Facilities
The Music Department is housed in an attractive modern building which radiates out from the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall. There are dozens of practice rooms and teaching rooms which are also suitable for ensemble rehearsals, and the recently built Music Research Centre has up to date recording and digital music composition studios. This page describes the main spaces and items of equipment which support the huge range of teaching, music making and research at York.
Performance facilities
Within the department itself we have the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall and the Arthur Sykes Rymer Auditorium. For extra large scale performance we also use the University’s Central Hall and York Minster.
Teaching facilities
There are ten large teaching spaces, all equipped with projectors, sound equipment and piano. Because most of our teaching is done in groups of less than 25, we rarely need a large lecture theatre and, when we do, both concert halls are fully equipped with projection and sound facilities.
Studio Facilities
Digital music features strongly in our research and teaching, and we have three studios and a dedicated music technology teaching room. The Music Research Centre provides outstanding facilities for postgraduates and researchers.
Practice Facilities
Practice facilities include large rehearsal spaces and practice rooms of various sizes, which are all bookable by members of the music department.