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Programme for Preludes to Chopin with piano

Preludes to Chopin by Professor Kenneth Hamilton

4 October 2018

Premiere concert held in Cardiff

Student blog

7th place in the Times Good University Guide 2019

24 September 2018

Another year in the top 10 for the School of Music

Geraldine Farrar as Carmen with cast, New York 1914

Global exploration of Bizet’s Carmen launched

19 September 2018

Carmen Abroad documents the travels of Bizet’s opera across countries and centuries

Ty Cerdd CoDI 2018 logo

Tŷ Cerdd announce selections for CoDI composers career development

4 September 2018

Eight current and former School of Music pupils selected

Violin on top of music scores

98% student satisfaction

16 August 2018

The School of Music has achieved an outstanding 98% overall satisfaction

Cardiff University Gamelan Ensemble at Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta

A summer of music in Java, Indonesia

7 August 2018

Students spend three weeks in Indonesia

Cardiff University Big Band on a boat on the river Vlatva, Prague

Big Band head to Prague

3 August 2018

Cardiff University Big Band have recently returned from their annual summer jazz tour

Students from Goresbrook School performing at Cardiff University School of Music

Inspiring young musicians

3 August 2018

Pupils from Goresbrook School visited for a day of performance and recording sessions

Student playing saxophone

Record number of Music School graduates in work

19 July 2018

100% of 2017 graduates in employment or further study six months after graduation

Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra Performing

School of Music launches composition competition for alumni

16 July 2018

Call for scores from Music School alumni