University College Cork (UCC) and the Arts Council have announced fiddler Aoife Ní Bhriain as the 2026 Traditional Artist in Residence.

UCC is one of six universities to partner with the Arts Council on this flagship programme, which reflects the diversity and richness of Ireland’s creative landscape, with programmes spanning Traditional Arts, Digital Arts, Literature and Film.

This new course offered by the Department of Music UCC, provides students with practical skills and toolkits to create a rich music environment in their classrooms that encourages children of all abilities to be active participants.

We extend our congratulations to Connie O’Connell who recently concluded 43 years of dedicated teaching here at the Department of Music, UCC. A highly respected musician and teacher, Connie, taught generations of fiddle students at the Department.

Translating 'Ah’: Love Song in Circulation in the Eastern Mediterranean

by

Professor Martin Stokes/ Dr Dafni Tragaki

With Q & A after the presentation.

Join us in Ó Riada Hall, Music Department, Sunday's Well Road, Cork

TRADITIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT UCC

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 2026.

In honour of Dr. Kulezic-Wilson’s work, UCC will host the inaugural Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Memorial Postgraduate Symposium this year on Friday 17^th October.

The "Roman de Renart" (Fox Story)

Join us in the Department of Music, University College Cork on Saturday 5th July at  5.15pm for a puppet show that will delight both children and adults.

All welcome!

Location: Aloys Fleischmann Room, Department of Music, Sunday’s Well Road, Cork

We Department of Music, University College Cork are honoured to host this important international conference, to be held at the Department of Music, School of Film, Music and Theatre, University College Cork, at Cork, Ireland.

CHIME – European Foundation for Chinese Music Research Annual Conference, 4–8 July 2025

University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Theme: Digital Futures for Chinese Music

We are delighted to announce the schedule for our final year recitals.

The performances take place at a range of venues around the city.

All welcome!

We're excited to share the second edition of our Department of Music News Bulletin. Catch up on the latest news and highlights as we reflect on another eventful semester!

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FUAIM Music at UCC is thrilled to announce the Spring 2025 series of Friday lunchtime concerts, which once again brings an eclectic mix of musical talent to the heart of campus. Featuring a diverse array of performers, this season offers something for everyone. As always, all performances begin at 1:10pm and are open to the public and free of charge. We hope you can join us each week for a perfect Friday midday musical escape!

We are delighted to publish the very first edition of our new Department of Music News Bulletin. Keep up to date with recent Department news as we reflect on a very busy semester!

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·Value: €3000 per scholarship

·You will need to apply for a Taught Masters programme at the Music Department at UCC before you can apply for this scholarship. 

·Deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 15th July 2025

·Questions about this scholarship can be directed to music@ucc.ie

TRADITIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT UCC

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 2025.

The Traditional Artist in Residence, based in the Department of Music, is designed to provide a traditional artist (traditional musician, singer, dancer, story-teller or practitioner of the oral arts such as agallamh beirte and lúibíní) with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.

Department of Music doctoral researcher and Senior Technical Officer Phil Maguire will launch his new CD, faint red / pencil lines on Farpoint Recordings at Anima Mundi #5, a series by Errant Sound that is part of Cultúr Éireann's Zeitgeist Irland 24 festival in Berlin. Phil will perform at Morphine Raum on 12th October.

UCC & Cork Opera House MRes Scholar Kevin Terry presents the culmination of his research at this year's Culture Night, with a number of performances of his immersive audio environment at Cork Opera House.

Donnchadh has been awarded this prize for his final-year Major Study composition project, Éist le Fuaim na hAbhann. Echoing Sean-nós in Contemporary Classical Composition. The project is a work for three instrumentalists that interrogates the composer’s relationship with sean-nós song and its usage as musical material in contemporary classical composition.