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MU Prof Karen Desmond awarded €2m ERC grant to research songs of medieval Ireland and Britain
Prof Karen Desmond awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant to explore songs of medieval Ireland and Britain
Date: Friday, 28 April 2023
See our performance of Haydn's 'The Creation' on our YouTube Channel!
See the recording of the beautiful performance of Haydn's 'The Creation' as it was performed on 26 March, 2023.
Date: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Anna Bergin wins at Feis Ceoil
Anna Bergin at the RDS after winning 1st place
Date: Friday, 31 March 2023
Prof. Victor Lazzarini releases a new EP and two new singles
Prof. Victor Lazzarini has released a new EP - Portrait - and two new singles - 'The Singing Wind' and 'Meeting of the Spirits'.
Date: Monday, 27 March 2023
Mayooth Music MA Graduate Jacqueline Fletcher wins Finding a Voice Composer Competition
Jacqueline Fletcher, a graduate of the MA in Music at Maynooth 2022, has been awarded the prestigious Finding a Voice 2023 Emerging Composer Competition
Date: Thursday, 09 March 2023
New article published by Dr Laura Watson in Ethnomusicology Ireland 8
Dr Laura Watson has published an article titled 'Feminist Musical Activism in Ireland (2016-21) and Feminist Musicology', in Vol. 8 of Ethnomusicology Ireland.
Date: Monday, 27 February 2023
Peter Leavy Recipient of 2023 King House Piano Commission Awards
We would like to congratulate our colleague Peter Leavy in being a recipient of the 2023 King House Piano Commission Awards.
Date: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
MU Music Alumna selected as Portrait of Britain 2023 winner
Frances Marshall, whose portrait of Fr. Jarel Robinson Brown was chosen by the British Journal of Photography
Date: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards 2023
The call for John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards is NOW OPEN and closes at 12 midnight on Monday, 30th January 2023. Click for more info...
Date: Friday, 16 December 2022
Dr Adam Behan wins the Karl Geiringer Scholarship in Brahms Studies
We congratulate our colleague, Dr Adam Behan, for winning this award given by the American Brahms Society.
Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022