Music ranked 4th in The Times Good University Guide

30 Sept 2024

We are delighted to have been ranked 4th out of 76 music departments in the UK in the The Times Good University Guide 2025.

New Appointments at the Department of Music

27 Sept 2024

We are pleased to announce several new appointments to our Instrumental & Vocal Tutor Faculty.

Dr Nathan James Dearden wins prestigious Composer's Medal at Eisteddfod 2024

12 Aug 2024

Lecturer in Music Composition, Dr Nathan James Dearden, has been awarded Wales' most prestigious prize for composers at this year's National Eisteddfod.

Royal Holloway host Royal Musical Association's 150th Anniversary Conference

17 Jul 2024

The Department of Music will host a conference for the Royal Musical Association’s 150th anniversary from 11-13 September in London.

Royal Holloway at Royal Musical Association Music and/as Process conference in Glasgow

08 Jul 2024

Dr Tom Parkinson, Dr Nina Whiteman, and PhD candidate Thomas Baynes all presented at this year's Music and/as Process conference, as part of a bespoke Royal Musical Association study group.

Recent PhD alumnus appointed new Dean of the Barenboim-Said Akademie

04 Jul 2024

Recent PhD alumnus at Royal Holloway, Dr James Helgeson, has been appointed as the new Dean of the world-famous Barenboim-Said Akademie, starting Winter Semester 2024/25.

Music for the future: Meet Dr Zubin Kanga

01 Jul 2024

As a pianist, composer, and technologist, Royal Holloway’s Senior Lecturer of Musical Performance and Digital Arts, has established a global reputation as an innovator of piano and live performance.

Dr Tim Summers Co-Hosts First Academic Conference on Theme Park Music and Sound

01 Jul 2024

Royal Holloway lecturer Dr Tim Summers teamed up with Dr William Ayers (University of Central Florida) to organize the first conference on theme park music and sound.

Prof. Julie Brown on ‘Everest and the Dancing Lamas of Tibet’

19 Jun 2024

Prof. Julie Brown shares her experience on all-star panel titled ‘Everest and the Dancing Lamas of Tibet’

A summer tour for Dr Nathan James Dearden

17 Jun 2024

Our Lecturer in Music Composition, Dr Nathan James Dearden, begins a two-month summer of touring, residencies, and world premieres.