MMaP Research Centre

08/27/2026

Available Now: “Authenticity in Musical Performance: Perspectives from Analytic Philosophy”

What does authenticity in music mean? Lisa Giombini argues that there is no singular concept of authenticity, but rather a mix of ontological, epistemological, axiological, and cultural concerns that require us to clearly identity what we hope to achieve by striving for the “authentic.”

Available now at https://musicresearchannual.org/giombini-authenticity-in-musical-performance-3/

Music at Memorial
Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador
MMaP Research Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Memorial University
Lisa Giombini

07/31/2026

Congratulations to assistant professor Dr. Luis Achondo, who has been named the co-recipient of the 2026 British Forum for Ethnomusicology Book prize for his monograph "The Sounds of Aguante: Politics of Fandom in South American Football!"

Visit the British Forum for Ethnomusicology website to learn more!

The BFE Book Prize is a biennial prize that recognises outstanding scholarship in ethnomusicology for a monograph or edited collection written in English.

07/20/2026

The World Cup may be over, but the research continues! Read about assistant professor Dr. Luis Achondo's work on the intersection between sound and soccer in the MUN Gazette.

https://gazette.mun.ca/research/sounds-of-soccer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTLKIBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJpMlpVcmIyOWxDSEltSk90c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn0OBZObaaentm9bXxd5o0ppu-hWxIgtQ3uVEK3JM7W9xiBWG2UBEGrYXuJ4_aem_w5isTUGkNwrZBF24dv0MjA

06/02/2026

As you head to Lawnya Vawnya this week, keep an eye out for second year MA Andina Cockerham, who's helping out behind the scenes!

05/27/2026

Congratulations to MA student (Ethnomusicology) Linus Glaesemer on being co-awarded the 2025 Student Paper Prize from the Society for Traditional Music for his paper "Quiet Labor: Beatmakers, Vernacular Theory, and the Politics of Inaudibility,” presented at the society’s Fall 2025 Virtual Conference!

The prize committee praised the paper for its richness of ideas and its grounding in lived relationships and experiences, noting it as a meaningful contribution to the field.

Well done, Linus!

Music at Memorial
MUN Folklore Department
Research: Memorial University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Canadian Society for Traditional Music
Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador

05/21/2026

Congratulations to Diego Pani on the successful defence of his PhD thesis "For the Village, For the Music: Sardinian Multipart Singing between Mediatization and Heritagization."

Pictured here with committee members, Harris Berger, Meghan Forsyth, and Kati Sego (not pictured), internal examiner Holly Everett, evaluators Dr. Ardian Ahmedaja and Dr. Brian Fairley, the defence chair, and proud supporters.

05/20/2026

Available Now on the MMaP YouTube Channel!

Dr. Philip Ewell's Music and Culture Lecture "Blacksplaining Classical Music in the Twenty-First Century."

“Blacksplaining Classical Music in the Twenty-First Century”“Blacksplaining Classical Music in the Twenty-First Century” gives an unvarnished black perspecti...

05/11/2026

Congratulations to student Andrina Cockerham of her presentation "Sounding Climate Care: Music, Protest, and Belonging in St. John's Climate Movements" at the 2026 Equity, Diversity, inclusion, and Anti-Racism Conference Memorial University!

Presenting a case study from her MA major research paper, Andrina explored how music shapes community and activism within local climate movements.

Music at Memorial
Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador
Research: Memorial University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Memorial University School of Graduate Studies

05/04/2026

Now available: Soundscapes from the Archives: Collecting for the Future!

In case you missed this concert celebrating MUNFLA (or just want to watch it again), the evening's performance is now available on our YouTube channel!

Music at Memorial
Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador
MUN Folklore and Language Archive - Munfla

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04/30/2026

Check out the new website Axesfortheallies.ca!

Created by Meghan Forsyth and Ursula Kelly, this bilingual website features in-depth discussions of the contributions made by Newfoundland and Labradorian wood workers during wartime. Featuring songs, stories, and archival materials, the website also provides timelines and learning materials for educational use.

Music at Memorial
Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador