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Interested in studying Music at UCC? Find out about our programmes, and entry requirements including our entrance exam process.
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Welcome to the Department of Music
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.
News and Events
05
Mar
05/03/26 - FUAIM Lecture: Dr Ioannis Tsioulakis - New Voices in Jurassic Park: Making Contemporary Popular Music in Belfast
Belfast is bursting with sound. Independent, original popular music creativity is audible everywhere: in its pubs and arts venues, open-air stages and repurposed buildings, bookshops and cafés. From new-folk to queer punk, and from afrobeat to experimental electronica, emerging musicians tell stories about Northern Ireland, their place in it, and the myriad routes that brought them here. And yet, this burgeoning creativity is doubly ignored.
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06
Mar
06/03/26 - FUAIM Concert: Dónal 'Doc' Gleeson Awards
This week's concert is always a very special event in the FUAIM Spring season, when we proudly present the winners of the 2024-25 Dónal 'Doc' Gleeson Awards for outstanding undergraduate performance to students of the UCC Department of Music.
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29 Jan 2026
UCC Music Student Ríona Hely wins Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada Competition 2026
Concertina player Ríona Hely has won the 2026 Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada Competition, one of the most prestigious honours in Irish traditional music.
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FUAIM Spring Programme 2026 Launches
FUAIM Music at UCC is delighted to announce the brand-new series of Friday Lunchtime concerts for Spring 2026, and excited to share the season’s line-up with you here. Starting this coming Friday 23 January in the Aula Maxima, we have an exciting and diverse array of artists lined up, including some returning favourites along with some series débuts by first time contributors to the series. As always, all performances begin at 1:10pm and are open to the public and free of charge.
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