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Read more at: I say now NOW - and a moment later it is already history

I say now NOW - and a moment later it is already history

A new orchestral piece by Reader in Composition, Richard Causton was one of just two pieces selected by BBC Radio 3 to represent the UK at the International Rostrum of Composers (an annual forum for national public radio broadcasters run under the umbrella of UNESCO), which was held last week in Bariloche, Argentina...

Read more at: Min Yen Ong Appointed to Faculty of Music
Min Yen Ong Appointed to Faculty of Music

Min Yen Ong Appointed to Faculty of Music

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Min Yen Ong as a Teaching Associate in the Faculty of Music from 2019-22. Dr Ong is an ethnomusicologist with regional interests in music of Pacific island cultures (Hawaii and Fiji) and music of China – in particular, Chinese opera. She holds a PhD in...

Read more at: Athena Swan Bronze Award for the Faculty of Music
Athena Swan Bronze Award for the Faculty of Music

Athena Swan Bronze Award for the Faculty of Music

The Faculty of Music is pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application for an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. This award is given to recognise that in addition to institution-wide policies , the Faculty is working to promote gender equality and to identify and address challenges particular to the Faculty and...

Read more at: New Blog Post: Dr Sam Barrett reflects on 'Overlooking Instruments'

New Blog Post: Dr Sam Barrett reflects on 'Overlooking Instruments'

In the latest music@cambridge research blog post , Dr Sam Barrett reflects on the use of instruments in medieval song and introduces a fascinating new series of performance practice videos made in collaboration with internationally-renowned medieval music ensemble Sequentia . These videos have been created as part of the '...

Read more at: British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award: Francesca Vella
British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award: Francesca Vella

British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award: Francesca Vella

The Faculty of Music is pleased to announce that Francesca Vella has received a British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award for the project Sounding (Out) 19th-Century Italy , which will run from April 2019 to March 2020. Despite the countless sounds and noises that have characterised the region and its people over the...

Read more at: Arthur Bliss Prize 2018
Arthur Bliss Prize 2018

Arthur Bliss Prize 2018

The Faculty of Music is delighted to announce that Stephane Crayton is the winner of the 2018 Arthur Bliss Prize for Composition. The award is made for the best portfolio of compositions submitted in either the M.Phil or Part II of the Music Tripos.

Read more at: The Faculty of Music at the Cambridge Science Festival, 11-24 March 2019

The Faculty of Music at the Cambridge Science Festival, 11-24 March 2019

This year's Cambridge Science Festival includes several lecture-concerts, performances and events featuring members of the Faculty of Music. On 17 March, PhD Composer Darren Bloom will co-present a lecture-recital with physicist Joe Davighli, about their collaboration in the creation of a string quartet based on Carlo...

Read more at: New West Road Concert Hall Manager
New West Road Concert Hall Manager

New West Road Concert Hall Manager

The Faculty of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of Anthony Brice who joins us as the West Road Concert Hall Manager from May 2019, succeeding George Unsworth who leaves after 18 successful years in the role. Following a Music degree from the University of Southampton Anthony first worked with the Orchestra of...

Read more at: Premiere of new orchestral work by Richard Causton, 'Ik zeg: NU'

Premiere of new orchestral work by Richard Causton, 'Ik zeg: NU'

Many congratulations to our Reader in Composition, Richard Causton , whose new orchestral piece Ik zeg: NU was premiered last month by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo, to excellent reviews from the national press: 'Richard Causton's new work for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ik zeg: NU, holds two...

Read more at: The Inaugural Cambridge Female Composers Festival, January-March 2019

The Inaugural Cambridge Female Composers Festival, January-March 2019

The inaugural Cambridge Female Composers Festival launched last month, and runs until March 2019. Here, co-chair Laura Dunkling, an MPhil student at the Faculty of Music, explains the background to the Festival, and picks out some of the Festival highlights. The Cambridge Female Composers Festival was set up to showcase...

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