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Amanda Bayley is Professor of Music at Bath Spa University, leading the interdisciplinary research group Intercultural Communication through Practice. Her work spans intercultural music collaboration, performance analysis, and the intersection of music with ecology. She holds a PhD from the University of Reading and has been Co-Investigator on ERC-funded projects like Beyond East and West (2015-2023) and Interactive Research in Music as Sound (2017-2023). Recent projects include the ESRC/AHRC-funded Ecotones: Soundscapes of Trees (2022-23) and NERC-supported Hear Water, exploring environmental empathy through sound. She has received the Ruth A. Solie Award (2011) for her book Recorded Music: Performance, Culture, and Technology.
Education:
- PhD (University of Reading)
- MMus (University of Surrey)
- BA (Hons) (Dartington College of Arts)
Research Interests:
- Intercultural music practices and composer-performer collaborations
- Rehearsal analysis and contemporary string quartet performance
- Ecological music studies (e.g., Interspecies Listening, Ecotones)
- Historical performance practices (Bartók, Lutosławski)
Grants & Projects:
- ERC, ESRC/AHRC, NERC-funded interdisciplinary research
- British Academy project on Finnissy’s string quartets (2007-2009)
- AHRC Impact Accelerator Awards (2023-2024)
- International collaborations in Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Korea
Editorial & Editorial Roles:
- Co-editor, Routledge Transcultural Music Practices series
- Reviews Editor, Ethnomusicology Forum
- Humanities Editor, Journal of Interdisciplinary Music Studies
Teaching & Supervision: Specializes in 20th-century music history, world music, and ethnomusicology. Currently supervising five PhD candidates on topics ranging from Paraguayan polca to Nubian music traditions.
