“Unheard by Most: Soundscapes of Incarceration in Irish Prisons” This FUAIM lecture provides an overview of PRISONS OF NOTE, a four-year research project that employs mixed-methods to investigate the multifaceted role of music within the penal systems of Norway, Iceland, and Ireland. One of the primary aims of this research is to contribute new, interdisciplinary knowledge on how music is used and is useful in prisons from a peripheral perspective, shifting from isolated, single-nation case studies to interconnected, transcultural experiences. This lecture offers a critical reflection on this research project in progress, underscoring both the unforeseen challenges and the innovative opportunities encountered during the research process.    

Gao Yanming has received a Master's degree in Pipa Performance from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing where she studied on a full national scholarship under renowned pipa master Prof. Fan Wei. Currently a PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology at University College Cork (supervisor, Prof. Jonathan Stock), her research topic is tracing a new history of the Pinghu Pipa School, a traditional pipa lineage originating from Pinghu City, China, in the 19th century. Yanming is a pipa instructor in the Department of Music at Zhejiang International Studies University, executive director of the Pipa Professional Committee of Zhejiang Musicians Association, China, and was designated by the Beijing Arts Foundation a pipa performing talent of the Pinghu Pipa School.  

Join us on Friday, 28th March at 1:10 PM at the Devere Hall for a captivating concert of classical masterpieces. The Meliora Quartet will perform the powerful first movement of Beethoven’s Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 Razumovsky. Then, the Vanrugh will bring Mozart’s String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 to life, a work often called the “Champagne Quintet” for its sparkling, effervescent opening. A liquid lunch not to be missed!