It's less than two weeks until our last virtual colloquium of the year where will be joined by Prof Graham Sadler for his talk 'What did the French have against Marc-Antoine Charpentier?' To receive the link, sign up to our mailing list here: rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/membership/

A reminder that registration for our 2nd Annual Conference closes on Monday 1 June 2026. Register here: tinyurl.com/RMAFMSG

We are delighted to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for our 2nd Annual Conference at the Institut de Recherche en Musicologie, Sorbonne Université on 4-5 June 2026. We ask that all attendees please register by 1 June 2026. Programme and Registration here: tinyurl.com/RMAFMSG

Join us this Wednesday for 'The French Song Files: A Musical Detective's Toolkit for Analysis and Interpretation' by Clare Wilson (DCU). To receive a link, sign up to our mailing list: rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/membership/

Join us this afternoon at 17:15 (UK Time) for our virtual Colloquium series with Elizabeth Eva Leach (University of Oxford) and Jonathan Morton (Tulane University).

‘Sonic Beasts in Medieval Music and French Literature: Working Collaboratively Between Disciplines’ Elizabeth Eva Leach (University of Oxford) and Jonathan Morton (Tulane University) Thursday 12 February, 17:15 UK Join our mailing list to receive the link: rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/membership/

CALL FOR PAPERS REMINDER: THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2026, 11.59pm GMT 2nd Annual Conference of theRoyal Musical Association French Music Study Group More Information: tinyurl.com/rmafrenchmus... Submission: forms.gle/jgDub1A6Sbpa...

Join us tomorrow at 17:15 UK Time for a PGR/ECR Virtual Coffee. To receive the link, join our mailing list here: rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/membership

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]

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!

Join us tonight for our Summer Research Roundup, which will showcase the very latest work in French music studies! Sign up to our mailing list here for the link: rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/membership/

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Summer Research Roundup 17 September 2025, 17:15 (UK Time), Zoom Following last year’s successful event, we invite proposals for ten-minute lightning talks for our Summer Research Roundup. Please send a proposal (max. 50 words) to [email protected] by 17 August 2025.

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.

Join us for a informal PGR/ECR Virtual Coffee session to encourage links between newly established and emerging researchers of French Music across the world. If you are interested in joining us for this event, please register here: forms.gle/9F3qzGRU5PgJ....

Applying for an RMA Small Research Grant, Monday 7th July, 11:30am-12:15pm The Royal Musical Association’s Small Research Grants (SRGs) are an excellent source of funding for student members of the RMA (or members of RMA student groups) and member scholars with no access to institutional support.

FINAL CALL: There's still time to submit an abstract for our upcoming symposium 'Collaborative Piano Practices in France, 1875-2025' at Bangor University! The deadline is now Monday 16 June 2025. More information is available on our website: rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/collaborativ...

CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENSION: We are extending our call for papers for the upcoming symposium 'Collaborative Piano Practices in France, 1875-2025' at Bangor University. The deadline is now Monday 16 June 2025. @royalmusical.bsky.social @rmastudents.bsky.social

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!

Only two weeks left to submit your proposals for our upcoming conference, Collaborative Piano Practices in France, 1875-2025

We are very pleased to announce the programme for our inaugural annual conference, which will be taking place online on Friday 9 May 2025. To register for the link, please complete the form on our website. rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/

Call for Proposals: Collaborative Piano Practices in France, 1875-2025 Thursday 16 October 2025 School of Music, Bangor Deadline: 16 May 2025

The deadline for proposals for 'Music and Arts in France - 1925: Anniversaries and Confluences' is TOMORROW.

One hour to go!

The deadline for the upcoming international conference and festival 'Music and the Arts in France - 1925: Anniversaries and Confluences' is THIS FRIDAY, 21st March. We looking forward to receiving your proposals. @royalmusical.bsky.social @rmastudents.bsky.social

A reminder of our very exciting event this Wednesday 19th March at 5.00pm-6.30pm GMT. Join us in person or online to learn about this newly discovered work by Darius Milhaud, in addition to the world premiere. @royalmusical.bsky.social @rmastudents.bsky.social @cardiffunimusic.bsky.social

@royalmusical.bsky.social PhD/ECR event: Pathways to Publication this Tuesday (4th March) at University of Bristol, Music Department. @rmastudents.bsky.social www.rma.ac.uk/2025/01/22/r...

We're delighted to announce the world premiere of a hitherto unknown work for soprano and 7 instruments by Darius Milhaud, along with accompanying seminar. Join us on Wednesday 19 March 2025 both in person and online, as the event will be live streamed via the link on the attached poster.

Only a few hours to go until our online symposium with Prof Shirley Thompson on 'Against the Grain: Situating Charpentier’s ‘Cantatas’. Please feel free to send us a message if you do not have the Zoom link.

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

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

FINAL REMINDER CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: “The Expansive Canvas: Large-Scale Form in the Music of 19th-Century Women Composers” Dublin, 26–28 August. DEADLINE 31 January 2025. Submissions welcome in 3 areas: PERFORMANCE SCHOLARLY PAPERS PRESENTATIONS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS www.expansivecanvas.com

Very excited that the BCMG Insight event on Boulez's 100th anniversary, 26 March, features my book and works including sur Incises with @royalbirmcons.bsky.social students. Birmingham is where #Boulez100 organised delirium is happening! @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social www.bcmg.org.uk/Event/boulez...

Booking now open for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire symposium on Timbre & Colour in French Music, 20-21 February @royalbirmcons.bsky.social www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

Upcoming: 'PhD/ECR event: Pathways to Publication', University of Bristol, 4 March www.rma.ac.uk/2025/01/22/r...

Fantastic post doc opportunity for someone with good French language skills and research interests in feminist musicology- deadline 28 February eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Sent off a proposal for @medren2025.bsky.social, which is held in Newcastle & Durham this summer. Nothing like promising a paper to "encourage" protecting research time!

Caught a typo on yesterday’s post, so please see again: @royalmusical.bsky.social students and ECRs!! Please see the below for information about an event about getting published in academia. Aimed at musicologists, broadly speaking: Tuesday 4th March, 1-4pm, University of Bristol Victoria Rooms.

The deadline for proposals our inaugural annual conference is THIS FRIDAY 17 January 2025. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected]. The Call for Proposals can be found here: rmafrenchmusic.wordpress.com/ac2025/

The Call for Proposals for the RMA annual conference closes TOMORROW. Submit your proposals here: www.rma.ac.uk/2024/11/20/c... @royalmusical.bsky.social

Are you attending the BFE & RMA Research Students' Conference at Aberdeen, starting tomorrow? If so, tag us in your posts and we'll share! Looking forward to meet everyone and hearing about fantastic research over the next few days. ruby-watermelon-mb6p.squarespace.com

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/

🚨Update from RSC organisers 🚨: 'We are looking forward to welcoming delegates to Aberdeen. While there is still snow on the ground and the weather is chilly, we no NOT expect significant travel disruption later in the week and there are NO changes planned to the running of the conference.'

Registration for the BFE & RMA Research Students' Conference in Aberdeen next month is now OPEN! All delegates and presenters need to register to attend, with discounts for RMA members. www.store.abdn.ac.uk/conferences-...

Joyeux Noël à tous ! Picasso, Père Noël, 1959

The website for the 2025 BFE & RMA Research Students' Conference is now live, with provisional programme! ruby-watermelon-mb6p.squarespace.com Registration link will go live very soon.

A date for your diary: we're pleased to announce that the 2026 BFE & RMA Research Students' Conference will be hosted by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 6-8 January 2026.

I'm doing this talk tomorrow evening, 7pm online. Do join us - it's free for everyone everywhere. www.lockdownuniversity.org/lectures/212...

The deadline for our PGR/ECR Research grant is tomorrow! Send in your applications to receive £150 towards your research project. Deadline: 29th November 2024 See our website for more details: tinyurl.com/frenchmusicr... @royalmusical.bsky.social

Only four days left to submit your applications for the PGR and ECR Research Grant! We look forward to reading about your projects and hope to support someone with their research. Deadline: 29th November 2024 Please message us at [email protected] with any questions.