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.
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UCC Fiddle Tutor Connie O'Connell retires after 43 years
13 Nov 2025
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FUAIM Autumn Lecture Series commences Thursday, 25th September at 11am
22 Sep 2025
Translating 'Ah’: Love Song in Circulation in the Eastern Mediterranean
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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
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Arts Council/UCC Traditional Artist in Residence 2026 - Call for Applications
04 Sep 2025
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.
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Call for Proposals: Inaugural Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Memorial Postgraduate Symposium
18 Jul 2025
In honour of Dr. Kulezic-Wilson’s work, UCC will host the inaugural Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Memorial Postgraduate Symposium this year on Friday 17th October.
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Théâtre du Petit Miroir - Jean-Luc Penso Puppet Show
20 Jun 2025
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
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28th CHIME Conference Digital Futures for Chinese Music - Department of Music, University College Cork
30 Apr 2025
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
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UCC Music Department Final Year Recitals 2025
05 Dec 2024
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!
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New Music Department Bulletin
05 Dec 2024
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!
Click here to read the bulletin.
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UCC Department of Music launches Spring 2025 FUAIM Programme
16 Jan 2025
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!
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New Music Department Bulletin
05 Dec 2024
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!
Click here to read the bulletin.
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Music at UCC - Sydney V. Regan MA Scholarships
25 Nov 2024
At a glance
·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
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Arts Council/UCC Traditional Artist in Residence 2025 - Call for Applications
19 Sep 2024
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.
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Doctoral Researcher Phil Maguire @ Zeitgeist Irland 2024
19 Sep 2024Happening On 12/10/2024Department 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.
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UCC Department of Music launches 2024-2025 FUAIM Programme
17 Sep 2024
FUAIM Music at UCC is delighted to welcome back colleagues and students to the new academic year with news of our Autumn 2024 season of Friday lunchtime concerts, FUAIM Lectures, and events in the Departments of Theatre and Film & Screen Media.
Read moreThe Friday lunchtime concert series begins on Friday 27th September with a performance by the brilliant Rasa Nua, back by popular demand and featuring UCC's own Dara O'Brien with a programme of contemporary, Indian, klezmer and new world music.
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UCC-COH MRes Scholar Kevin Terry at Culture Night 2024
17 Sep 2024Happening On 20/09/2024
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.
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New Article from PhD Researcher Purab Chaudhuri Published in Mahabahu Journal
23 Aug 2024
Purab Chaudhuri's new article discusses "Yapung Ui- The Apatani Ritual for the sky, soil and the regeneration of forests" in Arunachal Pradesh, in Northeast India, and forms part of his Applied Ethnomusicological PhD research.
See the following links to read the article, and watch a short film of the research:
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Donnchadh Mac Aodha Awarded Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Undergraduate Award for Exceptional Innovation in Research
01 Aug 2024
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.
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