School of Music
News & Events
University of Leeds Open Days: 22 / 23 June & 13 October 2012
Find out more about our undergraduate courses at one of our Open Days. You can chat with staff and students, attend subject talks and taster lectures, visit our accommodation and explore the campus.
Our Open Day website contains all you need to know about the day including how to book your place, planning your day, travelling information and staying in Leeds.
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Times Good University Guide 2011 rates School of Music in the top 5 for student satisfaction
The School of Music is one of the leading music departments in the UK combining breadth and strength in research with excellent teaching and student experience. The most recent Times Good University Guide places Leeds 4th equal for student satisfaction in the listing of music departments in UK universities (based on scores across all questions in the National Student Survey 2008 and 2009)… read more 
Making meaning from music
Derek Scott's new volume casts an eye over many styles, many periods and many places
Music is a sophisticated language system yet listeners from conservatoire musicologists to everyday consumers all bring their interpretations to bear on the sounds they hear: musical rhythms may suggest an upbeat and uplifting message or the folds of a melody can speedily transmit a powerful sense of the sombre or the sad … read more 
Year in Industry students revealed
First group of Music students embark on a newly launched internship project
Five Music students are set to embark on a brand new venture when they participate in the premiere Year in Industry initiative in 2010/11. The students involved include Edd Blakeley, from the BA Popular and World Musics course, who will take an internship with a media composer, followed by a music workshop technician job. … read more 
Opera symposium incorporates Taneyev première
'Non-Nationalist' Russian repertoire under consideration at event
The School of Music plays host to an International Symposium on 'Non-Nationalist' Russian Opera on 16-17 November, 2010 alongside a UK and European première of the first act of Taneyev's opera Oresteia … read more 
Times Good University Guide success
Making meaning from music
Year in Industry students revealed
Knopfler makes mark on prized album image
Opera symposium incorporates Taneyev première
Ollie tunes in to new radio role
Leeds PhDs attend New York film music conference
Graduate Kirsty’s debut album due
Poole tribute gathers 20 compositions
Fancy that! M-J gets the Abbey habit
Music Graduation: July 20
Hugh Davies at heart of new project
King of Pop brought back to life
Still Making Waves
Fully-deserved success for part-time seniors
Scots and Gaelic folk conference draws Leeds interest
Leeds scholars to fore in popular musicology book
New composer, new compositions, New York premiere
Striking events as miners’ struggle is commemorated
Germany calling for former Head of School
Dawe returns to guitar matters in new volume
Ulster musical cultures are focus of new title
Music staff earn praise in campus-wide awards
Warner joins US panel for Music Criticism prize
Popular culture group welcomes Scott
Rushton fronts new publication on literature and music
Concerts: January 2011
12th: Making Waves I
14th: Ferdinand David Ensemble
19th: Literally Inspired I
21st: Giuliano Modarelli & Bhupinder Singh Chaggar
23rd: A Victorian Music Hall Celebration (Afternoon Tea Concert)
26th: Folk Concert with Irish Arts
28th: 1.05pm Ensemble F2
28th: 7.30pm The Vice-Chancellors Recital (with Sir Andrew Motion)
Ilan Eshkeri
Each month we'll feature a School of Music alumnus and see where they're at career, performance or otherwise!
This month we're focussing on Ilan Eshkeri (BA Music and English, 1999).
Ilan recently returned to the school as keynote speaker at the school's Film Music Conference. Professor David Cooper, Dean of the Faculty of PVAC, took the opportunity to interview Ilan as part of the conference's opening address.
Ilan works as a composer and orchestrator in the film industry … read more 
Got a story?
If you're an alumnus, current student, concert series performer (past or present) and you'd like to share some news or tell us about an event then we'd love to hear from you.
Drop us a line at:
musicnews@leeds.ac.uk
