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John Hugh Thomas in front of the choir

JHT @ 80

15 April 2016

Celebrating choral maestro John Hugh Thomas

The Eiffel Tower

City of Light festival shortlisted for Royal Philharmonic Society Award

6 April 2016

Dr Caroline Rae was Series Adviser to the successful Philharmonia Orchestra festival

Professor Peter Williams

30 March 2016

It is with sadness that we learnt of the recent death of Professor Peter Williams, internationally renowned Bach scholar, harpsichordist, organist, and former John Bird Professor at the School of Music

Tom Davoren

Alumnus to lead National Youth Brass Band of Wales

26 February 2016

Catching-up with composition alumnus Tom Davoren

Musicology book cover

Musicology: The Key Concepts

15 February 2016

Revised second edition of key reference text

Pedro Faria Gomes

Portuguese world premiere

4 February 2016

New commissioned work to premiere in Lisbon

Professor Kenneth Hamilton

Music at the Museum

1 February 2016

New lunchtime concert series at National Museum Wales begins

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

Poster for Four:30 Operas

Cape Town opera premiere

19 November 2015

The newest work by composer Dr Robert Fokkens is set to premiere this month as part of a special event showcasing South Africa’s finest and freshest operatic talent.

Seyfried, Fantasy in C minor, first movement

Mozart's spirit from Seyfried's hands

3 November 2015

How composer Ignaz von Seyfried helped to shape Mozart’s reputation in early nineteenth-century Vienna.

Pavel Haas

Call for papers: Pavel Haas Study Day

30 October 2015

Upcoming event to stimulate critical discussion about the Czech composer's work, bringing together individual scholars, performers, enthusiasts, and representatives of relevant professional societies and research groups.