Irene Serra's new album release, “The Great British Songbook”

21 Oct 2024

From The Beatles to Sting, Massive Attack and Imogen Heap, this album is a celebration of the most defining songs of the British music scene reimagined through their signature soulful sound.

Dr Jonathan Packham featured in International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media

18 Oct 2024

Dr Jonathan Packham explores ‘séancing’ as both a framework for interpreting performances of technologically focused contemporary music, and as a credible methodology for new music composition.

Dr Tonia Ko's bubble wrap concerto 'Breath, Contained III' on tour

15 Oct 2024

Dr Tonia Ko, our Senior Lecturer in Music Composition, is off on tour with upcoming UK and European premieres of her bubble wrap concerto 'Breath, Contained III'.

Tom Jesty appointed as Graduate Fellow in Collaborative Piano

10 Oct 2024

The Department of Music are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Tom Jesty to the post of Graduate Fellow in Collaborative Piano

Music ranked 4th in The Times Good University Guide

30 Sept 2024

We are delighted to have been ranked 4th out of 76 music departments in the UK in the The Times Good University Guide 2025.

New Appointments at the Department of Music

27 Sept 2024

We are pleased to announce several new appointments to our Instrumental & Vocal Tutor Faculty.

Dr Nathan James Dearden wins prestigious Composer's Medal at Eisteddfod 2024

12 Aug 2024

Lecturer in Music Composition, Dr Nathan James Dearden, has been awarded Wales' most prestigious prize for composers at this year's National Eisteddfod.

Royal Holloway host Royal Musical Association's 150th Anniversary Conference

17 Jul 2024

The Department of Music will host a conference for the Royal Musical Association’s 150th anniversary from 11-13 September in London.

Royal Holloway at Royal Musical Association Music and/as Process conference in Glasgow

08 Jul 2024

Dr Tom Parkinson, Dr Nina Whiteman, and PhD candidate Thomas Baynes all presented at this year's Music and/as Process conference, as part of a bespoke Royal Musical Association study group.

Recent PhD alumnus appointed new Dean of the Barenboim-Said Akademie

04 Jul 2024

Recent PhD alumnus at Royal Holloway, Dr James Helgeson, has been appointed as the new Dean of the world-famous Barenboim-Said Akademie, starting Winter Semester 2024/25.