![]() ![]() You will interrogate the techniques by which this music is created, both to acquire the tools and to question the assumptions on which they are based. Over the year, through seminars, concerts, workshops and individual lessons you will encounter a wide array of contemporary music to expand your musical horizons. From early visits from Cage, Feldman and Shostakovich and the creation of pioneering electroacoustic works by Trevor Wishart and Dennis Smalley to the Proms commissions, Glastonbury appearances and international tours of recent alumni such as Anna Meredith, Kerry Andrew and Christian Mason, York has a long history of nurturing extraordinary talent. You'll join a lively community of postgraduate composers and the rich creative environment of the Department of Music, receiving one-to-one tuition and studying the established and emerging techniques in this exciting and constantly developing field.Ĭontemporary music has been a cornerstone of the Department since its foundation. You'll encounter a wide variety of approaches, but no prescriptions. Solo or orchestral music, electronic or acoustic, notated, improvised or devised – all of these are valued at York. Our internationally-renowned composition staff work across a range of styles and media and our students are similarly diverse. Our MA is designed to help you develop the skills to pursue this, whatever your career aspirations. Drop-in visits are not recommended.Discovering your compositional voice and presenting it with clarity in compelling, innovative music is a lifelong project. With advance notice, we can help design a visit to fit your needs. ![]() Tour our facilities, meet our talented faculty and staff members, and ask your admission-related questions in person. Recorded auditions are also possible in most music areas.January and February-Three Saturdays dedicated to all music undergraduate applicants and music graduate performance applicants.Mid-November-Early notification applicant auditions (undergraduates only).Read the latest admissions information on the School of Music and Dance admissions website.Īn audition is required for all music undergraduate (freshman and transfer student) applicants, which also serves as a scholarship audition. Opportunities abound for the performance of new music through the Oregon Composers Forum, Music Today Festival, Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Composing for Orchestra Seminar, and Pacific Rim Gamelan, as well as any of our five student-run new music ensembles. As part of our program, you’ll be able to continually perform your own music and the works of your colleagues. Many of our students are accomplished instrumentalists, vocalists, and/or conductors. Our diverse yet focused curriculum will prepare you for a future as a professional composer. Our comprehensive approach integrates compositional studies with theory, history, ethnomusicology, intermedia technology, contemporary performance practice, multimedia collaboration, and an intensive career development seminar. Study in the UO’s music composition program and you’ll join a thriving artistic community of 40 to 45 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral composers. ![]() Undergraduate degree: BMus in music composition ![]()
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