Department of Music
Studying Music at university gives you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of musical experiences, and to look at how music has shaped the world and responded to outside influences. We are internationally recognised for creative, practical and scholarly approaches to music and our graduates are critical, independent thinkers.
Undergraduate study
News
Tuesday 12 November 2019
The Portuguese National Radio has dedicated an hour programme to the latest CD by Thomas Simaku - Professor of Composition.
Monday 4 November 2019
Joe Johnson, guitarist and keyboardist of the York-formed Britpop band Shed Seven, visited the Department of Music on Thursday 31 October.
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Jérôme Comte, a soloist of the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris, one of the world’s top ensembles of contemporary music, visited the Department of Music on Tuesday 29 October.
Postgraduate study
Events
York Concerts
Our concert series brings together a dynamic mix of performances, from professional visiting soloists to our accomplished departmental ensembles.
Upcoming concerts
Research
Auditions
Find out more about joining our ensembles and those that audition for membership the beginning of Autumn Term.
Rankings and awards
The University of York is a TEF gold institution.
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