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UCD School of Music

The UCD School of Music is a vibrant centre for teaching and research that has played a leading role in Irish musical life for over a century. It is home to a diverse faculty of scholars and practitioners, offering over forty taught modules and six professionally-led performance ensembles.

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A Symposium in honour of Harry White
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A Symposium in honour of Harry White

18th June 2025

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World Top 100 by Subject 2025
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World Top 100 by Subject 2025

UCD School of Music ranks in the QS top 100 in the Performing Arts

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Society for Musicology in Ireland, 2025 Conference
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Society for Musicology in Ireland, 2025 Conference

19–21 June 2025

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Undergraduate Programmes
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Undergraduate Programmes

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Opera and the Spanish Empire
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Opera and the Spanish Empire

Genres, encounters and translations between 1600 and 1900

Conference, 1-3 July 2025

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News and Events

A Symposium in honour of Harry White 18Jun
A Symposium in honour of Harry White

The School of Music has organised a one-day symposium to mark the upcoming retirement of the Chair of Music Professor Harry White.
The symposium will comprise four panel sessions, all of which respectively derive their thematic content from four of Professor White’s most significant publications.

23rd Annual Plenary Conference of the Society for Musicology in Ireland 19Jun
23rd Annual Plenary Conference of the Society for Musicology in Ireland

The UCD School of Music is delighted to host the Society for Musicology in Ireland 23rd Annual Plenary Conference! The conference takes place 19th - 21st June 2025.

PhD student wanted to compose and perform in Ireland, Java and Indonesia
PhD student wanted to compose and perform in Ireland, Java and Indonesia

UCD PhD students are invited to apply for a funded opportunity to compose and perform internationally as part of an Erasmus+ music colloboration project.

Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Conferences

- A Symposium in honour of Harry White: 18 June
- Society for Musicology in Ireland, 2025 Conference: 19–21 June
- Opera and the Spanish Empire: 1-3 July
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Seven Springs Album Launch
Seven Springs Album Launch

Seven Springs celebrates a vibrant new chapter in Irish traditional music at UCD, shaped by innovative teaching and the guiding hand of legendary Artist-in-Residence, Dónal Lunny. The album features original music created by students in the UCD Traditional Music Practice module, supported by Creative Futures Academy and UCD School of Music. Stream this debut album now on Bandcamp.
Undergraduate Programmes
Undergraduate Programmes

Learn more about our Undergraduate degree pathways.
- BAH Music
- BA Joint Honours
- BAH Music, Film and Drama
- BSc Social Sciences, Information & Communication Studies with Music Minor

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Structured Electives in Music

The UCD School of Music now offers Structured Electives in Musicology and Music Performance.
Complete 15+ credits in these areas to have them recognised on your degree transcript.

UCD School of Music

Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 8178 | E: music@ucd.ie