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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
Dr. Michalis Poupazis publishes new article in Ethos journal of Anthropology
Dr. Poupazis' article focuses on Stavros Flatley, a father–son dance duo whose shirtless performances on Britain’s Got Talent fused Riverdance spectacle with bodily excess and choreographed absurdity.
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China-Ireland Ethnomusicology Workshop - Co-hosted by ECura Project and Yunnan Arts University
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.
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FUAIM Autumn 2026 Programme Announced!
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.
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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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