Archive
School News
2008
Górecki awarded Honorary Fellowship in Poland
January 2008
The distinguished Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Górecki has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff University.
Judith Weir awarded Queen's Medal for Music 2007
January 2008
Professor Judith Weir has been awarded the distinguished Queen's Medal for Music 2007, the first composer to be so honoured.
'Discovering Dutilleux' Festival announced for 15-17 February 2008
January 2008
BBC Wales and the School of Music are delighted to announce a special festival to honour the distinguished French composer, Henri Dutilleux.
New Judith Weir CD issued: The Welcome Arrival of Rain
February 2008
A new CD of orchestral compositions by Judith Weir has just been issued by NMC (NMC D137).
Professor Alun Hoddinott (1929-2008)
March 2008
The distinguished Welsh composer, and former Professor of Music at Cardiff, Alun Hoddinott died on 11 March 2008 aged 78.
British Forum for Ethnomusicology, 9-12 April 2008
March 2008
Featuring presentations by scholars from Africa, Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East, this conference at Cardiff University will look at the art of music in a number of distinctive cultural contexts and from a range of different theoretical perspectives.
June 2008
Following his CUP study of Tippett's A Child of Our Time, Kenneth Gloag has turned his attention to another British masterpiece, Nicholas Maw's Odyssey (1972-87).
Cardiff Music Students on BBC TV
September 2008
Students are seldom idle during the summer vacation, and this year has been notable for the appearance of a number of the School's current and former students on BBC Television.
Cardiff rated top in Music in 2008 National Student Survey
September 2008
Cardiff undergraduate students have given the School of Music the highest overall satisfaction rating of any UK Music Department - 96% - in the 2008 National Student Survey.
Inaugural concert of Carducci Quartet residency
September 2008
The School of Music is delighted to welcome the Carducci Quartet as its new Ensemble-in-Residence for 2008-09
Liz Lane: Somewhere Unknown to be premiered in Cardiff University's 125th Anniversary Gala Concert
October 2008
A work by one of the School's doctoral students in composition has been chosen to mark Cardiff University's 125th anniversary.
Cardiff music students on BBC Radio
October 2008
A 2008 graduate and a final-year student make their broadcasting debuts on BBC national radio this autumn
Final-year student appointed Composer-in-Residence for Desford Colliery Band
October 2008
Tom Davoren has been appointed Composer-in-Residence for the renowned Desford Colliery Band
National Youth Orchestra GB award to Cardiff music student
November 2008
Congratulations to second-year student Gareth Ceredig on being honoured by the NYOGB for 'the most outstanding contribution to the orchestra' in 2008