12 Jun 2017
Dominic de Grande awarded Arthur Bliss Prize for Composition
Many congratulations to Dominic de Grande, former M.Phil student, who has been awarded the Arthur Bliss Prize for Composition in 2016. The award is made for the best portfolio of compositions submitted in either the M.Phil or Part II of the Music Tripos.Over the past 10 years, Dominic de Grande has composed music for an array of award wining projec…
9 Jun 2017
Ian Cross named as Editor-in-chief of new SAGE journal, Music & Science
SAGE Publishing today announced a partnership with the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE) to launch a new open access journal Music & Science, providing a platform for engaged debate and insight into music research from a wide range of scientific perspectives.Scientific research is integral to gaining a greater understand…
5 Jun 2017
Francesca Vella awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Faculty of Music
We are delighted to announce that Francesca Vella has been awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Faculty of Music from the autumn of 2017. Francesca completed her PhD about Verdi reception in late 19th-century Milan at KCL, before taking up a junior research fellowship at St John’s College, Cambridge. During the next three years,…
5 Jun 2017
David Roche selected for Sound and Music Portfolio Scheme
David John Roche has been selected to write a new composition for the London Graduate Orchestra as part of a Sound and Music Portfolio Scheme. The composition will be premiered later this year.You can read more about the Portfolio scheme here.You can also read an interview with David that relates to the scheme here.
30 May 2017
King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition
Announcing the King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral CompositionThe King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition are the result of an exciting new partnership between King's College, the University of Cambridge Music Faculty and the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and made p…
23 May 2017
Katharina Clausius appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria
We are pleased to announce that Katharina Clausius has been appointed to the post of Assistant Professor in the School of Music at the University of Victoria, Canada. Katharina is a final year PhD student working on the intersection of opera, literature, and the visual arts in the Enlightenment under the supervision of Professor Nicholas Cook and P…
28 Apr 2017
Subjectivity in European Song: Time, Place, and Identity
Research Fellow, Ceri Owen, has co-edited a special issue of the leading peer-reviewed journal 19th-Century Music, entitled 'Subjectivity in European Song: Time, Place, and Identity'.The collection includes Ceri's article on Vaughan Williams's early songs, and gathers contributions from leading scholars, including Scott Burnham, Benedict Taylor, Ph…
13 Apr 2017
Cambridge Brahms Festival
A new festival to celebrate the life and music of Johannes Brahms; admission is free to all events except Friday 21st April, which is £12/10/5.MONDAY 17 APRIL at 7.30pm (until 8.00pm)Sidney Sussex College Chapelkindly hosted by Sidney Sussex College Music SocietyPre-performance talk by William Bosworth“Brahms’ Sonata Opus 78”MONDAY 17 APRIL at 8.00…
10 Apr 2017
Cambridge Music alumna, Héloïse Werner nominated for RPS Music Award
Shortlists announced for the Royal Philharmonic Society Music AwardsOutstanding musicians in the running for the UK’s most prestigious awards for liveclassical music, presented in association with BBC Radio 3, include:RPS Music Award for ConductorsMirga Gražinytė-Tyla, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra;Richard Farnes, in his final season as Mus…
4 Apr 2017
Bookings now open for July Music Taster Day
Bookings are now open for our Music Taster Day on Friday 14 July 2017.If you are in year 12 at an state or maintained school, why not come along and see what it's like to study music at Cambridge?For more information, visit: http://outreach.mus.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/taster-day
22 Mar 2017
Clare College Song Competition winners announced
Clare College is delighted to announce the following winners in their Solo Song Competition 20171st Prize; Olivia Brett (Clare College) accompanied by Toby Hession (Clare) £400 prize and recital at St Martin-in-the-fields, London2nd Prize: James Jenkins (King's) accompanied by Richard Gowers (King's) £200Accompanist Prize; Marianne Schonle (Girton)…
15 Mar 2017
Faculty of Music Photo Competition
Calling all Music Students, Researchers, Teachers andSupport StaffWe are looking for a photo to put on the front cover of the next year’s Undergraduate Course Handbook.For your chance to win a £50 voucher for tea at Fitzbillies and have your photo credited in the booklet, download an application form from the Faculty website: www.mus.cam.ac.uk and …
13 Mar 2017
David Skinner reveals collaboration between Tallis and Katherine Parr
Dr David Skinner has identified three pieces of parchment discovered in the plasterwork of a wall in 1978 as containing fragments of music by Thomas Tallis with words by Katharine Parr.See the full Telegraph article here
9 Mar 2017
Cambridge named top UK university music department in global rankings for performing arts
Cambridge named top UK university music department in global rankings for performing artsCambridge University Faculty of Music has been ranked top university music department in the UK and third in the world according to the QS World University Rankings published in 2017.The rankings are based upon academic and employer reputation. More information…
