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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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Music students visit Steinway showroom

Each year the Department of Music organises for a group of its performance students to visit the Steinway showroom in London.
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New PBS documentary produced by Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh wins Emmy award

Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh from the Department of Music has won a regional Emmy Award for his role on the documentary, Meredith Willson: America’s Music Man.
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Funny Girl: How Barbra Streisand turned the once struggling production into a classic Broadway hit

Broadway classic Funny Girl launched Barbra Streisand to stardom, now its draft songs reveal how the musical legend transformed the once struggling production into a landmark hit.
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Octagon Records - New music label launched by students

Students from the Department of Music have created a grassroot record label to help showcase the talent from across the University of Sheffield community.

Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor
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Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor to be awarded honorary degree from University of Sheffield

Chart-topping Rebecca Lucy Taylor, better known by her stage name Self Esteem, will be made an honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Sheffield today (Monday 17 July 2023).