Music Making
Performance is central to the work of the Music Department at Sheffield, and there is every opportunity for you to get involved.
A constant theme of our teaching is the interaction between music as a subject for academic study and music as a 'practised' living art. Our aim is to foster a culture of active student involvement in all aspects of practical music-making.
The Department has a long tradition of high quality student performance. We promote a professional concert series (see below) featuring international artists, weekly lunchtime concerts, a Summer Music Festival and performance of opera and music theatre.
Music Department ensembles
Other opportunities
University OrchestraOpen to all students of the University, the Orchestra performs two major concerts a year. |
Wind Orchestra (SUWO)Open to all students, we perform two major concerts each year, take part in the National Concert Band Festival and go on European concert tours. |
Clarinet and Flute ChoirsRegular weekly rehearsals are held from Week 2 onwards. All players of either flute or clarinet are invited to play. |
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Chamber ChoirAn auditioned high quality vocal group with performances through the year. We perform cutting-edge music from the traditional, secular and sacred repertoire. |
University Singers SocietyOpen to all students of the University without audition, the University Singers Society Performs the larger choral repertoire. |
New Music EnsembleThe New Music Ensembles is a flexible group that plays contemporary and avant-garde music in regular high profile concerts during the year. |
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World Music Performance GroupsPerformance groups grow out of the vibrant world music scene in the Department and are a feature of the course. Course staff in ethnomusicology can be contacted with suggestions for activities. |
Jessop Voices (First Year Choir)All first year students participate in the First Year Choir, which gives a performance of a significant piece of choral music in the first semester as part of your Musicianship training. |
Chamber music opportunitiesAll students are encouraged to form small ensembles. Small ensembles are encouraged to make use of the soundproofed rehearsal rooms in the Jessop Building. |
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Open to all members of the university, TUOS Folk offer a variety of learning and performance opportunities for traditional musics from England and beyond. This includes both developed arrangements for concert performances and collaboration with ceilidhsoc for informal sessions. You will be able to take part in sessions, form self-directed small ensembles and join workshops led by some of the country’s leading folk musicians including Nancy Kerr, Sam Sweeney and Jon Boden.Student-led ensembles
We host many student-led ensembles, including the Sheffield University Big Band (SUBB), Sheffield University Jazz Orchestra (SUJO), and the Jessop Sinfonia orchestra.
These ensembles feature regularly in our lunchtime and rush hour concert series, as well as in bookings outside the Department. Details are made available at the start of the academic year. New players - and ideas for new ensembles - are always welcome!
The Concerts seriesWe support a full programme of evening and lunchtime concerts, designed to support the academic programme. Evening and lunchtime concerts are both held once a week during term time with attendance, performance and front of house duty an important part of the degree for all our undergraduates. For more information see our Concerts website. |
Outside UniversitySheffield Cathedral hold lunchtime concerts twice a week during term time, while the Music in the Round concert series offers cheap tickets for chamber music concerts performed by our own Ensemble 360 and internationally renowned visiting artists via Sheffield International Venues. To get involved with publicity and administration, contact Polly Ives. |
Amateur music
Sheffield has a flourishing amateur music culture, to which our students often make a valuable contribution. There are a number of excellent venues around town, including within our own Students Union. The Sheffield Telegraph has listings for music-making and concerts in the city.