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Read more at: Exciting new collaboration with VOCES8 on MMus in Choral Studies
Exciting new collaboration with VOCES8 on MMus in Choral Studies

Exciting new collaboration with VOCES8 on MMus in Choral Studies

The Faculty of Music is pleased to welcome VOCES8 as an Associate Ensemble to share their expertise in delivering the vocal ensemble strand of the new MMus in Choral Studies. This vocal ensemble teaching will include: a lecture series delivered by VOCES8 and world-leading experts, covering: technique, interpretation...


Read more at: ALUMNI: Michael Mofidian wins 2017 Pavarotti Prize
ALUMNI: Michael Mofidian wins 2017 Pavarotti Prize

ALUMNI: Michael Mofidian wins 2017 Pavarotti Prize

Michael Mofidian has been announced as the 2017 winner of the Pavarotti Prize at the Royal Academy of Music. The Pavarotti Prize is awarded to a final-year student at the Royal Academy of Music who are judged on performances of contrasting pieces from mainstream operatic repertoire. The prize was adjudicated by Joseph...


Read more at: Ben Glassberg wins prestigious Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors
Ben Glassberg wins prestigious Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors

Ben Glassberg wins prestigious Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors

Music alumnus, Ben Glassberg triumphed this weekend, winning audience, orchestra and jury prizes at the 55th Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. Chairman of the jury, Leonard Slatkin, later tweeted: "Heartiest congratulations to @glassyben for winning the conducting competition in Besançon. Truly...


Read more at: Pianist's Prize for Ceri Owen

Pianist's Prize for Ceri Owen

Research Fellow Ceri Owen has won the Pianist's Prize at the inaugural Grange Festival International Singing Competition. She appeared with baritone Dominic Sedgwick, an alumnus of Clare College and a current Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.


Read more at: Booking is open for November Music Masterclass

Booking is open for November Music Masterclass

Booking is now open for our next Music Masterclass on Saturday, 4 November 2017. This event is open to all Year 12 students. Please see https://outreach.mus.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/masterclasses for more information, and to book a place.


Read more at: Ian Dickson appointed Assistant Professor (Teaching) at Durham University

Ian Dickson appointed Assistant Professor (Teaching) at Durham University

We are pleased to announce that Ian Dickson has been appointed to a permanent post of Assistant Professor (Teaching) at the Department of Music, Durham University. He will be teaching various subjects in the department, including techniques of composition and orchestration. Ian is writing up a PhD on the concept of sound...


Read more at: Sutton Trust Summer School

Sutton Trust Summer School

From 14 to 18 August the Faculty of Music welcomed ten year 12 students for the 2017 Sutton Trust Summer School. The students spent time in Colleges and we able to experience a wide range of activities based on their chosen subjects. They met lecturers, were introduced to the library facilities and worked on individual...


Read more at: Darren Bloom and Patrick Brennan named as the first holders of the King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition

Darren Bloom and Patrick Brennan named as the first holders of the King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition

We are very pleased to announce that the first two holders of the King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition will be Darren Bloom and Patrick Brennan, both currently studying on the Composition PhD programme supervised by Richard Causton . They will write pieces to be workshopped by the full...


Read more at: Matthew Machin-Autenrieth: Past and Present Musical Encounters across the Strait of Gibraltar

Matthew Machin-Autenrieth: Past and Present Musical Encounters across the Strait of Gibraltar

Matthew Machin-Autenrieth , currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Faculty of Music, has been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant. Worth €1.5 million, Matthew will lead a team-based project entitled ‘Past and Present Musical Encounters across the Strait of Gibraltar’ (MESG). Working alongside...


Read more at: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications hosted by the Faculty Of Music, University of Cambridge

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications hosted by the Faculty Of Music, University of Cambridge

The British Academy will shortly invite applications to their prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme , with a deadline expected to be in early October 2017 ( http://www.britac.ac.uk/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships ). These fellowships fund three years of research on a topic of the applicant’s choice, and...