Department of Music
Studying Music at the University of York gives you a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of musical experiences and to look at how music is shaping and responding to the world.
We are internationally recognised for integrated creative, practical and scholarly approaches to music and our graduates are critical, independent thinkers.
Auditions for ensembles 2021-2022
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YorkConcerts
After eighteen months, we are thrilled to be able to welcome back live audiences to the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall this autumn! Our 2021/22 season features a diverse array of concerts by internationally-acclaimed performers as well as the University’s outstanding student ensembles.
News
Friday 24 September 2021
Win a prize of £100 and the opportunity to meet composer, performer, and software entrepreneur Rebekah Wilson.
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Thomas Simaku’s work con-ri-sonanza for piano & strings received its UK premiere at the 2021 North York Moors Festival of Chamber Music to a rapturous reception of a full house on 14 August.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Simaku’s CD on BIS Records, con-ri-sonanza, has received another excellent review, in the July 2021 issue of the Cambridge University Press magazine Tempo.
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