We are delighted to welcome Javier Rivas to our Board, he will be joining us in January. Javier is a writer, teacher, musician, researcher, and Ph.D. candidate in the Music Department at King’s College London. Javier has taught courses on ethnomusicology, anthropology, and social theory at KCL, UCL and ESMUC. His research, teaching and outreach work address current debates in music studies to imagine and bring about new spaces and practices grounded on radical care, inclusion, equality and diversity. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including Ethnomusicology Forum and the International Journal of Community Music.
Javier brings experience of working on programme evaluation and widening participation initiatives in education, including his current role as project manager for our King’s – St George’s – Water City Music partnership in Southwark, London.