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Music and Drama
Music (For academic Music, see page 168) St Andrews enjoys an exceptionally lively programme of student music-making. The Music Centre is the focus for musical activity in the University: situated in the Younger Hall, the principal auditorium in East Fife, it provides facilities for individual and group rehearsal and tuition by highly regarded teachers in voice and almost every instrument.
St Andrews is the only Scottish university with a professional Orchestra in Residence: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, one of the UK’s leading ensembles, performs five times each year and gives frequent master classes and workshops. The Music Centre also organises popular lunchtime and evening concerts, given by visiting professionals from throughout the UK.
The Centre runs many ensembles performing music in a wide variety of styles – jazz, Scottish traditional, chamber music, classical, Baroque. Some groups audition for places at the start of each year, while many welcome anyone who would like to play, without audition. Opera is a new venture: in 2010 students performed Britten’s Rape of Lucretia in the town’s Byre Theatre, directed by Scottish Opera’s Kally Lloyd-Jones.
There are also numerous student-run groups. The University Music Society, Mussoc, organises a chorus, Symphony Orchestra and Concert Wind Band and mounts weekly lunchtime recitals, generally given by students. Other societies include Madrigal Group, Renaissance Group, Gilbert and Sullivan Society and the Just So Society (musical theatre). In addition, many students sing in the town’s St Andrews Chorus, a choir of over 150 singers which performs major repertoire in the Younger Hall under the direction of Dr Michael Downes, the University’s Director of Music.
We have two Chapel Choirs: the St Salvator’s Choir sings at the University Service each Sunday morning during term and at Wednesday Choral Evensongs, and tours abroad each year. The St Leonard’s Choir sings at a late-night candlelit service each Thursday during term. Both choirs offer choral scholarships, as do several other choirs in St Andrews.
Scholarships are also available for particularly promising students in the form of free instrumental or vocal tuition. In addition, the Hebdomadar’s Music Fund can provide financial help for students who would otherwise find it hard to pay for lessons.
The Younger Hall includes a music technology studio with various composition packages, pianos, harpsichords and a good collection of orchestral instruments, all available to students. The University has two-manual organs in both the Younger Hall (Harrison & Harrison) and St Leonard’s Chapel (Walker & Son), and a fine four manual instrument in St Salvator’s Chapel made by the Austrian firm of Hradetsky.
Further Information (including scholarships) Music Centre T: +44 (0)1334 462226 E:
music@st-andrews.ac.uk W:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music
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Rohan (Sale, Cheshire)
“I play in and conduct the Music Society Symphony Orchestra and the Wind Band respectively and have thoroughly enjoyed and benefited from the quality and quantity of music at the University.”
Stuart (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)
“The Music Society has allowed me to develop as a musician, play a wide range of repertoire and take part in some amazing concerts during my time here at St Andrews, as well as making some great friends along the way.”
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