The Cambridge Companion to Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen'

09 Oct 2020

Head of Music, Dr Mark Berry, and Professor of Music History and Theory, J.P.E. Harper-Scott contribute to important new volume on Wagner's 'Ring'.

Composer Tom Parkinson scores new dance work by Keren Levi

07 Oct 2020

Choreographer Keren Levi’s latest iteration of her solo performance series Departing Landscapes opens at the Frascati Theatre in Amsterdam and is scored by composer Tom Parkinson.

Dr Zubin Kanga appointed as Lecturer in Musical Performance and Digital Arts

16 Sep 2020

Zubin is a leading innovator of new approaches to the piano, with recent work focusing on new interactions between live musicians and new technologies, including AI and motion sensors.

The Choir of Royal Holloway releases two new premiere recordings

16 Sep 2020

September sees the release of not one, but two exciting new recordings featuring the Choir of Royal Holloway in music encompassing a range of styles, from French expressionism to the modern cantata.

Music Department commits to tackling issues of inequality in the context of Black Lives Matter

22 Jun 2020

The Department of Music is committing to tackling inequality at the systemic level with actions, in specific context to Black Lives Matter.

Music ranked 9th by the Complete University Guide 2021

18 Jun 2020

The Department of Music at Royal Holloway has been ranked 9th place for Music in the Complete University Guide 2021.

New recording by Mary Dullea to be released by Métier Records

12 Jun 2020

Métier Records is to release a new recording of piano music from Iran by composers Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour and Hormoz Farhat, performed by Royal Holloway's Mary Dullea.

Recognition for Holloway Notes choir

13 May 2020

Holloway Notes, a choir run by student volunteers for adults with autism, social anxiety or learning disabilities, won a Judge’s Choice Award at the National Societies and Volunteering Awards.

Royal Holloway student unites her village through song

02 Apr 2020

A Royal Holloway student helped to bring residents of her village together during the Clap for the NHS with a moving performance of Italian opera

First issue of the Journal of Sound and Music in Games now available

19 Feb 2020

The new journal has published its first issue today, with input from the Department of Music at Royal Holloway.