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Filkin's Drift | Folk Duo

Filkin's Drift reimagine traditional melodies through pizzicato grooves, intricate guitar tunes, and boundless improvisation.

School of Music pianos in the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall. The piano and seat are positioned in front of blue velvet drapes.

A re-evaluation of approaches to understanding musicality in autism

Part of the Music Research Seminar Series 2025-26

SYNTHposium

Symposium for those who share a common interest in the history, design, or musical practice of synthesizers.

Three screens in the School of Music attached to the wall reading 'Welcome to the School of Music, University of Leeds'.

Debussy at the Art Independent Bookshop (1892–1895)

Part of the Music Research Seminar Series 2025-26

PUBLIC LECTURE: Aural Diversity and its Consequences for Music

The lecture discusses how the concept of Aural Diversity can help us better understand the differences in hearing experience which affect the ways in which music is created, performed, and perceived.

Detail of the inside of one of the School of Music's Steinway pianos.

How does music shape imagination?

Part of the Music Research Seminar Series 2025-26

Language Taster Sessions

Join us for a series of language taster sessions. Learn a few new phrases and meet speakers of the language. All levels welcome - no prior knowledge of the languages is required.

The Music Exchange (TMX) – events focused on music research and its impact, hosted by the University of Leeds’ School of Music.

TMX: Dance Music Matters - How Can Research Support the Future of Nightlife

In recent years, within the fields of musicology and music psychology, there has been increasing research suggesting the multifaceted benefits of engaging in dance music culture.

Music and the Arts in France – 1925: Anniversaries and Confluences

Music and the Arts in France – 1925 is an international Conference and Festival that takes 1925 as the confluence for exploring key composers for whom it was a significant date.

New perspectives on the composer Claude Debussy

Book launch: Debussy Studies 2

Join us for the book launch of Debussy studies 2, edited by Barbara L. Kelly (University of Leeds) and David J. Code (University of Glasgow).

Ailish Tynan (soprano) & Joseph Middleton (piano) | Art Song

Ailish Tynan and Joseph Middleton perform music including Ravel's Sheherazade, Poulenc La courte paille, and songs by Satie and Rosenthal.

Vocal Masterclass with Dame Felicity Lott

Dame Felicity Lott leads a masterclass with students of the Royal Northern College of Music and Leeds Song Young Artists.

Barriers and pathways: rethinking access in music education and composition

Part of the Music Research Seminar Series 2025-26

LAHRI Connected Conversations

The first of LAHRI Connected Conversations will take place on 25 November focusing on one of the University's three signature strengths: health, wellbeing and health tech