22 Sep 2015
John Rink to judge International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
As 82 of the world’s most accomplished young pianists gather in Poland for the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, Juror and College Fellow Professor John Rink reflects on the challenges and rewards of selecting the winning performances...See full news story here.
18 Sep 2015
Sir David Willcocks 1919–2015
We were very sorry to hear of the death at the age of 95 of Sir David Willcocks, whose long association with Cambridge began in 1939, when he came to King’s College as an organ scholar. It is as Director of the Choir at King’s College from 1957 to 1974 that he will be especially remembered: it was during this period, with the growth in LP recording…
3 Sep 2015
Music@Cambridge School Edition, Michaelmas 2015
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29 Aug 2015
New appointment for Dr Matthew Pritchard
We are delighted to announce that Dr Matthew Pritchard has been appointed to a Lectureship in Musical Aesthetics at the School of Music, Leeds University. Originally a Cambridge graduate, Matthew returned to the Faculty in 2010 as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow. More details about Matthew here.
19 Jul 2015
Dr David Trippett joins Music Faculty
We are very pleased to announce that Dr David Trippett will be joining the Faculty of Music with effect from 1 September 2015. Dr Trippett, who was an undergraduate at King's College and later a research fellow at Christ's College, comes to Cambridge as the Principal Investigator of a major, five-year research project funded by the European Researc…
8 Jul 2015
Vacancy – Outreach Coordinator for the Faculties of Architecture & History of Art and Music
Outreach Coordinator for the Faculties of Architecture & History of Art and MusicSalary: £27,057 to £32,277Limit of tenure: 01 09 2015 to 31 07 2016 The School of Arts and Humanities has a vacancy for an Outreach Coordinator to provide an ambitious portfolio of outreach activities for the Faculties of Architecture & History of Art and Music.The Out…
8 Jun 2015
Call for BA Postdoctoral Fellowship applications hosted by Cambridge
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship applications hosted by the Faculty of Music, University of CambridgeThe British Academy will shortly invite applications under their prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme, with a deadline expected to be in October 2015 (http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/pdfells.cfm). These fellowships fund three yea…
4 Jun 2015
Winners of Stainer and Bell Award for Choral Composition 2015 announced
Stainer & Bell are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2015 Award for Choral Composition, open to all members of Cambridge University in statu pupillari for the academic year 2014–15, is Bertie Baigent, for An Echo from Willow-Wood for SATB a cappella. The winner receives an award of £500, with the offer of publication of the work in Stainer…
14 May 2015
Winner of Britten Sinfonia Composer's Workshop announced
Following the annual Britten Sinfonia Composer's Workshop in March, it has been announced that Alex Tay has been selected to write three commissions for Britten Sinfonia, to be premiered during the pre-concert event on 27 April 2016 at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge. Six student composers were selected to work alongside composer Judith Weir an…
4 May 2015
Nicholas Cook awarded honorary doctorate
During a recent visit to the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Nicholas Cook was awarded the Academy’s degree of Doctor Honoris Causa; previous recipients include Iannis Xenakis, György Kurtág, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Yehudi Menuhin, but this is the first occasion when an international musicologist has been honoured in this wa…
28 Apr 2015
Wort Lectures 2015: Haydn's Musical Personalities
Haydn's Musical PersonalitiesJames Webster, Goldwin Smith Professor of Music at Cornell UniversityJames Webster is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Music at Cornell University. He specializes in the history and theory of music of the 18th and 19th centuries, with a particular focus on Haydn. He is the author of Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony and the I…
27 Apr 2015
VACANCIES – Two Temporary University Lectureships in Music
Two Temporary University Lectureships in MusicVacancy Reference Number GT05939Salary: £38,511 (Grade 9, Spine point 49)*Limit of tenure appliesApplications are invited for two temporary University Lectureships at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge. The first is a Temporary University Lectureship in Ethnomusicology, a fixed-term appointme…
13 Apr 2015
PhD composers chosen for ISCM World Music Days
The Faculty is delighted to announce that two of its PhD composers have been selected to represent their countries at the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World Music Days - 2015 festival in Slovenia (26 September to 2 October)Patrick Brennan has been chosen to represent Ireland and his recent commission for the LSO entitled 'Bal…
1 Apr 2015
Arts & Humanities Case Study: Cambridge research strikes a chord
Founded in 2003, the Centre for Music and Science is reshaping our understanding of music and its role in society. By showing that music and language are complementary components of humans' communication toolkit, the Centre's research is opening up new ways of sharing information and understanding.“When we talk about music, and we talk about langua…
31 Mar 2015
Richard Causton première
On 18 March Richard Causton's Piano Quintet was premiered by the Nash Ensemble as part of the Ensemble's 50th Anniversary celebrations."In the first half [of Richard Causton's Piano Quintet] the upper strings detached themselves spatially and emotionally from the piano and cello. The latter duo supplied dark, sepulchral, drone-like sounds, while th…
