Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Department of Music
Musicology, composition and performance, with the University’s orchestra, choirs and concert series.
At a glance, 2026–27
- Head of department
- Professor Adrian Thewlis
- Building
- Music Building and Concert Room, Printer’s Row
- Academic staff
- 18
- Students
- 150 undergraduates, 45 taught and 30 research postgraduates
The Department teaches the history and analysis of music, composition and performance. Instrumental and vocal lessons are paid for by the University for every Music undergraduate, and the Concert Room on Printer’s Row holds about 220 people.
The Department runs the University Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Choir and the University Brass, which are open by audition to students of every subject, and a series of lunchtime recitals in term.
Subjects
- Musicology and music history
- Composition, including electroacoustic composition
- Performance
- Music and the moving image
Courses
Undergraduate
- English and Music BA QW33, joint
- Music BMus W300
Postgraduate taught
- Performance MMus T112
- Composition MMus T113
Postgraduate research
- Music MPhil and PhD R105
Research
- Music in print
- Music publishing and the broadside ballad tune, drawing on the Library’s collections.
- Performance and the body
- Musicians’ health, hearing and performance anxiety.
- New music
- Composition for acoustic and electronic forces, with an annual festival of new work.
Research students are supervised in every area listed. See research at Oxenfurt and the University’s centres and institutes.
Contact
Music Building, Printer’s Row, Oxenfurt OF1 2PR
Email music@oxenfurt.uk · Telephone 01632 960633
The department office is open from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.
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