Samantha Fernando featured in 2023 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

15 Nov 2023

Lecturer in Music Composition, Dr Samantha Fernando, will receive a UK premiere performance of 'Balconies' in this year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Oxford visiting fellowship for PhD graduate Caroline Lesemann-Elliott

09 Aug 2023

Many congratulations to Royal Holloway PhD graduate Caroline Lesemann-Elliott who has been awarded the Albi Rosenthal Visiting Fellowship in Music at the Bodleian Library, Oxford for autumn 2023.

Professor Tina K. Ramnarine receives British Academy Fellowship

24 Jul 2023

Professor Tina K. Ramnarine has been elected to the British Academy Fellowship, in recognition of her contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

Music recognised in 2023 College Teaching Awards

13 Jul 2023

Lecturer in Music Composition, Nathan James Dearden, has been awarded a Teaching Excellence Award for his work this academic year.

Master’s student Andy Hecheng Zhang has Erhu Concerto ‘Xian Heng’ premiered in Beijing

13 Jun 2023

Congratulations to RHUL MMus student Andy Hecheng Zhang on being a finalist in a prestigious Chinese composition competition and for his premier orchestral performance in Bejing.

Alumna Ellie Ajao becomes BBC Radio 3 Presenter

25 Apr 2023

Alumna Ellie Ajao (BMus; 2022) becomes the new host of BBC Radio 3's 'Sounds Connected' short series, which finds quirky, peculiar and personal connections that link music through history.

Composition successes

30 Mar 2023

Congratulations to PhD graduate Gavin Higgins on a prestigious 2023 RPS Award and to lecturer Dr Tonia Ko who has been commissioned by Carnegie Hall

Director of Composition Nathan J Dearden receives CBSO commission

08 Feb 2023

Congratulations to composition lecturer Nathan James Dearden who has been announced by The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as one of the 20 composers commissioned as part of 'Sounds New'.

Glyndebourne opera premiere and tour for RHUL Composition Lecturer Dr Samantha Fernando

14 Nov 2022

A newly commissioned chamber opera created by composer and RHUL Composition lecturer Dr Samantha Fernando and sound artist and writer Melanie Wilson has just received its Glyndebourne premiere and is now touring the UK.

New Fidelio Trio disc of music by Gerald Barry

13 Jun 2022

The Fidelio Trio, featuring Director of Performance Dr Mary Dullea on piano, have released their latest disc of music by composer Gerald Barry.