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UCC's Department of Music is committed to the cultivation - through creativity in teaching, research, composition and performance - of a dynamic learning community. We are dedicated to an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding of music, and the Department has long been known as a centre of excellence for both the study and the practice of music.
Department News
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Cork Folk Festival 2026 - Lecture by Peter Browne - 8th October
In partnership with Cork Folk Fest, the Department of Music is delighted to welcome musician and broadcaster Peter Browne to the Ó Riada Hall next Thursday, 8 October at 5:30pm, where he will deliver a lecture entitled Tuning the Radio - 100 Years of Irish Traditional Music Broadcasting.
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UCC Alum Brendan Duffin Premieres GOLL at Cork Arts Theatre
GOLL explores the medieval origin story of Ireland and its first two inhabitants, Fintan macBóchra and Cessair... The performance adapts six medieval stories associated with the oldest seanchaí and shape shifter Fintan macBóchra into six episodes of music, poetry, film, storytelling and dance...an experimental folk opera and collaboration between Cork City based band MacBóchra and Strive Theatre.
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China-Ireland Ethnomusicology Workshop - Co-hosted by ECura Project and Yunnan Arts University
The China-Ireland Ethnomusicology Workshop: New Theories and Practices in Sustaining Indigenous Music was held from 9 to 13 September 2026 in Kunming, China. The workshop was co-hosted by the School of Music of Yunnan Arts University, University College Cork (UCC), and the European Research Council (ERC), and organized by the Center for Music Studies of Southern China and Neighboring Countries and Regions, in partnership with the ERC-funded ECura project based at Music, UCC.
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FUAIM Autumn 2026 Programme Announced!
FUAIM Music at UCC is back with the brand-new Autumn 2026 schedule of Friday lunchtime concerts, research seminars and a range of activities across the School of Film, Music and Theatre. We are looking forward to welcoming colleagues, staff, students and members of the wider community to enjoy the musical and artistic offerings of the new season.
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