Current and Recent Research Projects
Francophone Music of Newfoundland and Labrador. Produced by Axel Belgarde, this CD project will present new recordings of traditional Francophone music from across the province.
, produced by Meghan Forsyth and Joy Fraser, executive producer Harris M. Berger.
Jean Trudel Online Archive. Produced by music scholar Laura Risk, available audio and video recordings of traditional music and dance from Quebec collected in the 1960s and 1970s by the folklorist Jean Trudel. The project is a co-production of the University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC), the Canadian Museum of History, the Conseil qu茅b茅cois du patrimoine vivant, the UTSC Library Digital Scholarship Unit, and MMaP.
Minnie White, The First Lady of the Accordion. Edited by Jim Payne, this book is a collection of tunes composed and played by accordionist Minnie White of St. Alban鈥檚, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Minnie White, The First Lady of the Accordion is a coproduction of MMaP and SingSong Inc.
. Led by general editors Harris M. Berger and Jocelyne Guilbault, Music Research Annual is the first peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing review essays from the full range of academic disciplines that study music.
Neighbours: St. John鈥檚 eBook. Edited by Meghan Forsyth, Beverley Diamond, and Annalise Smith, this eBook examines the diverse cultural communities of St. John鈥檚, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Look for it soon on MMaP鈥檚 website.
, edited by Harris M. Berger, Friedlind Riedel, and David VanderHamm.
Phenomenology of Music Across the Disciplines Conference. This event was the first international academic conference to bring together scholars from the broad range of academic disciplines that draw on phenomenological methods in music research. Featuring leading scholars from seven countries, it took place from May 20 to May 22, 2025, in the MMaP Gallery of the John C. Perlin Arts and Culture Centre. Videos of the papers from the conference will be available on the as they become available.
Traditional Narratives from the Innu Nation. Produced by Marguerite MacKenzie through a partnership with the Innu Nation and Mamu Tshishkutamashutau Innu Education, this website will make available historical recordings of traditional Innu narratives.
Voices of Placentia Bay: A Digital Archive of Music and Narrative. Produced by Meghan Forsyth, this website is the result of a partnership between MMaP, the Town of Placentia Bay, and the Placentia Area Historical Society.
A complete list of past live events can be found here. A complete list of recordings in the Back on Track Audio Publication Series can be found here.