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Winners of the Bobby Aitken Competition 2019 announced
Kirsty Lawie and Marielle Bodenheimer were joint winners of the Bobby Aitken Competition this year.
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Nan Shepherd Writing Competition
The Nan Shepherd Writing Competition run by The WORD Centre for Creative Writing was launched at this year's May Festival (24- 26 May 2019).
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Footballing first for University choir
The University's Chapel Choir performed for a very different audience when football's lawmakers made history by holding their first ever meeting in Aberdeen.
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National Award for Sound Festival Director
Fiona Robertson, Director of sound, has been awarded the biennial RPS Leslie Boosey Award for her tireless work in the promotion of new music in the UK.
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Cairns Craig's Wealth of the Nation nominated for Saltire award.
Cairns Craig's The Wealth of the Nation, published by EUP in April 2018 , was nominated for the Saltire Society History Book of the Year, 2018.
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Professor Paul Mealor composes new work for HRH The Prince of Wales.
Professor Paul Mealor has composed a new work for a special concert at Buckingham Palace hosted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to mark the fiftieth Anniversary of His Royal Highness The Prince Charles' Investiture as Prince of Wales. Professor Mealor's new work, 'Morwyn Llyn Fan' for soprano and harp,...
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New Publication for Dr Jeremy Coleman
Dr Jeremy Coleman's new book Richard Wagner in Paris: Translation, Identity, Modernity will be published later this year by Boydell & Brewer.
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Composition Success for Eoghan Desmond
It's been a busy three months for PhD Eoghan Desmond - November saw the broadcast on BBC 1 (Northern Ireland) of his new anthem for remembrance, The Flower of Youth. Then, December brought premières of three new Christmas Carols - including one for the University Chapel Choir, Carol of the...
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More Composition Success for Department Composers
There has been more success in national competitions for Department of Music students, with PhD student Alison Willis winning the 2019 Gesualdo Six competition for her work The Wind's Warning.
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Music Research students selected for prestigious artist residency
University of Aberdeen composers and research students Théophile Krosi-Douté and Michael Merrill were selected to take part in the 'Choral Art: Composers and Conductors' program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, in Banff, Canada. Théophile and Michael will spend three weeks at the Centre this February, participating in...