Doctoral researchers in Music Back to 'Research' The Department of Music has a vibrant postgraduate community, carrying out research in a broad range of areas. Profiles of some of our current doctoral researchers and details of their research are listed below: Mark Ferguson Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Acousmatic music composition, guided by the inherent methodologies and approaches of wildlife sound recording. Supervisor: Dr Scott Wilson and Annie MahtaniPhD Musical Composition by Research (FT) Eleanor Hedger Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Singing in the Face of Death: Soundscapes of Conflict and Punishment in Reformation England Supervisor: Professor Andrew Kirkman, Dr Jonathan Willis and Professor Lisa Downing PhD Musicology Steven Jeon Doctoral researcher PhD Title: An Examination of British String Quartets in the Context of Musical Institutions in the Early Twentieth Century and the Thematic Catalogue of British String Quartets Supervisors: Prof. Matthew Riley & Dr. Paul RodmellPhD Musicology Lewis Jones Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The sacred music of Tiburtio Massaino (before 1550 – after 1609) Supervisor: Prof. Andrew KirkmanPhD Music Andy H. King Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Sir Granville Bantock (1868–1946): Aspects of his Life and Songs Supervisor: Dr Paul RodmellPhD Musicology Karlyn King Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Vinyl records vs. digital ephemera: Does the medium of music matter? Supervisors: Dr Luis Manuel Garcia & Dr Christopher Haworth PhD Musicology Olivia Knops Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The Life and Music of Michael Tippett under the Influence of the Psychologist John LayardSupervisors: Professor Matthew Riley and Dr Ben EarlePhD Musicology Emma Margetson Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Sonic Immersion: Reaching new audiences through sound Supervisor: Dr Annie Mahtani and Dr Scott WilsonPhD Music Composition Hetti Price Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The Bass Violin: its history and use from 1540-1690 Supervisors: Dr Amy BrosiusPhD Performance Practice in Music Nikki Sheth Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The transformation of sounds in site-specific multichannel soundscape composition Supervisors: Dr Annie Mahtani & Dr Scott WilsonPhD Musical Composition Valentina Vuksic Doctoral researcher PhD Title: To be confirmed Supervisors: Dr Scott Wilson, Dr Christopher Haworth, Dr Chris BaberPhD Composition Sally Wadsworth Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Music and Worship in the cathedral and parish churches of Salisbury c. 1480-1640. Supervisor: Professor John Harper, Professor Andrew Kirkman, Dr Jonathan WillisPhD Musicology
Mark Ferguson Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Acousmatic music composition, guided by the inherent methodologies and approaches of wildlife sound recording. Supervisor: Dr Scott Wilson and Annie MahtaniPhD Musical Composition by Research (FT)
Eleanor Hedger Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Singing in the Face of Death: Soundscapes of Conflict and Punishment in Reformation England Supervisor: Professor Andrew Kirkman, Dr Jonathan Willis and Professor Lisa Downing PhD Musicology
Steven Jeon Doctoral researcher PhD Title: An Examination of British String Quartets in the Context of Musical Institutions in the Early Twentieth Century and the Thematic Catalogue of British String Quartets Supervisors: Prof. Matthew Riley & Dr. Paul RodmellPhD Musicology
Lewis Jones Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The sacred music of Tiburtio Massaino (before 1550 – after 1609) Supervisor: Prof. Andrew KirkmanPhD Music
Andy H. King Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Sir Granville Bantock (1868–1946): Aspects of his Life and Songs Supervisor: Dr Paul RodmellPhD Musicology
Karlyn King Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Vinyl records vs. digital ephemera: Does the medium of music matter? Supervisors: Dr Luis Manuel Garcia & Dr Christopher Haworth PhD Musicology
Olivia Knops Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The Life and Music of Michael Tippett under the Influence of the Psychologist John LayardSupervisors: Professor Matthew Riley and Dr Ben EarlePhD Musicology
Emma Margetson Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Sonic Immersion: Reaching new audiences through sound Supervisor: Dr Annie Mahtani and Dr Scott WilsonPhD Music Composition
Hetti Price Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The Bass Violin: its history and use from 1540-1690 Supervisors: Dr Amy BrosiusPhD Performance Practice in Music
Nikki Sheth Doctoral researcher PhD Title: The transformation of sounds in site-specific multichannel soundscape composition Supervisors: Dr Annie Mahtani & Dr Scott WilsonPhD Musical Composition
Valentina Vuksic Doctoral researcher PhD Title: To be confirmed Supervisors: Dr Scott Wilson, Dr Christopher Haworth, Dr Chris BaberPhD Composition
Sally Wadsworth Doctoral researcher PhD Title: Music and Worship in the cathedral and parish churches of Salisbury c. 1480-1640. Supervisor: Professor John Harper, Professor Andrew Kirkman, Dr Jonathan WillisPhD Musicology