Annual Study Weekend 2026

Held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff

Draft events programme

Timings and other updates will be made as information becomes available.

Friday 24th April

13:00 Early arrival tours

14:00-15:45 – Registration

15:00 – Hotel check-in

15:45-17:30 – Talks

Archival Resonances: enriching the performance of Welsh piano music through national partnerships | Zoe Smith

Speed Date Our Artefact

17:30-18:30 – Dinner

18:45-20:00 – Talks

Exploring the Leeds Conservatoire Archive: an ongoing adventure into uncharted territory | Laura Johnson and Jane Henshaw

From Library to Concert Hall, Home and School: Paul Rissmann’s Alice concert suites for young audiences | Prof. Kiera Vaclavik

20:00 – Drinks at the bar

Saturday 25th April

07:30-08:50 – Breakfast at Radisson

09:00-10:45 – Talks

Music, Dementia and Technology: developing new ways of engaging with music for dementia care | Prof. Renee Timmers

Music Copyright and Scientific Inclusion

10:45-11:00 – Coffee/Tea Break

11:00-13:00 – Talks

Cataloguing for Inclusion / Panel discussion on the role of cataloguing: art meets music

Music Library Trust Funding: how and why you should apply | Katy Hamilton

Performance Sets and ILL: what’s the cost? | Lee Noon

13:00-14:00 – Buffet lunch

14:15-16:30 – Tours

Cardiff Central Library, or Cardiff Museum and their collections

14:15-16:30 – Self-guided tours

Cardiff Story (the Old Library)
Bute Park (free)
BBC Studios
Cardiff Castle (paid, independent booking)

17:00-18:15 – Talks

AGM Updates

The Field Recording Project | Ella Roberts

18:15-18:30 – Break

18:30-19.00 – Drinks reception

19:00-21:00 – Dinner (formal)

Sunday 26th April

07:30-08:50 – Breakfast

09:00-10:45 – Talks

10:45-11:15 – Coffee Break

11:15-13:00 – Talks

Sound and Music: how does it all work? A gentle amble through the physics of sound and music. What is sound? How do we hear it? How does music fit in? How do we recreate sounds? | Antony Gordon

Panel discussion: AI and Assistive Technology Supporting the Music User | Antony Gordon and Judith Bray

Special Collections in Vocational Performing Arts Education | Judith Bray and Mandie Garrigan

13:00-14:00 – Fork Buffet