Music. Matching the pride that Wales famously possesses for its musicians, the School takes such care training its students, and the UK music profession embraces all they have to offer.
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A reminder of the next talk in our 2024/25 Online Symposium Series with Prof. Shirley Thompson (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) on Thursday 6th February 2025.
To receive the Zoom link, sign up to our mailing list here.https://mailchi.mp/c8e0c7aac6f2/rma-french-music
To receive the Zoom link, sign up to our mailing list here.https://mailchi.mp/c8e0c7aac6f2/rma-french-music
February 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A reminder of the next talk in our 2024/25 Online Symposium Series with Prof. Shirley Thompson (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) on Thursday 6th February 2025.
To receive the Zoom link, sign up to our mailing list here.https://mailchi.mp/c8e0c7aac6f2/rma-french-music
To receive the Zoom link, sign up to our mailing list here.https://mailchi.mp/c8e0c7aac6f2/rma-french-music
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Call for Proposals:
International Conference and Festival
Music and the Arts in France – 1925: Anniversaries and Confluences
13-15 November 2025
School of Music, University of Leeds
Deadline: 21st March 2025
International Conference and Festival
Music and the Arts in France – 1925: Anniversaries and Confluences
13-15 November 2025
School of Music, University of Leeds
Deadline: 21st March 2025
January 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Call for Proposals:
International Conference and Festival
Music and the Arts in France – 1925: Anniversaries and Confluences
13-15 November 2025
School of Music, University of Leeds
Deadline: 21st March 2025
International Conference and Festival
Music and the Arts in France – 1925: Anniversaries and Confluences
13-15 November 2025
School of Music, University of Leeds
Deadline: 21st March 2025
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Please consider signing. I know petitions are not enough, but they are not necessarily nothing either. At the very least, helping our colleagues know the depth and breadth of support will be something. chng.it/DXBH5N6v4f
Sign the Petition
SAVE CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
chng.it
January 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Please consider signing. I know petitions are not enough, but they are not necessarily nothing either. At the very least, helping our colleagues know the depth and breadth of support will be something. chng.it/DXBH5N6v4f
Finally got on board with an ergonomic work set-up. It's great! Bonus: there's even a tablet-sized storage space below the laptop now...
January 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Finally got on board with an ergonomic work set-up. It's great! Bonus: there's even a tablet-sized storage space below the laptop now...
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Reminder: the deadline for CfPs for the 2025 RMA annual conference in Southampton is *tomorrow*
www.rma.ac.uk/2024/11/20/c...
www.rma.ac.uk/2024/11/20/c...
Call for Proposals: RMA Annual Conference, University of Southampton – Royal Musical Association
www.rma.ac.uk
January 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Reminder: the deadline for CfPs for the 2025 RMA annual conference in Southampton is *tomorrow*
www.rma.ac.uk/2024/11/20/c...
www.rma.ac.uk/2024/11/20/c...
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A reminder that the proposal submission deadline for our @royalmusical.bsky.social French Music Study Group Annual Conference is 17 January 2025, 11:59pm GMT.
We're delighted to see them coming in and hope to see you in May!
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
We're delighted to see them coming in and hope to see you in May!
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
French Music Study Group will be holding our inaugural annual conference online on Friday 9th May 2025.
The Call for Proposals can be found here:
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
Deadline for Proposals: 17 January 2025, 11:59pm GMT
The Call for Proposals can be found here:
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
Deadline for Proposals: 17 January 2025, 11:59pm GMT
January 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A reminder that the proposal submission deadline for our @royalmusical.bsky.social French Music Study Group Annual Conference is 17 January 2025, 11:59pm GMT.
We're delighted to see them coming in and hope to see you in May!
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
We're delighted to see them coming in and hope to see you in May!
rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/
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My short book/Cambridge Element "Singing Zarzuela, 1869–1958" has now been published... and the best thing is, it's OPEN ACCESS until Boxing Day! www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Singing Zarzuela, 1869–1958
Cambridge Core - Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Music - Singing Zarzuela, 1869–1958
www.cambridge.org
November 28, 2024 at 9:30 AM
My short book/Cambridge Element "Singing Zarzuela, 1869–1958" has now been published... and the best thing is, it's OPEN ACCESS until Boxing Day! www.cambridge.org/core/element...