Department of Music
100% of Music's research environment - the support we give our researchers - and 100% of Music's research impact were rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
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
News
Monday 20 June 2022
Dr Pete Dale is the Principal Investigator at the CUMIN research network
Friday 10 June 2022
Hang Li, Xin Liu, Mengyao Zhao and Xinpei Zheng will be presenting their research at the conference at the University of Sheffield on 21 June 2022.
Friday 10 June 2022
Thomas Simaku has been awarded the 2022-23 Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition at the Ithaca College in New York
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YorkConcerts
From the sensational Manchester Collective and acclaimed improvising-trombonist Alex Paxton to Baroque+ Day at the National Centre for Early Music and the renowned Fieri Consort and The City Musick, our summer programme of concerts promises to be truly unforgettable!
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