Faculty of Music, Oxford University
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The Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music (DIAMM) is holding a 5-day flash sale, ending 10 August. Don't miss these special offers: The Ferrell-Vogüé Machaut MS £50 (was £450) Henry VIII Manuscript £40 (was £120) Byrd Masses for 3, 4, 5 Voices £8 (was £25) www.diamm.ac.uk
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Are you a Year 10–13 state school student in the UK interested in studying Music at university? The Crescendo Programme from @orieloxford.bsky.social, supported by the Music Faculty, offers a series of free online sessions on Music scholarship and study skills. www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/crescendo-pr...
Crescendo Programme - Oriel College
Oriel College’s Crescendo Programme is a series of outreach events aimed at Year 10-13 state school students in the UK who are interested in studying Music at university.
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The project team presented their work at three conferences this summer: elgar.music.ox.ac.uk/articles/202... @leverhulme.ac.uk @britishlibrary.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @tmusicology.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social @rbcmusicology.bsky.social @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
2026 summer conference round-up
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Introducing our project administrator Emma Grylls, who is based @oxhumanities.bsky.social. Emma also supports the research project @oxfordkafka.bsky.social and the annual @dhoxss.bsky.social summer school. Full bio: tinyurl.com/ykeamv7t @tmusicology.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social
Emma Grylls
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Looking forward to meeting those joining us at Open Days on Wednesday and Thursday!
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · last mo.Oxford University Open Days are taking place on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 July! Come along to the Schwarzman Centre for Humanities where we will have a Music at Oxford talk, taster lecture, and a chance to meet our tutors and students. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford...
Oxford University Open Days are taking place on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 July! Come along to the Schwarzman Centre for Humanities where we will have a Music at Oxford talk, taster lecture, and a chance to meet our tutors and students. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/oxford...
Oxford University Open Days
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Inspired by the magic of Lewis Carroll, who used the looking glass as a metaphor for entering a surreal, unfamiliar and reversed world, 'Looking Glass' is a soundscape both mysterious and playful. Also on the programme on Wednesday is music by Stravinsky, Dvorak, Copland, & student Alexander McNamee
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 2mo agoOn Wednesday 24 June, 'Looking Glass' brings together the Adler Quartet, Ensemble Isis, the St Anne's Camerata, and conductor Alpesh Chauhan. This new composition from Anna Clyne explores light as it reflects and refracts, bounces and shimmers, bends and dances. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/anna-c...
Four DPhil students—Matthew Jarvis, Electra Perivolaris, Emmanuel Sowicz, and Jessie Edgar—are presenting at Thursday's public seminar! Do join us for this last seminar of term, at 3pm in the Schwarzman Centre Cinema. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 2mo agoJoin us on Thursday 18 June for four DPhil student presentations on: medieval origins of modern Dominican chant; exploring human–nature interconnection through composition; the guitar quartet's place in chamber music; and singing through hearing loss www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
At 5pm on Friday, ahead of their concert in the Schwarzman Centre Concert Hall, Nicholas Collon and Jane Mitchell from the @auroraorchestra.bsky.social will be 'in conversation', discussing the benefits and challenges of performing music from memory. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
In conversation with Nicholas Collon and Jane Mitchell
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A great event @wadhamcollege.bsky.social last week! Looking forward to @oxfordsong.bsky.social premier of the full piece on 14 October in the Schwarzman: oxfordsong.org/events/silen... @oxhumanities.bsky.social @lorelixenberg.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social
All are welcome to Thursday's public seminar titled 'Musical Nostalgia, Frisson, and Canon Formation in Disney Theme Park Shows'. We are looking forward to hearing from Dr Gregory Camp, Senior Lecturer in Music and Associate Head Teaching & Learning at the University of Auckland.
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Disney theme parks are known among the fan community for their 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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Congratulations to Professor Nomi Dave who has been appointed by All Souls College as the Evans-Pritchard Lecturer for 2026-27. The lectures are due to take place in Trinity Term 2027. www.music.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...
