Lecture by Luísa Cymbron (MMP), guest of Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Luísa Cymbron, President and Executive Director of CESEM, as well as a researcher in the Music in the Modern Period Group, will give a lecture at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa on March 30 at 6:00 p.m. This session is part of the ongoing seminar series “Revisiting the 19th Century.”
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Participation of Kristin Hoefener (EMS) in the first conference of the new IMS study group
Kristin Hoefener, a researcher at CESEM’s Early Music Studies Group, will take part in the first conference of the International Musicological Society’s (IMS) “Auditory History” study group in Paris. The researcher will present the paper “Copying, singing, perpetuating: Dominican processional traditions in Aveiro (15th century) and Prague (21st century)” next Saturday, March 21. For more... Read More
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Mariana Vieira (CM) awarded honourable mention in the 2025 Musa Prize
The 2025 Musa Prize, dedicated this year to the poetry of Ana Luísa Amaral, was given to Vasco G. R. Martins for his play “Eight Glimpses of the World”. The jury, comprising Amílcar Vasques-Dias, Inés Badalo, and Pedro Costa, also granted two honorable mentions: to Mariana Vieira, a member of the Research Group on Contemporary... Read More
Newsletter I March 2026
The March edition is now available. Subscribing to the CESEM newsletter is the most convenient way to receive, directly in your email, the latest news and essential information about events, projects, and other opportunities. Staying connected to the CESEM community has never been easier!
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