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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · 8d

A news post written by me about the "Bodies in Digital Transition" conference last month! www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/b...

“Bodies in Digital Transition” conference organised by Music PhD Student

www.soas.ac.uk

April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Sep 3

Up in the rafters but with no objection - St. Vincent at the Proms was perfection. Masterful orchestral arrangements by Rachel Eckroth that genuinely sounded like they came from a minimalist composition. A brilliant and emotional collaboration between orchestral and amplified sound.

Picture of the filled auditorium of Royal Albert Hall, with orchestra on stage.

Picture of St. Vincent and orchestra on the Royal Albert Hall stage.

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Dr. Craig Ryder 🚴🏾‍♂️ @drryder.bsky.social · Sep 2

Im at BODIES IN DIGITAL TRANSITION conference at Goldsmiths hosted by DiSCo. I founded DiSCo back in 2020 and handed over leadership to to see @aprilw.bsky.social last year. To see DiSCo thriving into new projects and areas is truly amazing. Well done April 🧠🫁🫀🦾👀👂

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 15

Today marks the 150th anniversary of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) 🎼

From published scores, autograph manuscripts, and sound recordings, read our new blog post with an overview of our Coleridge-Taylor collections: bit.ly/BLBlogColeridgeTaylor

Photograph of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor who is standing by a table. It has been captioned 'S Coleridge-Taylor shortly before his marriage'.

Opening of the autograph manuscript of Coleridge-Taylor's piece 'Elëanore', together with a wax cylinder recording.

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Aug 12

I am fortunate enough to be singing under the batton of the legendary Joe Hisaishi for his performance at the BBC proms this Thursday ! Hisaishi was kind enough to give a photo and autograph 😍

Photo of April Wei-West with Joe Hisaishi.

Autograph of Joe Hisaishi in a Studio Ghibli art book.

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Andrew West 魏安 @babelstone.co.uk · Aug 20

Spot the Tangut proverb on my canvas tote bag: 𘜶𗗚𗓰𗾟，𗱕𗋽𗰖𘏚 "The great sea is vast and deep, all the waters are gathered there" (seen here on a recent visit to SOAS https://bsky.app/profile/babelstone.bsky.social/post/3k4eyvzzb2a27).

Me and my Tangut tote bag in front of the main entrance to SOAS, University of London

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 30

(Translation)
I have loved you many times
Yes many an hour in prolonged tenderness
I have kissed you mysterious Lisa
And your company was better than honey.

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 30

A moody scene of gorgeous Conwy, North Wales, where I visited to perform in the Conwy Classical Music Festival. We opened the concert with the folk song Lisa Lan.

Bûm yn dy garu lawer gwaith
Do lawer awr mewn mwynder maith
Bûm yn dy gusanu Lisa gêl
Yr oedd dy gwmni'n well na'r mêl.

Panoramic photo of Conwy landscape, with grey clouds and green hills.

Photo of April Wei-West with the Conwy town and castle in the background.

Selfie of April Wei-West at the top of a turret in Conwy castle.

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 30

Not only a fiercely competent Sinologist (though he would never admit that), but also the best and most loving dad. The grief is as a shoreless sea.

Andrew West 魏安 @babelstone.co.uk · Jul 30

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we, the family of Andrew West, confirm his peaceful passing on 10th July 2025. The BabelStone legacy will be continued by colleagues and friends.
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Andrew C. West 魏安 1960–2025

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 6

Characteristically forgot to sit down to watch this but managed to tune in to the last quarter, just at @zaborowski.bsky.social's interview!

