Welcome to Music at UCC
UCC's Department of Music is committed to the cultivation -- through creativity in teaching, research, composition and performance -- of a dynamic learning community dedicated to an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding of music. The Department has long been known as a centre of excellence for both the study and the practice of music.
Welcome to Music
UCC's Department of Music is committed to the cultivation -- through creativity in teaching, research, composition and performance -- of a dynamic learning community dedicated to an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding of music. The Department has long been known as a centre of excellence for both the study and the practice of music.
News and Events
20 Jun 2025
Théâtre du Petit Miroir - Jean-Luc Penso Puppet Show
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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30 Apr 2025
28th CHIME Conference Digital Futures for Chinese Music - Department of Music, University College 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
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Happening On
13/02/2025
20 Jan 2025
FUAIM Lecture - John Godfrey and Maximilin Le Cain - 13/02/25, Ó Riada Hall, 11:00am
Title: “Dordán” In 2012, Quiet Music Ensemble commissioned a work from one of Ireland’s most radical contemporary composers, Jennifer Walshe. The resulting piece, Dordán, was premiered at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013. In 2022, QME recorded the piece and commissioned renowned Irish experimental film maker Maximilian Le Cain to create a film version. This was not to be a documentation of a performance, but an artwork in its own right: the film was released by Diatribe Recordings in November 2024. In this Seminar, John Godfrey, artistic director of QME, and Maximilian Le Cain discuss the ensemble for which the piece was composed, the composition and the film.
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Happening On
20/02/2025
20 Jan 2025
FUAIM Lecture - Dr. Áine Mangaoang - 20/02/25, Ó Riada Hall, 11:00am
“Unheard by Most: Soundscapes of Incarceration in Irish Prisons” This FUAIM lecture provides an overview of PRISONS OF NOTE, a four-year research project that employs mixed-methods to investigate the multifaceted role of music within the penal systems of Norway, Iceland, and Ireland. One of the primary aims of this research is to contribute new, interdisciplinary knowledge on how music is used and is useful in prisons from a peripheral perspective, shifting from isolated, single-nation case studies to interconnected, transcultural experiences. This lecture offers a critical reflection on this research project in progress, underscoring both the unforeseen challenges and the innovative opportunities encountered during the research process.
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