In June 2019, the conference Early Recordings: Past Performing Practices in Contemporary Research, held at Pushkin House in London, confirmed that research into early recordings as documents of performance practice is thriving internationally, with junior and more established scholars engaging in innovative work using a wide range of repertoires and approaches. The conference also highlighted the need for increased open, critical discussion of the methodologies in use: from further development of the computational methods pioneered in the 2000s, to an explosion of practice-led research at the hands of performers and composers, to cultural and contextual studies that highlight the sometimes hazaphard, experimental nature of the early recording industry. This second conference, Early Recordings: Methodologies in Research and Practice, aims to provide a forum to continue discussion and debate, with a particular focus on methodologies. We are excited to welcome eleven noted scholars from all over the world, covering a range of repertoires and methodologies that are testimony to the vitality of the field.

You can find the programme here: https://earlyrecordingsconference.wordpress.com/programme/