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.

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.

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.

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 

The Department of Music at UCC was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Desi Wilkinson. Desi was a gifted and acclaimed flute and whistle player, singer, educator, and academic.

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.