Núria is the leading researcher on the organology of Catalan folk instruments. Her work focuses on the study of the tenora and the tible. Her article in the Galpin Society Journal was the first article on Catalan folk instruments in an organology journal since 1953!
- ‘The Development of the Tenora’, Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 70 (2017), pp. 169-78.
- ‘Mechanised Shawms: Comparing the Tenora, Suona and Jangsaenap’, Conference on Musical Instruments (Galpin Society and AMIS joint conference), University of Edinburgh, UK: 1-4 June 2017. Awarded Frederick R. Selch Award for best student paper.
- ‘The Metal Tenora’,American Musical Instrument Society Newsletter (Fall 2016), pp. 13-17.
- ‘Thoughts on the Evolution of the Tenora’, American Musical Instrument Society Annual Meeting, Boston, US: 3 – 7 June 2015.
Núria is actively involved in the dissemination of her research. She has appeared on Catalan radio to talk about her discoveries and she is a regular contributor to the online music magazine Sonograma.
- ‘From North Korea to Catalonia: the Tenora, Suona and Jangsaenap‘, Sonograma Magazine, Vol. 36 (2017).
- ‘Toron, Perpignan and the history of the tenora‘, Sonograma Magazine, Vol. 35 (2017).
- ‘La tenora a l’estudi‘, El Taller del Lutier, Catalunya Música Radio (22/04/2017).
- ‘Voltant pel planeta: a la recerca de la tenora perduda‘, Mans, Catalunya Radio (14/05/2017).
- ‘Input Impedance of Horns with Crooks: Measurements and Modelling‘, Masters Thesis, The University of Edinburgh (2014).
