BFE statement on Goldsmiths
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology has written to the Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London to express concern regarding proposed cuts to music teaching and staff.
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Call for BFE Committee Members
Deadline for Nominations: Wednesday 8th May 2024
Call for Expressions of Interest in Hosting the BFE’s Autumn Conference in 2024 or the BFE’s Annual Conference in April 2025
Please respond by 1st March 2024
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) invites expressions of interest from institutions interested in hosting either the BFE’s Autumn Conference in 2024 or the Annual Conference in April 2025.
Call for New BFE Conference Liaison
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 1st March 2024
New book from former BFE Chair Carole Pegg on the music of Altai-Sayan peoples
We are thrilled to announce the publication of the book “Drones, Tones, and Timbres: Sounding Place among Nomads of the Inner Asian Mountain-Steppes” (University of Illinois Press) by C
BFE member Razia Sultanova is delighted to announce the publication of a new book 
BFE member Stuart Young is working alongside Kate Lock to support the Brass Bands England (BBE) 
Jonathan Stock is delighted to announce publication of a new book, BFE Book Prize - 2024 competition now open
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology invites submissions for the 2024 BFE Book Prize, to recognise outstanding scholarship in ethnomusicology written in English. Monographs and edited volumes published between 16 November 2021 and 15 November 2023 will be eligible for the 2024 prize.