Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge

08/12/2025

*Help Musicians’ Postgraduate Awards 2026 - Applications Now Open*

Students studying instrumental performance at postgraduate level from September 2026 (i.e. MMus, MA, PGDip, Artist Diploma) at selected UK conservatoires, can apply to Help Musicians for financial support of up to £5,000 towards study and living costs for the next academic year.

Students can apply via our application portal. Before applying, we recommend reading the guidance on Help Musicians’ website. We’ve also written a blog to guide applicants through the stages of their application.

Applications close at 5pm on 23 January. Late applications cannot be accepted.

Receive financial support for your postgraduate or, in some cases, undergraduate studies

19/11/2025

16/11/2025

Tomorrow evening Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge and CMP will be holding a concert West Road Concert Hall to celebrate the legacy of Alexander Goehr, composer and former Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge (1932-2024).

Come and listen to some of Cambridge's top instrumentalists, singers and guest artists from overseas!

📍West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
🗓 Friday, 7 November 2025 at 7.30pm
🎫 cmp.cam.ac.uk/goehrcambridge

St Catharine's College Cambridge Trinity Hall, Cambridge Britten Sinfonia Schott Music Vaughan Williams Foundation

15/09/2025

Thetford Singers – Musical Director/Conductor Vacancy

Thetford Singers are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational Musical Director/Conductor to start in January 2026. We are looking for someone who will continue to build on the high standards achieved under our current MD and help shape the next exciting chapter of our choir’s journey.
We are a well-established, welcoming SATB community choir of over 40 active members, entertaining local audiences for more than 50 years. Our repertoire spans a wide range of genres, and we perform at least one concert each term.
Performances are usually with piano accompaniment, though we also sing with chamber orchestras and collaborate with a full local orchestra of 60+ players. Venues have included Thetford churches and The Carnegie, as well as prestigious settings such as Bury St Edmunds Apex, BSE Cathedral and Ely Cathedral
• Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7.30–9.00pm (Norfolk County Council term time)
• Location: Thetford Methodist Church
For a detailed job description and information on how to apply, please contact [email protected]
Application deadline: 17th October 2025
https://www.facebook.com/thetfordsingers/?locale=en_GB

Thetford Singers is a community choir who have been entertaining audiences for over 50 years. We meet weekly during term times from 7.30pm to 9pm each Wednesday.

03/09/2025

Calling all pianists - you may be interested in the opportunity below:
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Jeff Bjoraker
[email protected]

I am seeking a graduate-level pianist (or advanced undergraduate) to prepare and record my cycle Four Piano Miniatures in Four Flats (approx. 15–20 minutes). The set explores a unified motivic language across four contrasting movements, ranging from an Andante barcarolle with shifting meters to a virtuosic Presto scherzo, a passionate Appassionato, and a final Andante with Agitato middle that synthesizes the cycle’s themes.

This is a paid project: I am offering £500 compensation for rehearsal and performance time. Recording costs (venue hire, engineer, audio/video production) will be covered separately by me — the pianist will not be asked to absorb these expenses.

The works are written with idiomatic piano textures, offering both technical challenge and musical depth, and are suitable for recital programming as well as competition submissions.

Scores (PDF) and reference materials are available immediately on request.

11/08/2025

***Applications close at 23:59 on 15 August 2025***

The Foundation Programme of London-based orchestra Orpheus Sinfonia is now accepting applications from composers for the 2025-2026 season.

Running a range of ambitious projects, our third year of the Orpheus Sinfonia Foundation Programme will give opportunity to 36 instrumentalists, soloists, conductors, opera singers and composers who have completed full-time study since 2023. As well as paid work preparing for and performing in up to four orchestral concerts in London and the surrounding areas, as well as further opportunities, participants will be supported by wraparound advancement sessions each season, with mentoring from core Orpheus members and eminent industry professionals. The Foundation Programme will establish a lasting space in which emerging professionals can explore and develop future livelihoods. Following the Foundation Programme, participants will then progress into the broader work portfolio of Orpheus Sinfonia.

Applications for the Foundation Programme are open NOW for composers.

https://www.orpheusfoundation.com/about/auditions/foundation-composers/

It is open to composers who have completed studies (degree / fellowship / training academy) in the last two years, i.e. since 2023. The selected composer will be invited to write a 10-minute orchestral concert work, to be premiered on 25th June 2026 at the OSFP Season Finale concert. Around this the selected composer is mentored throughout the season, and advancement sessions are offered giving insight into the industry. Subsequently there are opportunities to consider pathways into Orpheus Sinfonia's programme of work.

Orpheus Sinfonia's signature Foundation Programme provides invaluable performance and mentoring opportunities to the musicians of tomorrow.

29/06/2025

This delightful phrase comes from Roy Howat’s insightful account of Ravel as a pianist (The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Faure, Chabrier) and conjures up a wonderful mental image as l…

28/05/2025

Easter Term is always different here at the Pendlebury, and not just because summer is in the air: footfall is noticeably up (including users from other libraries, who are always welcome!); we rece…

28/05/2025

Are you aged 11 – 18? Do you love to sing?

The Cam Choral Experience takes place on a weekend in June every year and provides a day of activities designed to give secondary-school students a taste of what singing at Cambridge might be like, as well as promoting music and singing more generally.

This year’s event will take place on 28 and 29 June. For full details and to book your place, go to:

https://www.cmp.cam.ac.uk/opportunities/entry/cam-choral-experience/

28/05/2025

In Years 11 or 12, at a state school and thinking of applying to study Music at Uni? Join us on 4 July for our free Taster Day - a great chance to explore how rich and varied the study of Music can be, and to have your questions answered by current staff and students:

We will be holding an in-person Music Taster Day on Friday 4 July 2025, from 11.00am-4.00pm (registration from 10:30am). This free event is aimed at students in Year 11 and Year 12 from non-fee-paying schools and colleges who want to find out more about studying music at University.

15/05/2025

The Ottoman Auralities research group will be hosting a three-day conference, 'Disquiet: Auditory Cultures of the Late Ottoman Empire', Thur 22-Sat 24 May 2025, at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Music (11 West Road, CB3 9DP). All are welcome, but registration is required by Tuesday 20 May 2025.

For further details, including the registration link, see the conference website:

Disquiet: Auditory Cultures of the Late Ottoman Empire 22-24 May 2025 | University of Cambridge, Faculty of Music Programme Registration The history of the late Ottoman Empire is a period of dramat…

29/04/2025

Year 12 student?
🎶 Want to apply to Cambridge for Music?

There are still two days left to apply to Apply: Cambridge, our free applicant support programme for students from underrepresented backgrounds and areas. Applications are due by Thurs 1 May at 9am via the following website:

What is Apply: Cambridge? Apply: Cambridge is the University's free applicant support programme for high-attaining students from underrepresented backgrounds and areas of the UK.