Lovely to end a very stressful term by signing to contract for my next book, provisionally entitled A New History of the Symphony: Music, Mobility, and Modernity in the North Atlantic World, 1800-1914. Forthcoming with Cambridge University Press in 2027!

Last night at 19:00, three students - Mo Zhou, Nicholas Huaman, and Ella Townsend - had compositions broadcast as part of a special programme of BBC Radio 3's Friday Night is Music Night in collab with the BBC concert orchestra, NTU and @nottmusichub.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/events/ecf3v2

Job alert! 12-week paid research placement supervised by me & colleagues at NTU and Nottingham Castle. The researcher will investigate the provenance, cultural meanings, and history of display of African instruments in Nottingham Castle's collection. collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/echoes-of-em...

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/

RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...

A lovely end to another crazy week: I’ve been offered a contract by Cambridge University Press for my new book: The Symphony in the North Atlantic World: A Transnational History (1800-1914). Woohoo!

Richard Morrison has reported on the suspension of our Music courses in yesterday’s The Times. Please keep sharing the petition www.change.org/p/stop-the-s.... @thetimes.com @adlington.bsky.social @royalmusical.bsky.social @nottinghampost.co.uk @nottinghamlive.bsky.social

In Birmingham for tonight’s concert of Schumann & Stravinsky by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Simon Rattle and picked up this flyer about UoN’s dreadful Music Dept plans. Spread the word.

Hang on, Nottingham... Take a minute to read John's blog about the proposed closure of Nottingham University's music course. buff.ly/F1bzaRS

Music, along with Theology and all modern languages now under threat at Nottingham Uni. More details in Hannah’s message below.

The petition has crossed 5k. But we need more momentum and support. Please sign and share widely. #appeal #saveUoNMusic #Nottingham

Just doing my bit to share the petitions for the University of #Nottingham's music and modern language degree courses. So distressingly shortsighted. karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...

Great to see support for Nottingham's Music department from the Musicians' Union today: musiciansunion.org.uk/news/univers...

I've got a voice - might as well use it! Standing up for music and modern language departments everywhere ... #Nottingham karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...

Lovely to see our wonderful students & alumni supporting the Music department. Thank you for all the messages of support we have received. Please do share & sign the petition. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A university without arts and languages is not a university.

I'm lucky to have worked with one of the many brilliant people in these departments. Henry Parkes in Music is one of the cleverest, most insightful and inspirational historians I know - and one of the finest teachers too. Don't waste such talent @uniofnottingham.bsky.social.

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...

Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx 'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.' Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.

I performed my first full piano recital in England at the University of Notthingham (on a very nice old Blüthner)! And I met Robert Pascall there.

Hometown of the global music heroes, the Kanneh-Mason family.

Here we go again. More vandalism. This is one of the top UK departments for teaching and research. Let's join together to fight for our colleagues at Nottingham

c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.

My career in music would not have happened without the knowledge and sheer enthusiasm fostered by my time at Nottingham. It is devastating to imagine such a proud university without a music department to its name. Please consider signing: c.org/zTyqyVDgKs

Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday. It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2

One of our students has created a petition. Please sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

Heartbroken to share the news that recruitment to Undergraduate Music courses at the University of Nottingham has been suspended. Please do contact us on [email protected] if you would like to support us.

Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP

"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning" www.media.mit.edu/publications...

I'm delighted to share my new article: Regionalizing the Nation: The Symphonies of Franz Lachner and Emilie Mayer in Relationship to German National Identity Great experience publishing with JAMS. The article is open access for a limited period: online.ucpress.edu/jams/article...

🚨JOB KLAXON🚨 @kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900. SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/2t34j665 SHARE!!!

📢 WE'RE HIRING 📢 Three fantastic jobs available at the Faculty of Music! Please share with anyone who might be interested. 🔗 Apply now: jobs.ox.ac.uk

Moving office on the hottest day of the year! Perhaps not the best idea!

Hier erzählt Barbara Beuys 2021 zum FrauenOrchesterProjekt zu Emilie Mayer www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TGB...

Applications now open (until 27 June 2025) for the Institute of Historical Research's non-stipendiary IHR Fellowships. Ideal for active, non-affiliated historians who would benefit from a period embedded in @ihr.bsky.social 's community of public, local & academic historians, archivists, curators.

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...

I’ve really enjoyed spending a couple of days at the very friendly Surrey History Centre looking at the Broadwood Piano archives. Researching Broadwood’s trade to British colonies. Also saw some lovely piano designs.

Enjoyed a couple of days at the Pitt Rivers Museum and Ashmolean Museum archives. Trying to track down the histories of their collections of Indian instruments donated by SM Tagore.

Having a weekend break in Barcelona and happened to spot a Spanish translation of Alex Wilson’s The Puccini Problem in a local music shop! @amwilson.bsky.social

Please share this advert for a fully funded 3-year PhD student ship. It’s a fantastic opportunity to look at the performance and reception of Western Classical music in the Caribbean in the C19th.

My first Chinese publication! How exciting! It’s an edited book that came out a while ago called 30-Second Classical Music.

I think the V&A wins the award for most opulent #museum cafe.

Very much enjoying my first visit to the very grand National Art Library at the V&A Museum. Researching the history of exhibiting Indian musical instruments.

Job Alert! Fully-funded 3-year #PhD Studentship available looking at #music-making in the colonial #Caribbean. Come and join my team working on the musical legacies of the #BritishEmpire To apply see: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

In North East UK and making plans for May bank holiday weekend? Why not visit Kiplin Hall and join in with singing some fun Jacobean rounds? All age/ family friendly 15-minute drop-in workshops 11am-2pm on 3 May. All voices welcome! kiplinhall.co.uk/events/pop-u... #earlymodern #singing #history

If you can't come to our transcribing workshop on 30 April, or even if you can (book here: recordoffice.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/a...), why not join the team from Birmingham University with their online transcribathon this Friday. #ArchiveAction

Are you an enthusiastic archivist who would love the chance to delve into the vast photographic archive of the Peak District National Park and catalogue it all? Then apply to join us for this 1 year project funded by Archives Revealed: jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries-pl...