PCC Presents: Resonate Festival

Exploring practice-based research in music.

Photo: Deborah Roffel

The two-day Resonate Festival puts practice-based research on the centre stage. Second-year master’s students will present the results of the research projects they undertook as part of the Practice-based Research course. During the festival, you will also be able to attend workshops, round tables and presentations led by teachers of the Prins Claus Conservatorium and researchers of the Research Centre Art & Society. The winner of the Practice-Based Research Award will be announced on the second day of the festival. 

Practice based research
Practice-based research is one of the courses students work on during their Master of Music. The work and outcomes of this course directly contribute to the development of each student’s professional practice. Therefore, every student designs a research project that benefits their development as a musician. Research projects by students who have received the Practice-Based Research Award in previous years focused on concepts such as audience connection, improvisation, authenticity and storytelling.

Why ‘Resonate’?
The term ‘resonate’ can be understood in different ways. Through the lens of physics, it can be described as the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection. From a sociological perspective, resonation is about emotional relationships and ways in which we relate to the world around us (Rosa, 2019). With the title of this event, we refer to both meanings in hopes that both the presented research and music resonate with you.

Presentations by University students
Master students of the Popular Music and Sonic Cultures track within the Arts and Culture Masters programme at the University of Groningen will present aspects of their research for their final Master's thesis projects. Their approaches range from ethnographic, cultural and sociological to musicological and historical. Research topics include the 'free party scene' in Groningen, music promotion within platform infrastructures, music cultural hubs in the Netherlands, Indie music promotion and careers in NL, and intersectional barriers within Afrobeat.

Admission is free.

Watch the entire programme here:
18 May 2026
19 May 2026