On January 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, 2025, the 8th International Postgraduate Forum in Music and Dance Studies will take place at the Department of Communication and Art of the University of Aveiro. The event is organised by the Post-ip group, composed of PhD students from the Institute of Ethnomusicology – Centre for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md). This forum continues to establish itself as a privileged space for sharing and discussing ongoing research projects, bringing together students and early-career researchers in the fields of Music and Dance.
The programme will feature invited speakers of national and international prominence, with three main contributors: Ana Margarida Cardosos (Young Keynote), Rachel Harris (Keynote Speaker), and Henrique Portovedo (Keynote Performer).
At present, the following participants have already been confirmed:
Young Keynote | Ana Margarida Cardoso
Holding a PhD in Ethnomusicology, Ana Margarida Cardoso has conducted research on the professional status of musicians during the Estado Novo regime, with a particular focus on the relationship between musicians and both philharmonic and military bands. She began her musical journey in the philharmonic bands of Seia and Gouveia and continued her studies at the Escola Profissional da Serra da Estrela. She holds a degree in Music Sciences from NOVA FCSH and a Master’s in Music History Teaching from the University of Aveiro. She is a researcher at INET-md and has collaborated on various academic projects. Currently, she is carrying out research on philharmonic bands in the municipality of Arraiolos, within the scope of the project “História e Memória” (“History and Memory”).
Keynote Speaker | Rachel Harris
Rachel Harris is Professor of Ethnomusicology at SOAS, University of London. She has published extensively on musical and religious practice in Central Asia, and the politics of ethnicity and heritage in China. Her co-edited books include Gender in Chinese Music, the music textbook Pieces of the Musical World, and Theory and Practice in the Music of the Islamic World. Her solo-authored books include The Making of a Musical Canon in Chinese Central Asia, and Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam. She led the Leverhulme Research Project “Sounding Islam in China” and a British Academy Sustainable Development Project on the use of “meshrep” gatherings as a vehicle to revitalise Uyghur language and culture in Kazakhstan. She currently leads the major research project, “Maqām Beyond Nation,” which explores histories of connection and contemporary border-crossing creativity in maqām-based music-making across Asia.
Keynote performer | Henrique Portovedo
Henrique Portovedo is a professor at the University of Aveiro and Coordinator of the Creation, Performance, and Artistic Research Group at INET-md. He holds a PhD in Performance and Computer Music from the Portuguese Catholic University. His research activities include a Fulbright appointment at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a Visiting Researcher position at the University of Edinburgh, and an Artist-in-Residence position at ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. He graduated as a saxophone soloist from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, having previously studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and ESMAE Porto. He also holds a Master’s degree in Sound Art from the University of Barcelona and an Advanced Studies Diploma in Contemporary Music Conducting from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, under the guidance of Maestro Arturo Tamayo. Portovedo is currently the president of the European Saxophone Committee.