Upcoming Research Events
Beyond inclusion: challenging and changing reductive representations of marginalised musicians.
Dr CN Lester
23 Nov., 11am–1pm
Ó Riada Hall, Music Dept., Sundays Well Road.
CN Lester is a multi-genre musician, author of the critically-acclaimed "Trans Like Me," and founder and artistic director of arts event Transpose, which recently celebrated its fifth successful edition at Barbican. CN is a singer-songwriter, classical singer, deviser, and composer. They hold an interdisciplinary performance/research PhD on composer Barbara Strozzi; research interests include performance and composition, gender and music, and the history of gender and sexuality. They work internationally as a trans/queer/feminist educator, writer, speaker, and activist - and made their fiction debut in 2023 collection Furies. They’re currently working on their next album, and next book. They live in London.'