⚗️ @mikuer.bsky.social · Jul 5

hello vocasky! the NHK overseas Vocaloid fandom special is premiering internationally in 3 hours!! Check out the livestream here 👇

www3.nhk.or.jp

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 6

Huge 😲

⚗️ @mikuer.bsky.social · Jul 5

hello vocasky! the NHK overseas Vocaloid fandom special is premiering internationally in 3 hours!! Check out the livestream here 👇

www3.nhk.or.jp

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 5

Got the dates mixed up for my own event and panicked thinking the abstract deadline was 13th July. It is in fact 31st July - ample time to get your abstracts in ! 😌

April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jun 6

Really excited to be organising the research conference "Bodies in Digital Transition," suitable for researchers across disciplines in arts and humanities working with digital intimacies. Call For Papers live now! www.cassandralaureano.com/current/bodi...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Bodies in Digital Transition — A C - Alessandro Caruana Art

Transcultural Dialogues on Digital Intimacies and Artistic Practices

www.cassandralaureano.com

April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 4

omggg so good 😍

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jul 3

ok i'll admit that i went into Kpop Demon Hunters wanting to be a hater but it only took about 15 minutes and an Exo reference to get me fully invested. still, 7/10 recommend

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Tom Hodgson @thomashodgson.org · Jun 25

My book is officially out today and I found out I got tenure 🎈

Can't wait to talk about it at the Bradford Literature Festival this Saturday! @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social

Get your copy here!

US: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

UK: www.waterstones.com/book/journey...

Journeys of Love

An empathetic and eye-opening portrait of Muslim migrants in England that debunks many misperceptions about their music and poetry. In Journeys of Love, ethnomusicologist Thomas Hodgson offers a sen...

press.uchicago.edu

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jun 6

Really excited to be organising the research conference "Bodies in Digital Transition," suitable for researchers across disciplines in arts and humanities working with digital intimacies. Call For Papers live now! www.cassandralaureano.com/current/bodi...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Bodies in Digital Transition — A C - Alessandro Caruana Art

Transcultural Dialogues on Digital Intimacies and Artistic Practices

www.cassandralaureano.com

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jun 19

Most eye-catching spot to put a poster? In front of the bins ♻️🚮
@chase-dtp.bsky.social Encounters Conference

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jun 8

Very proud of my friend Monika for releasing her art book all about Birds 🐦 Launch event at The Scarlett Letters indie bookshop in Whitechapel. The hardback copies are all handbound and published independently theirlowbackedcar.com

"Birds" book, bookmarks, and stickers on top of a table.

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jun 8

Pleased to have my first peer review article on #UTAU published in the wonderful Rising Voices in Ethnomusicology journal! risingvoicesjournal.com/211-music-ge...

21.1 Music, Gender, and Sexuality — Rising Voices in Ethnomusicology

risingvoicesjournal.com

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · Jun 6

Really excited to be organising the research conference "Bodies in Digital Transition," suitable for researchers across disciplines in arts and humanities working with digital intimacies. Call For Papers live now! www.cassandralaureano.com/current/bodi...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Bodies in Digital Transition — A C - Alessandro Caruana Art

Transcultural Dialogues on Digital Intimacies and Artistic Practices

www.cassandralaureano.com

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · May 29

What a huge relief

Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · May 29

Thank god. This should NEVER have been mooted.

www.classicfm.com/music-news/c...

Cardiff University scraps plans to axe music department following protests

April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · May 29

Listening to Sarah Vaughan is truly a remedy for a day of writing a funding application

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Kate Galloway @kategalloway.bsky.social · May 27

The special issue of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies coedited by myself and Janine Bower appears to be out. Here is a link to the table of contents intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

1-2: Playing with Voice: Listening for Audio-Visual Expressions and Representations of Voice, Vocality and Speech Acts in Games | Intellect

Intellect Discover is the platform where Intellect's content lives: Browse publications for scholars and practitioners teaching and researching in the arts, media and creative industries.

intellectdiscover.com

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Guilherme Nunes - Commissions Open!! @guilhernunes.bsky.social · May 18

capybara eating ramen

prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...

painting of a capybara eating ramen in a red background

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April Wei-West @aprilw.bsky.social · May 18

(there's even a surprise feature from a past life dedicated to Western European/North American art song)