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Pop music holograms: controversial or transformational?

10 September 2015

Music experts in Cardiff for international conference on pop industry’s future

Lecturer's composition performed at BBC Proms

8 September 2015

Dr Arlene Sierra’s music debuted at BBC Proms on Monday 7 September 2015.

Arlene Sierra

Cardiff composer achieves BBC Proms success

7 September 2015

School of Music academic has acclaimed composition performed

School of Music sponsors audience prize at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

13 June 2015

We are proud to be sponsoring the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at this year’s BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.

School's concert composed to compliment ceramics exhibition

29 May 2015

The School of Music presented a concert of new music composed in response to an ambitious ceramics exhibition at National Museum Cardiff.

Success for student societies

11 May 2015

Congratulations to all the music students and societies who have won awards at the Societies Awards 2015.

Success at the National Concert Band Festival

15 April 2015

Congratulations to the Cardiff University Wind Ensemble on recent success at the National Concert Band Festival Finals.

Harrison Birtwistle Studies

10 April 2015

A new collection of essays, edited by Drs David Beard, Kenneth Gloag, and Nicholas Jones, has just been published in celebration of one of the key figures in European contemporary music.

RCM honour

13 March 2015

Robin Stowell, Emeritus Professor of the School of Music, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to international musical life.

The Key to Beethoven

20 February 2015

Alumnus Dr Paul Ellison has had his first book published, based on a revision of his Cardiff PhD thesis.