The Conservatorium is a vibrant centre for research in all areas of music, with a thriving and diverse community of scholars engaging in robust disciplinary debates both nationally and internationally. 

Delve into fascinating music research with this weekly seminar series, featuring speakers from UWA as well as distinguished national and international guests.

Tuesdays | 5pm
22 July – 14 October
Tunley Lecture Theatre
Free – no bookings required

Tuesday 22 July 2025 
Three Minute Thesis Competition

Tuesday 29 July 2025 
Tracy Redhead - From Prototype to Theory: Rethinking the Song through Transmutable Music 
Jessica Ipkendanz - Inventing a modern rhapsode: a historical practice as a framework for contemporary interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary storytelling practice.

Tuesday 5 August 2025 
Jonathan Fitzgerald and Paul Tanner - Commission-rehearse-perform-record: expanding the duo repertoire for classical guitar and percussion.

Tuesday 12 August 2025 
PhD proposal presentation: Tui Dougiamus
MMus proposal presentation: Alexis Chin

Tuesday 19 August 2025
Colin Outhwaite - Performing Britishness: Identity and Popular Music Tribute Shows in Perth, Western Australia

Tuesday 26 August 2025
Rabiya Plush-Noad | "Opening Doors”: Researching the Stephen Sondheim Collection at the Library of Congress

Tuesday 9 September 2025 
Joachim Strand

Tuesday 16 September 2025
Laurent Shervington - Sonic Encounters in New Wave Cinema
Mark Nannup - Brave Space for Indigenous Performance Revitalisation

Tuesday 23 September 2025 
Sarah Collins - Industrial Fables and the Musicalisation of Sound

Tuesday 30 September 2025 
Honours Presentations

Tuesday 7 October 2025
Honours Presentations

Tuesday 14 October 2025
Honours Presentations