We are looking forward to welcoming you (back) to Royal Holloway and we have a full and varied week of induction and networking sessions for new students at Royal Holloway, plus a host of music performance activities for you to get involved in. Please see our full schedule below:
A map of the site including the different rehearsal locations (Chapel, Wettons Annexe A & B, Windsor Building Seminar Rooms & Auditorium) can be found here (link embedded).
An introduction to... your Concert Office
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Timing(s)
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Available from 12.00pm
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Where?
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Can be found on all our social media pages ('Music at Royal Holloway' on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and student intranet page (https://bit.ly/3cxGfPK)
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Activity outline
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As part of 'Your Daily Download' of information, we will introduce one of the important cogs within the music performance machine at Royal Holloway.
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View NOW
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View your Daily Download here: https://youtu.be/fjWXlxMlMec
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Timing(s)
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12.00pm - 2.00pm
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Where?
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Chapel, Founder's Building
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Choir is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 23 September 2023: Jake Runestad's The Hope of Loving.
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Get involved
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If you want to get involved and join the Welcome Week Choir, please contact choraladmin@rhul.ac.uk.
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with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager)
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Timing(s)
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9:00 - 5:00pm
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Where?
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In-person or online. Full information and to book your 10-minute meeting can be found on our student intranet page (link embedded)
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Activity outline
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The Music Department at Royal Holloway has a well-established national and international reputation in musical performance. It has nurtured the talents of musicians who have subsequently occupied a distinguished position in musical life both in the United Kingdom and abroad. The Department hosts 35 expert instrumental and vocal tutors to teach and support our students. Check out the Department of Music webpage to find out who’s who.
New undergraduate and postgraduate students joining Royal Holloway in September 2023 must meet and enrol with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager) anytime between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, Wednesday, 20 September 2023, and Thursday, 21 September 2023. Your enrolment meeting will take place either on MS Teams, Zoom, or in-person (dependent on the student's preference). There you will be allocated an Instrumental or Vocal Tutor and will be spoken through the Lesson Agreement, plus find out when your first lesson will be. Students must bring and/or show proof of their Grade 7/8 attainment to this session, as per the module requirements for first-year performance modules.
BOOK NOW
Please CLICK HERE to schedule your enolment meeting.
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Please join this compulsory session if your surname begins with A-K.
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Timing(s)
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10.00am - 11.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace 0-01
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Activity outline
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Open to first-year students enrolled at the Department of Music, join us for your introduction to your course and meet some key people for your studies at Royal Holloway.
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Please join this compulsory session if your surname begins with L-Z.
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Timing(s)
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11.00am - 12.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace 0-01
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Activity outline
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Open to first-year students enrolled at the Department of Music, join us for your introduction to your course and meet some key people for your studies at Royal Holloway.
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Timing(s)
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12.00pm - 1.00pm
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Where?
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Various (communicated by your Personal Tutor via email)
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Activity outline
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New students at the Department of Music will be contacted directly by their Personal Tutors, a member of our faculty. This session is your opportunity to hear in more depth about our undergradute course, style guides, and more. Plus it will be an opportunity to meet some of your new undergraduate colleagues in a smaller setting.
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Timing(s)
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12.00pm - 1.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace 0-01
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Activity outline
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If you are a returning third-year undergraduate student to the Department of Music, please join us for this Welcome Back Talk with Head of Department, Professor Stephen Rose.
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Timing(s)
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2.00pm - 3.00pm
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Where?
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Windsor Building Auditorium
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Activity outline
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If you are a first-year student joining the School of Performing & Digital Arts this September 2023, then join us for this Welcome Talk with our Executive Dean, Professor Roberta Mock.
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Timing(s)
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3.00pm - 5.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe A
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Orchestra is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 22 September 2023: Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Ethel Smyth's Overture to The Boatswain's Mate.
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Get involved
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If you want to get involved and join the Welcome Week Orchestra, please contact Rebecca.Miller@rhul.ac.uk.
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An introduction to... your Orchestras at Royal Holloway
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Timing(s)
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Available from 5.00pm
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Where?
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Can be found on all our social media pages ('Music at Royal Holloway' on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and student intranet page (https://bit.ly/3cxGfPK)
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Activity outline
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As part of 'Your Daily Download' of information, we will introduce one of the important cogs within the music performance machine at Royal Holloway.
