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Official Account for the 2025 Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference hosted by the universities of Durham, Newcastle, and Northumbria medren2025.co.uk

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 21d

‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED ‼️

Following a request from the Musici Trust, the deadline for proposals for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference has been extended by one week to next Thursday, 25th September.

Graphic reads 'Call for Proposals: deadline extended' for the 2026 BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference.

Student Paper Prizes: RMA/Musici Trust Prize for a paper on music before 1600: Speakers will be invited to submit their papers to the RMA/Musici Trust prize for a student paper on music before 1600. The winner will receive a £300 prize, be offered mentorship, and also be invited to present their work at the RMA Annual Conference.

RMARC Student Paper Prize: Speakers will be invited to submit their papers to the Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle student-paper prize. Participation will be open to all speakers. The winner will receive a £100 book token from Cambridge University Press, as well as mentorship from the editors of RMARC to develop and expand their submission for publication in RMARC.

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · 21d

The deadline has now been extended!

Note also the Musici Trust prize for a paper on music before 1600

RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 24d

Reminder: the deadline for submitting your proposal to the BFE and RMA 2026 Research Students' Conference (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) is this Thursday!

www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

Graphic reads: 'Call for proposals, BFE and RMA Research Students' Conference, 6-8 January 2026, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, submission deadline 18 September 2025'.

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Professor Lisa Johnson (known as Lisa Colton) @lisacolton.bsky.social · Jul 5

Post MedRen mood

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Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social · Jul 5

Thank you @medren2025.bsky.social ! What a brilliant week of music, scholarship and conviviality. Nowhere else would we have been treated to Lambton Worm puppets and Fretwork viols in one evening.

MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 4

And we're done! See you in Warsaw!

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Cassie Fenton @ccfenton.bsky.social · Jul 4

In my post conference feels on the train home, but had such a fab time at my first MedRen! I met so many amazing people and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a stimulating community. Def heading home with a huge to-do list!

Huge thanks to this year’s organisers! @medren2025.bsky.social

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Dr(!?!?) Caro @itscaro.bsky.social · Jul 4

Second in-person MedRen smashed 💪
Phenomenal work by @medren2025.bsky.social continuing an unusually anarchic conference tradition. This conference stands out among other musicology conferences for its unique combo of high levels of calibre, craic, and camp, and it was a delight to be a part of 🥰

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 4

And we're done! See you in Warsaw!

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De Gruyter Brill Medieval & Early Modern Studies @dgb-mem.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last day at @medren2025.bsky.social
If you haven’t stopped by yet, we’re still here – come say hi at the booth! #MedievalMusic #Medievalsky

Photo of a table at MedRen with books, flyers, and display materials; blue table cloth with lilac writing (De Gruyter Brill).

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David Allinson @davidallinson.bsky.social · Jul 3

Well, @medren2025.bsky.social isn’t over yet, but what a stimulating week it’s been – thought-provoking papers, excellent concerts and wonderful reconnections with expert musicologists and practitioners. Plus we came face to face the northeast’s resident dragon: the Lambton Worm 🐉

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Professor Lisa Johnson (known as Lisa Colton) @lisacolton.bsky.social · Jul 3

Book display at MedRen had a couple of familiar titles! @medren2025.bsky.social

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Christiane Wiesenfeldt @wiesenfeldt.bsky.social · Jul 3

Medieval & Renaissance Music Conference will go to Warsaw in 2026 (6th to 10th of July): Presentation at this very moment at the MedRen Business Meeting in Newcastle: looking forward to be the first time in Poland with the Med&Ren! @medren2025.bsky.social

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

Dinner is getting started!

MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

Cambridge announced for 2028!

MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

This will take place on the second week of July 2027!

MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

We also look forward to Leuven in 2027!

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

This will take place 6-10 July, 2026!

MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

We're already looking forward to MedRen26 which will be hosted by Warsaw!

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

We've had a lovely poster session as well!

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

We've had a wonderful display of books at #MedRen2025

@brepols.net @dgb-mem.bsky.social @routledgehistory.bsky.social

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

The things we do to keep our supervisors happy...

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Dr Oliver Doyle @oliverdoyle.bsky.social · Jul 3

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 3

We cater to all preferences...

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Cassie Fenton @ccfenton.bsky.social · Jul 2

Every early music conference should come with dragon processions @medren2025.bsky.social

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MedRen2025 @medren2025.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'm not sure that's in my job description...

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Professor Lisa Johnson (known as Lisa Colton) @lisacolton.bsky.social · Jul 2

@medren2025.bsky.social Another excellent musical evening, including Fretwork and voices performing consort music by Orlando Gibbons, and an unexpected Lampton Worm / dragon warded off with audience performance of chants to St Cuthbert 🐉

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