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University of Sheffield ranked one of the top institutions in the UK to study Music

The Department of Music is celebrating league table success for their undergraduate programmes - being ranked 3rd in the UK to study Music in 2024.
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Octagon Records celebrates its first single release by Department of Music band

The Department of Music's new record label, built by students to share new music from the University of Sheffield community, celebrates its first release by the band 'Autumn of Nothing'.

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Shape your own story with interactive installation at Sheffield cathedral

Visitors to Sheffield Cathedral will have the chance to shape their own story in a new interactive installation where storytelling, soundscapes and computer science collide.
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The value of an Arts and Humanities degree

The evidence of the value of Arts and Humanities degrees is compelling. We are highlighting how our highly skills graduates are equipped to tackle current issues with the skills and knowledge gained in teaching underpinned by our impactful research.

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88 Pianists: University of Sheffield researchers help school children set new Guinness World Record

University of Sheffield engineers and musicians help school children set a new Guinness World Record for the most people playing a single piano at the same time.
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Mishra Quartet performance at Cambridge Folk Festival 2019

Mishra is a new Sheffield based Indo-folk quartet led by Department of Music staff, students and alumni.

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Staff and student composers receive international recognition in Belgium

Work by Professor Adrian Moore, Dr Adam Stanovic, PhD students James Surgenor and Chris Bevan features in new music concert in Mons, Belgium.

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University of Sheffield researchers play key role in UK’s first Centre for Cultural Value

Researchers from the University of Sheffield are a key partner in a new centre that will examine the value of arts and culture – from book clubs and pub gigs to fine art and opera.
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Eighty years over the rainbow: how music transformed The Wizard of Oz into a cultural icon

Songs from The Wizard of Oz are so powerful they have transformed the story into a cultural icon, according to research by Dr Dominic McHugh and former PhD student Dr Danielle Birkett