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View NOW
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View your Daily Download here: https://youtu.be/xdohOuRVq_M
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Timing(s)
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6.00pm - 8.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe A
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Orchestra is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 22 September 2023: Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Ethel Smyth's Overture to The Boatswain's Mate.
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Get involved
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If you want to get involved and join the Welcome Week Orchestra, please contact Rebecca.Miller@rhul.ac.uk.
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with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager)
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Timing(s)
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9:00 - 5:00pm
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Where?
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In-person or online. Full information and to book your 10-minute meeting can be found on our student intranet page (link embedded)
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Activity outline
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The Music Department at Royal Holloway has a well-established national and international reputation in musical performance. It has nurtured the talents of musicians who have subsequently occupied a distinguished position in musical life both in the United Kingdom and abroad. The Department hosts 35 expert instrumental and vocal tutors to teach and support our students. Check out the Department of Music webpage to find out who’s who.
New undergraduate and postgraduate students joining Royal Holloway in September 2023 must meet and enrol with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager) anytime between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, Wednesday, 20 September 2023, and Thursday, 21 September 2023. Your enrolment meeting will take place either on MS Teams, Zoom, or in-person (dependent on the student's preference). There you will be allocated an Instrumental or Vocal Tutor and will be spoken through the Lesson Agreement, plus find out when your first lesson will be. Students must bring and/or show proof of their Grade 7/8 attainment to this session, as per the module requirements for first-year performance modules.
BOOK NOW
Please CLICK HERE to schedule your enolment meeting.
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Timing(s)
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10.00am - 11.00am
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace 0-01
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Activity outline
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If you are a returning second-year undergraduate student to the Department of Music, please join us for this Welcome Back Talk with Head of Department, Professor Stephen Rose.
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Timing(s)
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11.00am - 1.30pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe A
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Orchestra is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 22 September 2023: Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Ethel Smyth's Overture to The Boatswain's Mate.
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Get involved
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You will have needed to have been involved in previous rehearsals (Monday and Tuesday) to join. We unfortunately cannot take any further players at this stage.
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Timing(s)
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11.00am - 12.00pm
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Where?
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To be communicated to you via email
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Activity outline
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Open to our new PhD researchers, join us for your introduction to the School of Performing & Digital Arts and meet some key people for your time with us at Royal Holloway.
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An introduction to... the New Music Collective and new music opportunities
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Timing(s)
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Available from 12.00pm
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Where?
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Can be found on all our social media pages ('Music at Royal Holloway' on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and student intranet page (https://bit.ly/3cxGfPK)
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Activity outline
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As part of 'Your Daily Download' of information, we will introduce one of the important cogs within the music performance machine at Royal Holloway.
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View NOW
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View your Daily Download here: https://youtu.be/Phdk2A4E3Rg
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Timing(s)
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12.00pm - 1.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace 1-01
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Activity outline
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Open to new PhD researchers enrolled at the Department of Music, join us for your introduction to your research community at Music and meet some key people for your research at Royal Holloway.
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Timing(s)
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2.30pm - 5.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe A
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Orchestra is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 22 September 2023: Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Ethel Smyth's Overture to The Boatswain's Mate.
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Get involved
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You will have needed to have been involved in previous rehearsals (Monday and Tuesday) to join. We unfortunately cannot take any further players at this stage.
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Timing(s)
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6.00pm - 8.00pm
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Where?
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Chapel, Founder's Building
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Choir is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 23 September 2023: Jake Runestad's The Hope of Loving.
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Get involved
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If you want to get involved and join the Welcome Week Choir, please contact choraladmin@rhul.ac.uk.
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with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager)
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Timing(s)
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9:00 - 5:00pm
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Where?
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In-person or online. Full information and to book your 10-minute meeting can be found on our student intranet page (link embedded)
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Activity outline
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The Music Department at Royal Holloway has a well-established national and international reputation in musical performance. It has nurtured the talents of musicians who have subsequently occupied a distinguished position in musical life both in the United Kingdom and abroad. The Department hosts 35 expert instrumental and vocal tutors to teach and support our students. Check out the Department of Music webpage to find out who’s who.
