What’s going on?
“I am warned by the ill fate of many philosophers not to attempt a definition of beauty” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Singing and the Human Spirit (UK Subgrant)
Our UK-based subgrant combining qualitative, historical, & practice-based approaches to better understand non-religious devotion to, & participation in, sacred music-making.
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Montreal Symposium 24-25 Oct 2025
This two-day gathering inaugurated our project with conversations and performances that move from talking about beauty to experiencing it.
See videos from our discussions on how music, art and architecture, ritual, and story might become existential resources in a secular age.
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‘Reasons to Sing’: Singing, spirituality, and the search for meaning 17-18 Sept 2026
A Multidisciplinary Conference
University of Birmingham | Edgbaston CampusConference registration and more information.
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Beauty, Space, and the Sacred: Gaudí at 100 Nov 5-7, 2026
Marking 100 years since Antoni Gaudí’s death, this international conference explores the connections between architecture, beauty, and the sacred.
