News Stories


New Departmental Blog

The Department of Music and Sound Recording now has a Blog


Two new Professors in Music and Sound Recording

Steve Downes (Head of Department) and Steve Goss (Head of Composition) have both recently been promoted from Reader to Professor.


BBC/EPSRC PhD Studentship in Audio Un-Mixing

A full PhD studentship is available for a student to conduct research into audio un-mixing.  Applications deadline now passed.


Marion Redfearn PhD Scholarship Available

A full PhD scholarship is available for a female student to conduct psychoacoustic engineering research in the IoSR.  See IoSR PhD Scholarships page for details.  NB. Application deadline now passed.


Guildford International Music Festival 2011

The Guildford International Music Festival is coming soon and promises to be the best yet! With over 60 events making up the programme, there is something for everyone. All events are on sale now.

To download a PDF version of the brochure please click here or to be sent a hard copy please click here and email us your full postal address. Brochures will also be available to pick up in venues around Guildford and Surrey. Tickets can also be book online through the festival website.


Departmental PhD Scholarships for 2011

Two new PhD scholarlships are available in composition, performance or musicology starting next academic session.


Dr Stephen Goss releases concerto CD on EMI

EMI have just released a recording of Stephen Goss's Albéniz Concerto for guitar and orchestra 


Gustav Mahler anniversary

Dr Jeremy Barham, internationally renowned Mahler scholar, is involved in many Mahler anniversary projects in 2010 and 2011


Music and Decadence in European Modernism

Dr Stephen Downes' new book 'Music and Decadence in European Modernism' has recently been published by Cambridge University Press.