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Bofan Ma @bofantheone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

CoMA Manchester @comanewmusic.bsky.social is nominated for a @makingmusicuk.bsky.social Diverse Programming Award! Seriously can't be more proud. Very much excited to join all who champions the leisure-time music sector at the Awards Ceremony tonight 🤩🎼 🔗 www.makingmusic.org.uk/advocacy/awa...

CoMA Manchester ensemble performing Verbaaaaatim Renga at Ascension Church Hulme in March 2026, working with a creative captioner to translate sound and music to text for deaf and hard of hearing audience members/musicians in real time.

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Dr Michele V @micheleveldsman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“I have done all of the things that one is supposed to do to earn a tenure-track position. And I have done approximately 85% of them by typing prompts into a large language model and then moderately editing the output.” 🤣🤣🤣 brilliant 👌🏽 open.substack.com/pub/inprepar...

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Opinion: I Was Not Allowed To Type Prompts Into ChatGPT During My Chalk Talk And This Is Discrimination

By Dr. Rachel Simmons, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

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Bofan Ma @bofantheone.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Never a dull moment with @comanewmusic.bsky.social Awesome day celebrating Make Music Day 2026 + the new CoMA Immediate Pieces anthology with a lovely cohort yesterday, hosted at @rncmlive.bsky.social & led by the legendary @adamswayne.bsky.social 🥳🍺🎶🔥 Thanks all & look forward to next time 🧡🎹🎼

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Bofan Ma @bofantheone.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Brilliant week at MEC2026 @music-encoding.bsky.social last week in Tokyo 🎶🖥️ Proud to represent @rncmprism.bsky.social @rncmresearch.bsky.social & discuss how we've been studying piano sight-reading exercises through machine learning @hongshuo-fan.bsky.social @david.deroure.org @wiebket.bsky.social

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Bofan Ma @bofantheone.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Had absolute fun making a mixtape for the Sampler Mixtape @soundandmusic.bsky.social, airing at 12pm today on @resonancefm.bsky.social Feat. works by me & many artists who think deeply about words, voices, machines, environments & more Available also on 👇 🔗 soundandmusic.org/post/the-sam...

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Bofan Ma @bofantheone.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

COMING UP TOMORROW IN MANCHESTER CoMA Manchester ensemble proudly presents a beautiful programme around musical navigation and creative transcription, part of @comanewmusic.bsky.social #comafestival2026 Tickets (£10 / Pay What You Can)👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coma-manch...

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CoMA Manchester ensemble presents: Wandering Sequences

Sat 14 March, 6:30pm-8pm
Ascension Church Hulme, Manchester
£10 / Pay What You Can

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

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CoMA Manchester ensemble presents
Wandering Sequences

James Saunders Guided Sequences #1 (2021, 5')
Jordan Nobles Pneuma (2022, 12')
Natalie Summers it is happening again (2025, 7')*
James Saunders Guided Sequences #3 (2021, 5')
Aaron Cassidy What then renders these forces visible is a strange smile (or, First Study for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion) (2008, 5')*
Jordan Nobles Arteries (2021, 9')
James Saunders Guided Sequences #4 (2021, 5')
Sonic Bothy Verbaaaaatim Renga (2021-, 8')^

With featured soloist Natalie Summers (*)
and guest creative captioner Eluned Charnley (^)

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RNCM Research @rncmresearch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Our Spring Term has just begun and we're kicking off 2026 with some exciting news! The RNCM has been authorised by the Office for Students (OfS) to grant Research awards, giving us Full Degree Awarding Powers up to and including Level 8. Read the full announcement: 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-se...

On the left is a picture of the RNCM building in the snow and under a clear blue sky. On the right is text announcement reading:

Full Research Degree Awarding Powers: The RNCM has been authorised by the Office for Students to grant Research awards, with Full Degree Awarding Powers up to and including Level 8. Read more: rncm.ac.uk/news

On the left is a picture of Professor Wiebke Thormählen, RNCM's Director of Research. On the right is Wiebke's comments following the announcement of this exciting news: "RNCM's vibrant research culture is central to the institution's ethos and learning environment. The authorisation of Full Degree Awarding Powers is a key piece in upholding and continually enhancing the music industry training that we provide for students across all levels of study".

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Bofan Ma @bofantheone.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Awesome *SOLDOUT opening night of LATENT SPACES at SeeSaw Manchester. Massive congrats @sonamb.bsky.social what a wonderful project! Exhibition running throughout the weekend: soundandmusic.org/event/exhibi... @soundandmusic.bsky.social

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RNCM Research @rncmresearch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Hello! @rncmresearch.bsky.social might be new to Bluesky, but we've been researching #music in the heart of Manchester @oxrdmcr.bsky.social for over fifty years. We look forward to being part of the Bluesky community. You can find out more about us here: www.rncm.ac.uk/research/

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Research - Royal Northern College of Music

A unique environment for music research, the RNCM offers Postgraduate Research Degrees and a diverse range of research events.

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RNCM PRiSM @rncmprism.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🎤 OPERA PREMIERE | 7pm, 24 June, RNCM Theatre ⏱️ Dangerous Matter - a powerful reflection on the role of memory in medicine & human progress, after Lady Mary Montagu Wortley. Zakiya Leeming (composer / libretto) @sredway.bsky.social (director / libretto) 🎟️ www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/...

Poster showing "Dangerous Matter - A New Opera | World Premiere, 7pm 24 June | Royal Northern College of Music | Book: www.rncm.ac.uk" against an abstract background image depicting a network of viruses floating in the universe.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Join us at Klangwerkstatt Berlin for KNM Campus Days this autumn! You'll join the CoMA Allcomers Orchestra to rehearse and play a concert programme that includes winning pieces from an open score competition. This year’s are on 14 & 15 Nov – find out more here: www.coma.org/whats-on/knm...

Photo of a string and woodwind ensemble playing, with a woman standing at the front holding a handwritten sign saying ‘Radio Noise’ with an arrow pointing upwards.

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Bofan Ma @bofantheone.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Awesome week at #AEConservatoires #EPARM2025 in Tallinn, sharing #ComingUpForAirInLocation - a new art-research initiative led by Kathryn Williams & myself on critical effects & impact of indoor air quality, and raising public awareness through music #IAQ #ArtisticResearch @rncmprism.bsky.social

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

📣Opportunity: We’re #recruiting for an inspiring Chair to lead CoMA’s Board of Trustees and play a key role in planning and guiding CoMA’s future. If you have leadership, board or #trustee experience and a passion for the power of the arts, we’d love to hear from you by 14 Mar!

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Opportunity: Chair of CoMA Board of Trustees

Contemporary Music for All

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