Hormoz Farhat, the musicologist whose distinguished career included his time as Chair of Music at Trinity College Dublin (1982-1995), passed away earlier this month at the age of 93. Today we publish a special obituary written by his friend and former student, Professor Harry White: Hormoz Farhat (1928-2021): A Personal Remembrance.

The draft programme for the joint SMI and ICTM-IE postgraduate research conference on 22 January 2021 is now available here. Registration has now opened: go to this Eventbrite link. Further details about the conference will be posted at https://musicologyireland.com/SMI-ICTM-2021

The call for papers has been issued for the joint SMI and ICTM-IE postgraduate research conference to be held -- online -- on 22 January 2021. The deadline for submitting proposals is 4 December: see the call for papers here. Further details about the conference will be posted at https://musicologyireland.com/SMI-ICTM-2021

It is with immense sadness that we report the death of Dr David Connolly, who passed away on 28 April 2020. He had been a member of the SMI since 2005. David was a Lecturer in the Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music at Dundalk Institute of Technology, and a much-loved colleague also at Maynooth University. He graduated from Maynooth University with a first-class honours degree in music and mathematics, a first-class honours MA in performance and musicology and a Higher Diploma in Education.