Latest news from Music
Making music together, apart: announcing the Rebekah Wilson Prize for Interactive Music
Posted on Monday 18 January 2021
Win a prize of £100 and the opportunity to meet composer, performer, and software entrepreneur Rebekah Wilson
Postgraduate Music student uncovers the earliest-known Church-of-England hymn by a woman composer
Posted on Tuesday 15 December 2020
While researching her dissertation, postgraduate Music student Rachel Webber recently unearthed the earliest known Anglican hymn by a woman composer.
Das Klassik & Jazz review for Thomas Simaku’s new album
Posted on Monday 14 December 2020
Following the release of Thomas Simaku’s new album on the prestigious Swedish label BIS Records last month, the first review has now been published in Germany in the "Rondo – Das Klassik & Jazz" magazine.
Telemusic – Practical Project 2020
Posted on Tuesday 8 December 2020
Our annual departmental Practical Project has been cancelled only once in its history. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, our students and staff were determined that this year's production would go on!
Announcement about Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships
Posted on Monday 7 December 2020
The Department of Music at the University of York invites expressions of interest from those considering applying for a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
York PhD student in Discovering Young Composers of Europe
Posted on Thursday 3 December 2020
A new piece by Andreas Tsiartas was premiered in Seville, Spain by the renowned ensemble Taller Sonoro on 30 November 2020.
Ivors success for Department of Music graduate student
Posted on Thursday 3 December 2020
Robin Haigh, a PhD student in Composition, has been awarded a prestigious Ivor Novello Award in the Chamber Orchestral category for his piece, 'Grin'.
Funding boost for community music programme
Posted on Tuesday 3 November 2020
Young people across Yorkshire who face barriers to music making will have a chance to play traditional Indonesian music, thanks to continued funding for an innovative community project run by the University of York.
Thomas Simaku’s new CD on National Radio of Portugal
Posted on Monday 2 November 2020
Thomas Simaku’s new CD has been featured in ‘Geografia dos sons’ programme by the National Radio of Portugal on 2nd November 2020.
Research collaboration reverberates with success
Posted on Friday 30 October 2020
A collaboration with a major sound engineering firm has led to the launch of software which represents a significant advance in audio processing for the creative industries.
Absent Sitters – York Mediale
Posted on Wednesday 21 October 2020
Intimate online performances of a new work, resulting from a collaboration between Ben Eyes and Jez Wells in the Department of Music and others, are taking place this week as part of York Mediale.
Thomas Simaku’s CD in Top Ten
Posted on Friday 16 October 2020
Thomas Simaku’s CD has been chosen among the ten best CDs of the year.
Thomas Simaku - New CD release
Posted on Thursday 8 October 2020
A new CD of chamber music by Thomas Simaku performed by internationally renowned musicians will be released on 6 November 2020.
Nicola LeFanu - New orchestral album released
Posted on Monday 28 September 2020
"The Crimson Bird and other orchestral works" has been released on the NMC label.
Evan Snoswell awarded 2020 Rebekah Wilson Prize for Interactive Music
Posted on Thursday 20 August 2020
The Music Department is delighted to announce Evan Snoswell's (Computer Science) entry Ploonk as the inaugural winner of the Rebekah Wilson Prize for Interactive Music. The judging panel would also like to give honourable mention to Lynette Quek (Music) for the submission Laptop Functions.
these bones, this flesh, this skin: new interactive music and dance from lockdown
Posted on Friday 7 August 2020
Developed in partnership with Scottish Ensemble and Scottish Dance Theatre, these bones, this flesh, this skin is a digital work for solo violin and solo dancer by University of York composer Martin Suckling, choreographer Joan Clevillé and cinematographer Genevieve Reeves.
'Twenty': new piano music from lockdown
Posted on Thursday 6 August 2020
Twenty is a new collection of piano pieces by some of the most promising musical voices working today.
MA Music Production students return to studios
Posted on Monday 3 August 2020
Following the reopening of the Department last week to postgraduate performers, this week it was the turn of MA Music Production to begin using the Department's recording studios for the first time since March.
Latest Touch Radio podcast features Jez Wells' installation
Posted on Monday 3 August 2020
The 150th Touch Radio podcast is devoted to a binaural capture of Jez Wells' installation for the National Centre for Early Music created in collaboration with the visual artist Annabeth Robinson.
VC greets students in reopened Department
Posted on Friday 17 July 2020
This week the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Charlie Jeffery, came to visit us as we welcomed some of our postgraduate students into the Department for the first time since March.