Faculty of Music

Musicians from contemporary gamelan ensemble Hammer & Bronze will workshop seven new pieces for Javanese gamelan instruments written by our Master’s composition students on Tuesday 2 June. Observers very welcome! music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-02…

As part of the Post Soviet Identities Piano Study Day on Friday 29 May, distinguished pianists and pedagogues Ewa Kupiec​ and @hayroudinoff will work with our students in a public piano masterclass. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-29…

On Friday 29 May, leading pianists will come together for a study day featuring performances, discussions and demonstrations to reveal how the legacy of the Soviet Union is still an incredibly present influence that shapes concert performances today. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-29…

Dr Candace Bailey is the Neville Distinguished Professor at North Carolina Central University. Come along to the Schwarzman Centre Cinema at 3pm on Thursday for her public seminar on 'Musical Genius, Women, and the Transmission of Musical Knowledge in Regency Britain'.

Applications are now open for choral and organ scholarships commencing in 2027/28! 👇Find out more on our website music.ox.ac.uk/choral-and-org…

Laetitia Sonami's work as a sound artist & performer bridges the technological, the mechanical and the uncanny, exploring the fragile terrain where body, memory, language, and machine intersect. Join us online at 4pm today for an 'in conversation' talk with Prof @JenniferWalshe.

Disney theme parks are known among the fan community for careful attention to musical detail, but academics have only recently begun to examine the inner workings of theme park music. Join us on Thursday 11 June for a public seminar with Dr Gregory Camp. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-11…

On Thursday 28 May, composer Julian Nott will be giving a talk on writing music for film and TV. Julian has built an extensive career in film and television composition, providing music for classic productions like Wallace and Gromit and Peppa Pig. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-28…

Laetitia Sonami’s visionary contributions have expanded the boundaries of sound and technology over the course of several decades. Join us online at 4pm on on Monday for <speaks>, where Laetitia will be in conversation with Professor @JenniferWalshe. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-18…

At Thursday's public seminar, Professor Nina Sun Eidsheim will explore how metaphor shapes music discourse, performance, and listening practice, & discuss methodologies and practices that help us become aware of these naturalized metaphors, giving way for both rejection and play.

Introducing team member David Lewis, a researcher @OxfordeResearch and Lecturer in Computer Science @GoldsmithsUoL, where he teaches Digital Humanities. @DH_Oxford @OxMusicFaculty @Frankles23 @BullivantJoanna

Our public seminar on Thursday 4 June features two speakers: Gabriel Lopes & Gabrielle Messeder, with a focus on samba school bateria, the roda de samba, and Rio de Janeiro’s carnival traditions. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-04…

In the evening on Monday 1 June, Stephan Loges will be joined by Director of Performance Dr Maria Razumovskaya (@MariaPianist) for a rush-hour art-song recital and discussion, exploring solitude, parental love, and transience of life. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-01…

We're looking forward to welcoming bass-baritone Stephan Loges to the Faculty on Monday 1 June. Stephan will be leading a public masterclass in the afternoon, working with student vocalists on song, opera, and a capella choral music. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-01…

📢 Job alert! 📢 The Student Music Officer will foster, advocate for, and advance the musical culture of the student body by acting as a liaison and advocate for music-related events and societies. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

This free event on Monday includes time for Q&A and discussion with Jane Mitchell, Artistic Director of Aurora Orchestra, and also includes a demonstration from our students of one of Aurora's flagship productions for young children, Beethoven and the Dinosaurs!

On Thursday 21 May, Dr Candace Bailey will be speaking on 'Musical Genius, Women, and the Transmission of Musical Knowledge in Regency Britain: Evidence from The Ouseley Family and the Tenbury Collection', drawing on manuscript sources in @bodleianlibs music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-21…

Our Masters composers have been working with filmmakers from the Ruskin School of Art to create a series of art film 'shorts' that in some cases involves live performance. Check out the results of this collaboration on Friday 1 May at @JdP_oxford. music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-01…

Don't miss our one and only Friday lunchtime recital this term! The concert includes music for violin by Gabriel Fauré, Kaija Saariaho, Johannes Brahms, Maurice Ravel, and Edvard Grieg, played by our instrument prize winners on donated and loaned fine string instruments.

Join us at @mao_gallery for this one-night programme responding to the retrospective exhibition of Suzanne Treister: Prophetic Dreaming. The evening includes a live tarot reading by Suzanne, and an improvised response from the Music Faculty’s Free Improv group. @EMPRES_OxUni