New undergraduate and postgraduate students joining Royal Holloway in September 2023 must meet and enrol with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager) anytime between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Tuesday, 19 September 2023, Wednesday, 20 September 2023, and Thursday, 21 September 2023. Your enrolment meeting will take place either on MS Teams, Zoom, or in-person (dependent on the student's preference). There you will be allocated an Instrumental or Vocal Tutor and will be spoken through the Lesson Agreement, plus find out when your first lesson will be. Students must bring and/or show proof of their Grade 7/8 attainment to this session, as per the module requirements for first-year performance modules.
BOOK NOW
Please CLICK HERE to schedule your enolment meeting.
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Timing(s)
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10.00am - 12.30pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe A
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Orchestra is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 22 September 2023: Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Ethel Smyth's Overture to The Boatswain's Mate.
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Get involved
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You will have needed to have been involved in previous rehearsals (Monday and Tuesday) to join. We unfortunately cannot take any further players at this stage.
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Timing(s)
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11.00am - 12.00pm
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Where?
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Shilling Building Lecture Theatre
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Activity outline
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Join us for this compulsory induction session for all PGTs in the School of Performing and Digital Arts. You will hear about studying at Royal Holloway as a postgraduate from the Executive Dean of School, the Director of PGT Education, as well as the Library and CeDAS.
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Timing(s)
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12.00pm - 1.00pm
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Where?
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Shilling Building Lecture Theatre
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Activity outline
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Calling all new MMus students on our postgraduate taught programme! Join us for this informal meet-and-greet session, where you can get to know colleagues and faculty from across the School.
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An introduction to... AltMu+
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Timing(s)
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Available from 12.00pm
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Where?
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Can be found on all our social media pages ('Music at Royal Holloway' on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and student intranet page (https://bit.ly/3cxGfPK)
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Activity outline
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As part of 'Your Daily Download' of information, we will introduce one of the important cogs within the music performance machine at Royal Holloway.
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Daily Download
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View your Daily Download here: https://youtu.be/b6wfGFIDPWg?si=W8mETGwGX6KrVcWV
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Timing(s)
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2.00pm - 4.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace 0-01
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Activity outline
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Meet Music’s PGT Education Lead, Professor Julie Brown, and fellow Music students and hear in more detail about what it means to be a postgraduate in the Music Department, including what is expected of you.
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Timing(s)
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1.00pm - 1.30pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace Studio 0-04
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Activity outline
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If you are a 2023-24 Orchestral Scholar, join our Director of Orchestras Rebecca Miller for this Meet-and-Greet session to find out what you will be getting up to this academic year.
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Timing(s)
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1.30pm - 4.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe A
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Orchestra is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 22 September 2023: Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Ethel Smyth's Overture to The Boatswain's Mate.
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Get involved
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You will have needed to have been involved in previous rehearsals (Monday and Tuesday) to join. We unfortunately cannot take any further players at this stage.
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Timing(s)
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4.00pm - 5.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace 0-01
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Activity outline
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If you are a 2023-24 Foundation Year student, join some of the faculty at the Department of Music for this Meet-and-Greet session to find out what you will be getting up to this academic year.
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Timing(s)
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5.00pm - 7.30pm
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Where?
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Chapel, Founder's Building
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Choir is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 23 September 2023: Jake Runestad's The Hope of Loving.
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Get involved
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You will have needed to have been involved in previous rehearsals (Monday and Thursday) to join. We unfortunately cannot take any further players at this stage.
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Want to get involved in a Department of Music group? Join us for our 2023 Music Group Fair at Royal Holloway, hosted by the Music Society
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Timing(s)
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10.00am - 2.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Terrace & Wettons Annexe
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Activity outline
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Hosted by the Royal Holloway Music Society, this year's Music Group Fair will be presented with a twist. You are able to drop into live drop-in sessions to meet your 2023-24 music groups at Royal Holloway, and even have the opportunity to take part in a taster session? From jazz bands to opera societies, orchestras to new music opportunities, there will be something for everyone.
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More information
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To find out the full schedule, please visit this webpage (link embedded)
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An introduction to... Choirs at Royal Holloway
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Timing(s)
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Available from 12.00pm
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Where?
