Music recognised in 2023 College Teaching Awards

13 Jul 2023

Lecturer in Music Composition, Nathan James Dearden, has been awarded a Teaching Excellence Award for his work this academic year.

Master’s student Andy Hecheng Zhang has Erhu Concerto ‘Xian Heng’ premiered in Beijing

13 Jun 2023

Congratulations to RHUL MMus student Andy Hecheng Zhang on being a finalist in a prestigious Chinese composition competition and for his premier orchestral performance in Bejing.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery monks perform alongside historical ‘Tibetan’ imitation

12 Jun 2023

On 23 May the Centre for Audiovisual Research (CAVR) hosted ‘Everest 1922: Audiovisual Perspectives’, a centenary event focussing on the audiovisual dimension of Climbing Mt Everest.

Alumna Ellie Ajao becomes BBC Radio 3 Presenter

25 Apr 2023

Alumna Ellie Ajao (BMus; 2022) becomes the new host of BBC Radio 3's 'Sounds Connected' short series, which finds quirky, peculiar and personal connections that link music through history.

Schools Composition Competition at Royal Holloway

30 Mar 2023

In early March 2023, we welcomed five young composers to our Egham campus as winners of the second year of the Royal Holloway Composition Competition.

Composition successes

30 Mar 2023

Congratulations to PhD graduate Gavin Higgins on a prestigious 2023 RPS Award and to lecturer Dr Tonia Ko who has been commissioned by Carnegie Hall

QS World Rankings for Subjects

30 Mar 2023

The QS World Rankings for Subjects have been released and we are thrilled to announce our highest rankings!

Director of Composition Nathan J Dearden receives CBSO commission

08 Feb 2023

Congratulations to composition lecturer Nathan James Dearden who has been announced by The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as one of the 20 composers commissioned as part of 'Sounds New'.

Dr Zubin Kanga tours major new work

21 Nov 2022

Dr Zubin Kanga is touring a major new work created in collaboration with composer Philip Venables, dramatist Ted Huffman, and programmer Simon Hendry: Answer Machine Tape, 1987.

Glyndebourne opera premiere and tour for RHUL Composition Lecturer Dr Samantha Fernando

14 Nov 2022

A newly commissioned chamber opera created by composer and RHUL Composition lecturer Dr Samantha Fernando and sound artist and writer Melanie Wilson has just received its Glyndebourne premiere and is now touring the UK.