dear all (and apologies if you already received the information)
We are delighted to announce the second themed research event of the London Interdisciplinary Music Research Initiative (LIMRI):
LIMRI Workshop #2: Interdisciplinary Conversations on Aesthetics
*Monday 2 November 2026, 4–8 pm (doors open 3:30 pm)
*Senate House, central London
*Hosted in collaboration with the SAS Institute of Philosophy
The workshop brings together scholars and practitioners from across disciplines to discuss how our notions of aesthetics and beauty are changing, and how the rise of generative music AI lends both urgency and fresh perspective to these debates.
Programme
3:30 pm - Doors open
4:00 pm – Short talks by our invited speakers:
• Jennifer Walshe (University of Oxford)
• Amnon Wolman (Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance)
• Berker Banar (Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford)
• Emilie Capulet (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance)
5:00 pm – Concert: a joint improvisation between pianist David Dolan (Guildhall School of Music & Drama) and an AI system by Oded Ben-Tal (Kingston University London)
6:00 pm – Panel discussion
7:00 pm – Reception and networking
Attendees will also have the chance to take part in a pilot study on the aesthetic evaluation of music co-created with AI.
Full details: https://dmrn-limri.github.io/workshop-aesthetics.html
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/limri-workshop-2-interdisciplinary-conversations-on-aesthetics-tickets-2002824121863
Registration is free but places are limited, so please only book if you plan to attend. If demand exceeds capacity, priority will be given to London-affiliated colleagues and students.
Stay in touch
LIMRI now has a JISCMail mailing list for announcements of future events and opportunities. Please join and share with anyone who might be interested: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/LIMRI
The workshop is coordinated by Oded Ben-Tal; for questions or suggestions, please contact o.ben-tal@kingston.ac.uk. We are grateful to Barry Smith, Director of the SAS Institute of Philosophy, for the collaboration and local support.
We hope to see many of you there, and please feel free to forward this to colleagues and students.
Best wishes,
Charalampos Saitis, Diana Omigie, Mark Gotham, and Oded Ben-Tal
