Research Office Research Office Digest - September 2024, Vol. 1

Research & Creation

The Faculty of Music Research Office

September 27, 2024

Congratulations to Faculty of Music Researcher-Creators on the following summer successes:

Awards & Honours

Access Programs Universities Fund (APUF) The Faculty of Music welcomes the return of the Future Sound 6ix project to the FoM as part of the Access Programs Universities Fund (APUF): a vital program supporting underserved students in pursing post-secondary pathways.
Connaught New Researcher Fund Dr. Darren Hamilton was awarded a Connaught New Researcher Award for his proposal to examine post-secondary gospel music programming in the GTA. This exciting work will see Dr. Hamilton connect with students at Humber College, York University, and UofT.
Opus prize for Album of the Year: Traverse Dr. Laura Risk was honoured for her latest album, Traverse, which was praised for its nuance, sensitivity and technical precision. She combined her experience as a fiddler and researcher to create this 10-track exploration of traditional fiddle music, which draws on her extensive studies of traditional music from both Quebec and Scotland.

Knowledge Mobilization & Events

International Society for Music Education (ISME) Drs. Antía Gonzalez Ben, Darren Hamilton, Laura Menard, and Nasim Niknafs presented papers and symposia, individually and alongside current UofT graduate students including Saghar Moghaddamfar and Sophia Wang, recent defendants including Dr. Sarah Joy, alumni, and international research colleagues in Helsinki, Finland over July 28-August 2nd. The 36th world conference theme was “Advocacy for Sustainability.”
KISMIF Conference Dr. Ely Lyonblum and Research Assistants Adrian Berry and Anne-Katherine Dionne from Sustainable pARTnerships presented at the multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary conference on the theme of “DIY Cultures, Democracy, and Creative Production” in Porto, Portugal in June.
MAYDAY Group Colloquium Dr. Nasim Niknafs presented the paper “Music Education and its Moral Economy of Death” at the 35th MayDay Group Colloquium from June 9-12th held at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. The event, focused on “Theory and Philosophy”, featured papers from several UofT alumni active in the postsecondary education landscape, including Drs. Deborah Bradley, Juliet Hess, and Lloyd McArton.

Publications & Releases

Traumas Resisted and (Re)Engaged: Inquiring into Lost and Found Narratives in Music Education. Edited by Shelley M. Griffin & Nasim Niknafs. This book focuses on the traumatic experiences within and through music that individuals and collectives face, while considering ways in which they (re)engage with their traumas in educational settings. The chapters delve into the physical, psychological, philosophical, sociological, and political aspects, as they relate to the reciprocal influences of trauma on musical practices and education.

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