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, TikTok, and X) 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/Z-rNjK9Wv8k
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Timing(s)
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11.30am - 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 2024, the Choir will be preparing and performing the following items:
- Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
- George Frederic Handel: Zadok the Priest
- Ola Gjeilo: Ecce Novum
- Ko Matsushita: Cantate Domino in B♭
- Ily Matthew Maniano: Padayon
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Get involved
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If you want to get involved and join the Welcome Week Choir, please complete this short form: https://forms.office.com/e/wQt9pBUpiM
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Timing(s)
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2.30pm - 5.30pm
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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 2024, the Orchestra will be preparing and performing the following items:
- Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, No. 1 Op. 46
- Aram Khachaturian: 'Waltz' from Masquerade
- Doreen Carwithen: Excerpts from Suffolk Suite
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: 'Come Sunday' from Folk Song Suite
- Samuel Coleridge Taylor: 'Danse nègre' from African Suite, Op. 35
- Ferde Grofé: 'Mardi Gras' from Mississippi Suite
- Perez Prado: Que Rico Mambo
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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 5-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 31 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 2024 must meet and enrol with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager) anytime between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, Wednesday, 25 September 2024, and Thursday, 26 September 2024.
Your enrolment meeting will take place either on MS Teams 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 - 2.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe B
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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, and our Careers Service.
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Timing(s)
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3.00pm - 4.30pm
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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 2024, then join us for this Welcome Talk with our Executive Dean, Professor Roberta Mock.
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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, TikTok, and X) 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/R0Zy5gIUgdQ
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Please join this compulsory session for new postgraduate research students:
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Timing(s)
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3.00pm - 4.00pm
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Where?
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Arts S-017
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Activity outline
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Open to new postgraduate research 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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6.00pm - 9.00pm
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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 2024, the Orchestra will be preparing and performing the following items:
- Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, No. 1 Op. 46
- Aram Khachaturian: 'Waltz' from Masquerade
- Doreen Carwithen: Excerpts from Suffolk Suite
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: 'Come Sunday' from Folk Song Suite
- Samuel Coleridge Taylor: 'Danse nègre' from African Suite, Op. 35
- Ferde Grofé: 'Mardi Gras' from Mississippi Suite
- Perez Prado: Que Rico Mambo
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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 29 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 2024 must meet and enrol with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager) anytime between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, Wednesday, 25 September 2024, and Thursday, 26 September 2024.
Your enrolment meeting will take place either on MS Teams 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 Annexe B
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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 - 1.00pm
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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.
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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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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, TikTok, and X) 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/IgKfJ3dbNAI?si=AYTgkPJkFowG0DKu
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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.
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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 2024, the Choir will be preparing and performing the following items:
- Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
- George Frederic Handel: Zadok the Priest
- Ola Gjeilo: Ecce Novum
- Ko Matsushita: Cantate Domino in B♭
- Ily Matthew Maniano: Padayon
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Get involved
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You will have needed to have been involved in previous rehearsals (Monday & Tuesday) to join. We unfortunately cannot take any further singers at this stage.
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Timing(s)
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9.00am - 12.00pm
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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 2024, the Choir will be preparing and performing the following items:
- Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
- George Frederic Handel: Zadok the Priest
- Ola Gjeilo: Ecce Novum
- Ko Matsushita: Cantate Domino in B♭
- Ily Matthew Maniano: Padayon
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Get involved
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You will have needed to have been involved in previous rehearsals (Monday & Tuesday) to join. We unfortunately cannot take any further singers at this stage.
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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 29 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 2024 must meet and enrol with Nathan James Dearden (Performance Manager) anytime between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, Wednesday, 25 September 2024, and Thursday, 26 September 2024.
Your enrolment meeting will take place either on MS Teams 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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11.00am - 1.00pm
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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.
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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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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, TikTok, and X) 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/IDPtTDqY8Ds?si=HZ44KSvs4BGYTwpy
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Timing(s)
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1.00pm - 2.00pm
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Where?
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Wettons Annexe / Terrace
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Activity outline
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Join our Director of Orchestras at Royal Holloway, Rebecca Miller, for this informal meet-and-greet BYO lunch, where you can ask questions about orchestral activity for 2024-25 or simply socialise with other orchestral players at the University.
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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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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.
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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 2024-25 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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Want to get involved in a Department of Music group? Join us for our 2024 Music Group Fair at Royal Holloway, hosted by the Music Society
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Timing(s)
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09.00am - 12.00pm
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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 2024-25 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, TikTok, and X) 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: Coming soon
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Timing(s)
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3.30pm - 5.30pm
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Where?
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Windsor Building 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.
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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, TikTok, and X) 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/ZPzoHppnw4c
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Join us, one and all, for this Welcome Week celebration for new and returning students
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Timing(s)
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7.00pm - 9.30pm
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Where?
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Windsor Building Auditorium
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Activity outline
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Join conductors Rebecca Miller and Harvey Lok and the Welcome Week Orchestra and Chorus for our opening musical showcase at Royal Holloway with a concert on the theme of unity, featuring a rich tapestry of works by composers from around the world. This is sure to give our audience a close-up insight into the very best orchestral and choral 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: https://royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/music/events/resonate-welcome-week-showcase-2024/
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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?