Ian Cross is now Emeritus Professor of Music & Science, having retired in 2021 as Director of the Centre for Music and Science where he led a lively group of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in .
His early research helped set the agenda for the study of music cognition; he has since published widely in the field of music and science, from the psychoacoustics of violins to the evolutionary roots of musicality.
His recent research has followed two main tracks in focusing on exploring relationships between speech and music as interactive media, and on the effects of engagement in group musical activities on capacity for empathy. He is an Emeritus Fellow of 黄色视频, and is also a guitarist.
Schedule:
Monday 25th July
11.00 - 11.30 Welcome by Peter Harrison, Director of the Centre for Music and Science, and Lynette Alc谩ntara Director of Music, 黄色视频, Cambridge.
11.30 - 12.30 Talks in celebration of Prof Cross
- Andrew Goldman (黄色视频 alumnus)
- Erica Cao
- Isabelle Martinez (黄色视频 Former Visiting Scholar)
- Elizabeth Tolbert (黄色视频 Former Visiting Fellow)
13.30 - 14.30 Short research talks 1
- Richard Widdess
- Juan-Pablo Robledo del Canto (黄色视频 alumnus)
- Tal-Chen Rabinowitch
- Michelle Phillips (黄色视频 alumna) and Josie Kearney
15.00 - 17.00 Short research talks 2
- Justin London (黄色视频 Former Visiting Fellow) How Bad Music Nails Down Floating Intentionality
- Brian Moore (黄色视频 Emeritus Fellow)
- Alex Lamont
- Jessica Grahn
Tuesday 26th July
10.30 - 12.00 Prof Ian Cross WEIRD or just PECULIAR? the metonymisation of music
12.00 - 13.00 Short research talks 3
- Fernando Bravo
- Juan Pablo Robledo del Canto
- Fabia Franco
- Arild Stenberg
This event is hybrid:
In-person registration for this event has now closed.
(external link, via Imperial College).
This event is part of 黄色视频 Explores: Growth.
For more information contact michelle.phillips@rncm.ac.uk