Cristina Fernandes

Cristina Fernandes is an integrated researcher at INET-md within the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where she coordinates the research group 'Historical and Cultural Studies in Music'. She holds a PhD from the University of Évora (2010), a Master's in Musicology, and a Bachelor's in Musical Sciences from NOVA FCSH. Her post-doctoral research (2011-2017) focused on the musical practices and ceremonial of Lisbon's Royal and Patriarchal Chapel.

Her research explores:

• 18th-century music in Iberian/European courts
• Intersections of music with royal power and diplomacy
• Performance practices of historical music and dance
• Socio-professional conditions of musicians
• Music and Women's Studies
• Critical analysis of concert programming

Publications primarily investigate 18th-century musical culture through interdisciplinary lenses, examining royal patronage systems, transnational networks, sacred-secular repertoire transmission, and gender dynamics in musical practices across Portugal, Spain, and Italy.

Awards:

• FCT Grant, 5th Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus Competition (CEEC, 2022)

Research Leadership:

• Principal Investigator: 'Music, Performing Arts and Diplomacy in the 18th century' (FCT-funded, 2022–present)
• Co-Principal Investigator: 'PROFMUS - Social condition of musicians in Lisbon' (2020-2022)

Collaborations:

• ERC project PERFORMART (Roman aristocratic arts patronage, 2016-2022)
• Hispanic scenography project (Spanish Ministry, 2021)
• Music in Spain research group (Universidad de La Rioja)