Oxford Musician Issue 12

Monday 22 August 2022

The Faculty is delighted to announce the latest publication of the Oxford Musician. The annual magazine is dedicated to alumni and friends of the Faculty, and this year's edition explores a wide range of research topics, as well as showcasing the news of our current and former students and staff.

You can view all editions of the Oxford Musician on our website. We will soon have copies of the magazine available to pick up from the Faculty, and if you are a member of our alumni community, please ensure your contact details and preferences are up to date in order to receive a copy in the post.

We would love to receive your feedback on the Oxford Musician, or if you are an alumnus or alumna and wish to share your news with us for next year's issue then please get in touch with us at oxfordmusician@music.ox.ac.uk.

In concert: how shared wonder opens our minds

12 November 2026

How can shared experiences of music, art and natural beauty expand our imagination and help us better understand each other? Professor Naomi Waltham-Smith explores how moments of shared aesthetic attention can amplify our sense of curiosity and wonder, bringing our imaginative lives into our relationships with others.

Professor Peter Asimov awarded SMT Emerging Scholar Award

09 November 2026

Professor Asimov's article 'The Melakartas and the ‘République Modale’: Naturalizing Indian Scales in French Musical Modernism' wins the Emerging Scholar Award at this year's Society for Music Theory annual meeting.

Listening to the Law research network

09 November 2026

Professor Nomi Dave is co-directing a new research network, with Professor Nicole Stremlau (Faculty of Law) and Dr Tareeq Jalloh (Faculty of Philosophy). The network, Listening to the Law, is funded through TORCH for three years. It brings together academics, students, legal practitioners, artists, and others working on questions of sound and the law. To join the network or attend events, please email listening.law@torch.ox.ac.uk