Meet The Team
The Custodians
Meet the custodians of the Dublin Musicology Collective for Graduate Welfare. Together they coordinate events and steer the DMC in a fruitful direction according to the wishes of the collective. Each custodian volunteers their time to see that the needs of the collective are met and to ensure that the DMC is run democratically and with transparency. Further to their individual roles, each custodian represents their fellow graduate students from their respective institution. To get in touch with any custodian, messages addressed for their attention can be sent via our contact form.
Anika Babel
UCD
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President
My PhD project scrutinises how classical music, as represented by the piano, is portrayed across film, TV, and advertisement. Via an exploration of classical music tropes, I examine the mediatory relationship between the reel and the real to contribute to our understanding of how classical music negotiates its socio-cultural position. This work, heavily influenced by film studies and sociology, is being carried out at the UCD School of Music under the joint supervision of Dr Laura Anderson and Dr Jaime Jones. @anikababel
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Hannah Millington
DCU
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Promotions
I am a first-year PhD student currently studying at Dublin City University under the supervision of Dr Róisín Blunnie. My research is focused on the choral and solo vocal works of the British composer, Dame Ethel Smyth. I am particularly interested in the context surrounding these works and will approach this facet of Smyth's oeuvre from an interdisciplinary perspective. My broader academic interests include the role of women in music; the relationship between music and literature; and hermeneutic analysis. @hannah_hannes
Frank C. O'Donnell
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MU
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Entertainment
I am a graduate of Maynooth University, holding a Bachelor of Music Degree with a specialisation in Musicology and Organ Performance. I am under the tutelage of Professor Gerard Gillen for organ studies. I’m currently finishing an MA in Musicology in Schubert Studies with Professor Lorraine Byrne Bodley MRIA, and hopes to begin a PhD in September. @fcodonnell74
Rachel Duffy
TU Dublin
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Co-editor
I am a third year doctoral research student at Technological University Dublin. My research explores the transformation of the Irish harp tradition in the later twentieth century. It adopts a case study approach, grounded in musicological research and is supervised by Professor Clíona Doris and Dr Kerry Houston. @racheld133
Patrice Keegan
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RIAM
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Welfare
I am a third year Doctoral student at the Royal Irish Academy of Music where I am studying organ with Dr David Adams. My research interests focus primarily on the perception of the organ in modern society, with an emphasis on contemporary Irish solo organ music. My research supervisor is Professor Denise Neary, Director of Academic Studies for the Doctor in Music Performance programme. I combine an active performance career with regular teaching and accompanist work. @patokeego
Alison Shorten
MU
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Treasurer
I am a third year PhD student at Maynooth University. I’ve completed both my BA and Masters in Musicology at Maynooth. I am currently researching the sacred works of Franz Schubert under the supervision of Professor Lorraine Byrne Bodley. My research focuses on the small-scale sacred works of the composer. @pallyallybally
Eleanor Jones McAuley
TCD
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Co-editor
I am in my final year of PhD studies at Trinity College Dublin, under the supervision of Dr Andrew Johnstone. My research looks at early modern music through the lens of cultural history, examining how musical culture affects and is affected by its social and political contexts; more specifically, my PhD thesis focuses on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century sacred music in Dublin. @eleanorjmca