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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.
About Music at UCC
The Department has long been known as a centre of excellence for both the study and the practice of music. Since the 1980s it has undergone expansion and modernisation in several important respects: the broadening of its undergraduate curriculum to encompass potentially all types of music as objects of study; the adoption of an approach to teaching and learning that is not narrowly vocational but which provides students with eminently practical experience of scholarship and creativity (composition and performance); and the expansion of postgraduate studies. Today the Department is more active, delivering many more programmes and public events, than at any time in its history.
News and Events
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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12 Jan 2026
ECurator app now available for iPhone
The ECurator App "Multilingual Audio Database of Spoken and Sung Lyrics from Songs in Oral Tradition" is newly released and could be downloaded for free on the App Store.
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New micro-credential MU6061 - Neurodiversity: Embracing Creativity in the Music Classroom, launches
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.
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08 Dec 2025
Aoife Ní Bhriain announced as University College Cork and Arts Council Traditional Artist in Residence
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.
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