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New lecturers arriving in October 2017

The Faculty of Music is delighted to welcome two new lecturers from October 2017. Dr Betting Varwig is a specialist in music and culture of the early modern period. Her first book, Histories of Heinrich Schütz , was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. In 2017–18 she will teach the Part II course, Bach’s St...

VIDEO: Liszt opera premiere

The world premiere of a scene from Liszt’s incomplete opera, Sardanapalo took place on Thursday 15 June at 7:30pm (GMT) during BBC Cardiff Singer of the World contest. It is now available to download from BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08vg0wk The performers are soprano Anush Hovhannisyan, conductor Tomáš...

Booking open for Music Masterclass on 15 July

The Music Masterclass on 15 July 2017 is for academically able Year 12 students from any school/college (independent or maintained). It offers students a true flavour of undergraduate study and an introduction to the University of Cambridge. The Music Masterclasses provide students with an opportunity to explore topics of...

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...

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...

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...

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 .

King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition

Announcing the King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition The 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...

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...

New lecturers arriving in October 2017

VIDEO: Liszt opera premiere

Booking open for Music Masterclass on 15 July

Dominic de Grande awarded Arthur Bliss Prize for Composition

Ian Cross named as Editor-in-chief of new SAGE journal, Music & Science

Francesca Vella awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Faculty of Music

David Roche selected for Sound and Music Portfolio Scheme

King's College/Hartley Rogers CBSO Scholarships in Orchestral Composition

Katharina Clausius appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria

WATCH: Mark-Anthony Turnage in conversation with Cambridge composers

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