Newsletter I March 2026
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PhD in Music – Artistic Practices in the Portuguese Context (ESMAE & CESEM)
Accredited by A3ES for six years (the maximum period), the PhD in Music – Artistic Practices in the Portuguese Context is structured around a dual commitment: it promotes direct links with the professional sector, integrating PhD students into real contexts of music production, and places Portuguese musical heritage at the centre of creative activity. The... Read More
“Music with Science” I Ep.01 – Manuel Pedro Ferreira & David Cranmer
“Music with Science” is CESEM’s latest podcast. The guests on the first episode, Manuel Pedro Ferreira and David Cranmer, presented the project “Catalogue of the Music Archive of the Casa de Braganza Museum-Library” (UID/EAT/00693/2013, UID/EAT/00693/2019, UIDP/00693/2020, UID/693/2025). YouTube: https://youtu.be/zF0ptBO3w-A?si=Ps0EZiCzeWy-7byQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AObTP6Uany4KXhtpda1p7?si=AkYfCKAvQH21g9IiNXF8zg&nd=1&dlsi=13fc10dd1edc4114 Production and Direction: Ana Sofia Malheiro Editing and Assembly: José Grossinho This work is... Read More
Lectures by Haig Utidjian (EMS) I Activity February – October 2026
On March 19 at 7 p.m. (CET), the conference Նախնիք եւ խազերը [‘Our ancestors and neumes’] will be presented online in the Digital Auditorium of the Aztag Daily Newspaper. The lecture by Haig Utidjian, a researcher from the Early Music Studies Group, will be delivered in Western Armenian and will provide a historical overview of... Read More
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“One dynasty – two reigns: musical activity between the reigns of King João VI and Emperor Pedro II” I Proposals until March 31
Wishing to mark the bicentenary of the death of King João VI of Portugal and the birth of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, Caravelas is organising the International Conference “One dynasty – two reigns: musical activity between the reigns of King João VI and Emperor Pedro II”, to take place at the Colégio Almada Negreiros... Read More
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Call for the attribution of one Postdoctoral Research Scholarship – PeX Miniaturised Opera I Deadeline March 13
On March 2, applications will open for one (1) Postdoctoral Research Grant as part of the exploratory project “Miniaturized Opera: The Social Experience of Intersubjectivity in Opera Streaming” (2024.16128.PEX). For further information, see the details on the FCSH or Euraxess websites.
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RESONANCE project reading club session
The RESONANCE Reading Group is a monthly meeting that brings together members of the academic community, colleagues, friends, and enthusiasts of contemporary cultural history to reflect on and discuss a fundamental text or book. It is part of the project RESONANCE — Epistemologies for the Documentation of Affect and Becoming in Cultural Manifestations in Performance... Read More
Call for PhD Studentships I Applications hosted by CESEM until March 8
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) announced the Call for PhD Studentships in all Scientific Domains 2025, in the Regular Line of Application and in a Non-academic Environment. Applications will be open between March 2 and March 31. CESEM will accept to be the host institution for applications that fall within the scope of... Read More
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Publication of two issues of Nova Contemporary Music Journal
The volume 4, issues I and II of the Nova Contemporary Music Journal: Listening to today’s music, is now available! Click here to access the two most recent issues of the journal.
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“Essay Crossings”: Reading and Discussion Seminar
On March 20, at 6:00 p.m., the Reading and Discussion Seminar “Essay Crossings” will begin, running from March to July at Edições do Saguão. In this first session, João Pedro Cachopo will guide a discussion of Jean Starobinski’s “Is It Possible to Define the Essay?”, which will serve as a point of departure for a broader reflection on the... Read More