On June 6 Susan Williams will publicly defend her thesis at the University of Leiden.

This conference explores musician’s long relationship with their instruments and instrumentalities, questioning issues of autonomy and agency in the apparent dichotomy between tools and musical expression. From the mechane of Greek theatres from which gods were suspended, to Mozart’s description of the Stein fortepiano’s knee-lever as “Die Maschine”, to the epoch-defining technologies of recording, sound synthesis, and algorithmic composition of more recent times, performers and composers have relied on mechanical means to create magic in their art.

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On October 31 Adilia Yip will publicly defend her thesis at the Antwerp Conservatoire.

On June 13 Elske Tinbergen will publicly defend her thesis at the University of Leiden.

On June 12 Elske Tinbergen will present the artistic outcomes of her research project in a concert at the Lutheran Church in Utrecht.