Posted on Monday 7 May 2012

The York Spring Festival of New Music begins on Wednesday 9 May. Headlined by a wide variety of local, UK and international artists across five days, events will be held in venues ranging from the University of York’s concert halls to more informal surroundings within the city walls, featuring styles of music spanning jazz, classical, contemporary, vocal and musical comedy.

Posted on Tuesday 3 April 2012

University Chamber Choir and Baroque Ensemble joined forces on 27 March with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the National Centre for Early Music for the celebratory final concert of the OAE's flagship Anthem tour of 11 concerts.

Posted on Thursday 8 March 2012

The University of York has announced the appointment as an Anniversary Reader of Robert Hollingworth, the director of I Fagiolini – the vocal ensemble that specialises in innovative performances of Renaissance and contemporary music.

Posted on Wednesday 29 February 2012

She will be performing staged scenes from Steven McNeff's 'The Last King of Scotland' which is being written for the main opera stage. Former student Julia Weatherley has been invited to sing at the Royal Opera House as part of their ‘Opera Exposures’ evenings.

Posted on Tuesday 14 February 2012

The new work for 2012 – a dialogue with the Bach Cello Suites – will be performed across the UK

Posted on Monday 13 February 2012

The book, published by Cambridge University Press, provides ‘an in-depth perspective on singing from many cultures and periods: western and non-western, prehistoric to present.

Posted on Thursday 9 February 2012

Five new Schimmel pianos for department practice rooms

Posted on Sunday 5 February 2012

Thomas Simaku’s work ‘Soliloquy V – Flauto Acerbo’ has been selected by the International Jury and will be performed at the 2012 ISCM – World Music Days.

Posted on Thursday 26 January 2012

February sees several performances of pieces by Roger Marsh. The Hilliard Ensemble will perform Il Cor Tristo in Rome, Ghent and Vienna, and The Dutch Ensemble ‘de ereprijs’ perform ‘What Charlie did Next’.

Posted on Thursday 15 December 2011

The Sunday Times has selected Crossing Ohashi Bridge – featuring works by Roger Marsh and Nicola Lefanu – as one of its albums of the year.