Professor Nomi Dave appointed as the Evans-Pritchard Lecturer 2026-27
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On Wednesday 24 June, 'Looking Glass' brings together the Adler Quartet, Ensemble Isis, the St Anne's Camerata, and conductor Alpesh Chauhan. This new composition from Anna Clyne explores light as it reflects and refracts, bounces and shimmers, bends and dances. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/anna-c...
Anna Clyne: Looking Glass
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Join us on Thursday 18 June for four DPhil student presentations on: medieval origins of modern Dominican chant; exploring human–nature interconnection through composition; the guitar quartet's place in chamber music; and singing through hearing loss www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Public seminar: Matthew Jarvis, Electra Perivolaris, Emmanuel Sowicz, and Jessie Edgar (University of Oxford)
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We have two talks as part of this Thursday's public seminar! All are welcome to join us for 'Listening to the Archive: What Samba School Recordings Reveal, and Conceal' and 'Commemorating the Sambista Perfeito: Arlindo Cruz’s funeral in Madureira, Rio de Janeiro'. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur 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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
In this episode of Sunday Feature on Radio 3, Professor @jenniferwalshe.bsky.social explores the philosophical and aesthetic questions that AI raises for how we make, listen to and think about music. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, The Messy Guide to AI
Jennifer Walshe considers what AI means for creative authenticity and music culture.
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This gamelan composition workshop, convened by Professor Martyn Harry, will examine the process behind writing for instruments from another tradition with a different tuning system, and in some cases combining them with European instruments or electronics. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoMusicians 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! www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Bass-baritone Stephan Loges joins us on Monday for a public masterclass and rush-hour concert. The recital programme includes music by Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Ethyl Smyth. 5.30pm in the Recital Hall - all welcome!
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoIn the evening on Monday 1 June, Stephan Loges will be joined by Director of Performance Dr Maria Razumovskaya for a rush-hour art-song recital and discussion, exploring solitude, parental love, and transience of life. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Vocal Masterclass with Stephan Loges
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We're looking forward to this piano masterclass this afternoon! In this unique format, the students and audience have the benefit of hearing two approaches to technique, interpretation and style, rather than a traditional master-apprentice model to the masterclass.
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoAs part of the Post Soviet Identities Piano Study Day on Friday 29 May, distinguished pianists and pedagogues Ewa Kupiec and Rustem Hayroudinoff will work with our students in a public piano masterclass. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
Over the course of today we will hear and explore issues around how pianists from former Soviet and Soviet-sphere countries negotiate their cultural heritage, artistic identity, and audience expectations in contemporary performance contexts. Drop ins welcome!
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn 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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
⏰Thurs 4 June, 4pm - The Silent Songs of Josefine (Can Bilir) 🎼 📍 Holywell Music Room, Oxford Free, public performance and discussion Book: tinyurl.com/m49ke5e6 @oxfordsong.bsky.social @wadhamcollege.bsky.social @lorelixenberg.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social
After studying Music, Politics & Economics at Oxford, Julian Nott began his career in management consultancy before training at the National Film and Television School. Join us on Thursday afternoon to hear about his career as a composer for film and TV. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn 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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
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! www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Composition Workshop: Music for Gamelan instruments
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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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
Post Soviet Identities Piano Study Day
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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'.
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn 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 @bodhumslib.bsky.social www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
Applications are now open for choral and organ scholarships commencing in 2027/28! 👇Find out more on our website www.music.ox.ac.uk/choral-and-o...
Choral and Organ Scholarships
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Laetitia Sonami's work as a sound artist and 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 Professor @jenniferwalshe.bsky.social.
Faculty of Music, Oxford University@oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 3mo agoLaetitia 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.bsky.social. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
The Disney theme parks are known among the fan community for their 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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-06-...
Public seminar: Gregory Camp (University of Auckland)
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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. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-05-...
Career talk with Julian Nott: Writing music for film and TV
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