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Troops leaving Hyde Park on a route march, December 1914

Commemorating WW1: Conflict and Creativity

20 January 2016

The School of Music has been awarded prestigious AHRC Cultural Encounters funding to run a series of public engagement events commemorating the First World War.

Dutilleux receiving Cardiff University Honorary Fellowship

Dutilleux centenary on BBC Radio 3

18 January 2016

Dr Caroline Rae explores the life and legacy of internationally acclaimed French composer Henri Dutilleux on BBC Radio 3 this week

sheet music

Composition: Wales

6 January 2016

Scores chosen by BBC National Orchestra of Wales for a project showcasing works by living composers worthy of wider exposure.

Pianist

Best of 2015

5 January 2016

School of Music concert and alumna feature in The Guardian’s highlights of the year

Music visit close up

Schools project hits all the right notes

18 December 2015

Pupils record album with University students

Henri Dutilleux

Celebrating the Dutilleux Centenary

16 December 2015

Special series of events in tribute to the music and legacy of Henri Dutilleux

The Louvre, Paris

Parisian premiere

9 December 2015

French premiere of Dr Arlene Sierra’s Butterflies Remember a Mountain at the Louvre

Promotional image for the UWE concert

Composers keep their Cardiff connection for Bristol concert

2 December 2015

There is a special Cardiff connection at the heart of an upcoming concert at Bristol’s Colston Hall

Debussy orchestra performance

World premiere Debussy recordings

30 November 2015

University Symphony Orchestra to launch new CD at St David’s Hall

Award for Topic Theory volume

26 November 2015

Research by Dr Keith Chapin included in award-winning publication