Rebecca Clarey

Tuesday 12 September 2023

The Faculty is deeply saddened to learn of the death of alumna Rebecca Clarey from cancer at the age of 40. An undergraduate and MSt student at Christ Church (2001-5), Rebecca was a talented pianist and flautist, a lively and popular member of the Faculty community during her time in Oxford, and more recently an outstanding Head of Music at Salesian School in Surrey. Details of her funeral may be found here and donations to Woking Hospice in lieu of flowers may also be made there. Her family would be grateful to anyone wishing to share memories or photographs, and these can also be sent to Dr Joanna Bullivant

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