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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
Arts Council/UCC Traditional Artist in Residence 2027: Call for Applications
Tá iarratais á lorg ag an gComhairle Ealaíon agus ag Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh ó ealaíontóirí traidisiúnta iomráiteacha don ról mar Ealaíontóir Traidisiúnta Cónaithe in COC don bhliain féilire 2027. // The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from traditional artists of distinction for the role of Traditional Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2027.
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Dr. Alex Khalil Featured on Creedon's Musical Atlas of Ireland on RTÉ
Dr. Alex Khalil was recently interviewed by John Creedon for his RTÉ series, Creedon's Musical Atlas of Ireland. Alex discusses how the developing brain processes music. The episode was first aired on 2nd August and can be watched on the RTÉ Player.
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Dr. Jack Talty's new album reviewed in Journal of Music
Dr. Jack Talty's new album, Coire an Cheoil, has been reviewed in the Journal of Music. The album features a number of artists, including Traditional Artist in Residence Aoife Ní Bhriain.
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Niall Vallely awarded TG4 Gradam Cheoil Award
Best wishes to musician, composer, and Department of Music lecturer, Dr Niall Vallely as he receives the prestigious 2026 Gradam Ceoil TG4 Cumadóir / Composer award this Sunday at the University Concert Hall, Limerick. We would also like to congratulate Department alumnus and former Arts Council / UCC Traditional Artist in Residence, Dr Nollaig Casey, who will be awarded the Grúpa Ceoil / Music Group TG4 2026 award as a member of Cherish The Ladies. The concert will be broadcast live on TG4 from 9:30pm. Dr Niall Vallely featured in the Irish Examiner: https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41907775.html
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