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Can be found on all our social media pages ('Music at Royal Holloway' on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and student intranet page (https://bit.ly/3cxGfPK)
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Activity outline
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As part of 'Your Daily Download' of information, we will introduce one of the important cogs within the music performance machine at Royal Holloway.
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Daily Download
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View your Daily Download here: https://youtu.be/ulc_5iIUg0w?si=T5cmQUs41g6FhJll
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Timing(s)
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3.30pm - 5.30pm
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Where?
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Boilerhouse Auditorium
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Orchestra is an important part of bringing new and returning students together at the beginning of each academic year. It is compulsory for students enrolled at the Department of Music to be involved in either the orchestra or choir, but we also welcome any other new student from a different discipline.
For this rehearsal, the following works will be rehearsed ahead of our Welcome Week Showcase on 22 September 2023: Jean Sibelius' Finlandia and Ethel Smyth's Overture to The Boatswain's Mate.
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An introduction to... global music groups at Royal Holloway
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Timing(s)
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Available from 5.00pm
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Where?
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Can be found on all our social media pages ('Music at Royal Holloway' on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) and student intranet page (https://bit.ly/3cxGfPK)
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Activity outline
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As part of 'Your Daily Download' of information, we will introduce one of the important cogs within the music performance machine at Royal Holloway.
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Daily Download
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View your Daily Download here: https://youtu.be/kDxLjnYVnO4
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Join us, one and all, for this Welcome Week orchestral celebration
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Timing(s)
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6.30pm - 7.30pm
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Where?
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Boilerhouse Auditorium
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Activity outline
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Join conductors Rebecca Miller and Asia Bonuccelli and the Welcome Week Orchestra for our opening musical showcase at Royal Holloway with a concert of orchestral music on the theme of new horizons. For 2023, we are showcasing music from all over the world, old and new, with Sibelius' famed Finlandia to Ethel Smyth's 'Overture to The Boatswain's Mate'. This is sure to give our audience a close-up insight into the very best orchestral music making at Royal Holloway, whilst all performed by our fresh, new students.
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Book NOW
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Visit this webpage to find out more information and to book your ticket (limited availability): https://bit.ly/3PbmxbE
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Timing(s)
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1.30pm - 3.30pm
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Where?
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Chapel, Founder's Building
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Activity outline
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The Welcome Week Choir are an important part of bringing new and returning vocal students together at the beginning of each academic year. For this general rehearsal, all the works will be given a final rehearsal before the showcase concert. A full schedule will be given during Welcome Week.
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Join us, one and all, for this Welcome Week vocal celebration
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Timing(s)
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4.00pm - 5.00pm
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Where?
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Chapel, Founder's Building
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Activity outline
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Join our Welcome Week Chorus for a concert showcasing the very best vocal and choral music Royal Holloway has on offer. We will be joined by the Choir of Royal Holloway, new and returning students, alumni, and our Director of Choral Music, Rupert Gough, for an afternoon of beautiful music to kickstart our year including Jake Runestad's The Hope of Loving.
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Book NOW
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Visit this webpage to find out more information and to book your ticket: https://bit.ly/45GSfVs
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Royal Holloway has an abundance of music ensembles that cater to the needs and wonderful talents of our students, many being led by internationally-renowned professionals. Applications are now open for your chance to play a part in the varied activities and performance opportunities that Orchestras at Royal Holloway have planned for 2023-24. This is open to all students from any degree/course. Both new and returning students have to reapply for these groups.
APPLY HERE
Applications are also open for the role of the 2023-24 Assistant Conductor for Royal Holloway Symphony Orchestra. For more information, click here (link embedded).
This is a ground-breaking residency in which final-year and postgraduate taught student composers from the Department of Music apply for the opportunity to have their musical responses to the Picture Gallery and some of its wonderful paintings performed by an invited ensemble each year.
APPLY HERE
Ever wondered what goes on behind-the-scenes? Who organises the publicity for an event? How to coordinate and manage a rehearsal schedule? This might be the opportunity for you.
As part of any Performance module at Royal Holloway Department of Music, you can interview for a position on the Concert Management & Artist Personnel Programme.
APPLY HERE
If there's something you need to know more about, whether that's music practice spaces or our International Concert Series, why not visit our dedicated page?