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.

AHRC/Techne Doctoral Studentships available in the Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London

04 Nov 2022

The Department invites applications for AHRC studentships from applicants who are accepted for the MPhil/PhD degree to commence in 2023.

RHUL PhD student Dr James S. Helgeson appointed Professor in Berlin

24 Oct 2022

Dr James S. Helgeson, a final-year postgraduate for his second PhD, in music composition supervised by Prof. Mark Bowden (Royal College of Music) has been appointed Professor of Musicology and Composition at a German university, the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin, where he has taught since 2018.

New Appointments

16 Sept 2022

As a new academic year starts, we are thrilled to welcome new appointments for Dr Daniel Elphick, Nathan James Dearden, and Dr Fatima Lahham in the Music department at RHUL

Fidelio Trio disc shortlisted for Gramophone Award

09 Sept 2022

The Fidelio Trio, featuring Director of Performance Dr Mary Dullea on piano, have been shortlisted for the prestigious Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2022 with a new CD release of chamber music by the composer Ernest J. Moeran

New module: "To Lead or Follow"

30 Jun 2022

A second new module devised by Dr. Mary Dullea, Director of Performance, for our Masters level pathway in Collaborative Piano.

New module, 'The Vocal Coach'

29 Jun 2022

We are pleased to announce a new module as part of a new Masters-level pathway in 'collaborative piano', 'The Vocal Coach'.

New Module: Digital Music Entrepreneurship

20 Jun 2022

We will be launching a new module about how individuals and businesses become 'market ready' in the contemporary music industries.