Archive
School News
2007
Cardiff music graduate steps in for Gergiev at LSO concert
January 2007
Cardiff Music graduate Michael Francis (BMus 1997) had an extraordinary 'break' early this month when he was asked at less than 48 hours' notice to deputise for the London Symphony Orchestra's incoming Principal Conductor, Valery Gergiev.
Judith Weir: On Buying a Horse
January 2007
A new CD of compositions by Judith Weir has just been issued by Signum Records in collaboration with BBC Radio 3
Launch of Prague Concert Life Database
February 2007
The School of Music and the Central European Music Research Centre (CEMRC) at Cardiff University have announced the launch of the first stage of an innovative new online database.
Michael Francis rescues LSO concert (again), in Luxembourg
February 2007
Three weeks after deputising for an indisposed Valery Gergiev, Michael Francis (BMus 1997) was asked to rescue another London Symphony Orchestra concert.
American Award for Arlene Sierra
February 2007
Congratulations to Dr Arlene Sierra who has just been awarded a Charles Ives Fellowship by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Appointment of Dr Clair Rowden
February 2007
The School of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Clair Rowden to a Lectureship in Music.
March 2007
The School of Music at Cardiff University is inaugurating a new MA in Ethnomusicology
Honorary Doctorate awarded to Judith Weir
April 2007
Congratulations to Professor Judith Weir who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by King's College, London, on 8 March
Student Trip to IschiaJuly 2007
On Monday 18 June 2007 a group of seven students from the School of Music embarked on a ten-day study trip to the island of Ischia off the coast of Italy
Appointment of Dr Sarah HillAugust 2007
The School of Music is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Sarah Hill to a Lectureship in Music from August 2007
PhD Student Composition to be performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
August 2007
PhD composition student, Max Charles Davies, has had a work selected by the Society for Promotion of New Music for an event at the BBC Maida Vale Studios in London.
Sarah Hill on 'A Taste of Summer', BBC Radio 2
October 2007
Dr Sarah Hill has been central to the preparation and making of a new BBC Radio 2 documentary - 'A Taste of Summer'
Tsar of the ForestsOctober 2007
Following the publication in 2006 of the first volume of his ground-breaking biography of Leos Janacek, Professor John Tyrrell's second volume has just been published by Faber & Faber.
October 2007
The BBC has announced that Cardiff's Distinguished Visiting Professor, Judith Weir, is being accorded the special honour of being the focus for its annual composer festival in 2008.
World Premiere of Judith Weir's Winter Song
October 2007
Winter Song, an extended work for chamber orchestra, is a Scottish-Finnish co-production.
Arlene Sierra Showcase Concert at the Royal Opera House
November 2007
Arlene Sierra has been accorded the honour of a Showcase Concert at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
British Forum for Ethnomusicology Award
November 2007
Eoghan Neff is the first recipient of the BFE Award for the best postgraduate paper presented at the British Forum for Ethnomusicology annual conference
'Unexpected Gem of a Concert' The Guardian ****
December 2007
The Guardian awards four stars to a recital given by the violinist Alexandra Wood and the composer and pianist Huw Watkins
Launch of Concert Programmes Database
December 2007
The School of Music has annoucned the launch of a second significant database that has been created under the guidance of Professor John Tyrrell