Philharmonia is our longstanding flagship orchestra. Each term, they perform a public concert in venues on and around the University Park campus. The orchestra plays an inspiring, exciting and challenging repertoire. Student soloists and world-renowned guest artists including Xuefei Yang, Natalie Clein and the Amatis Trio have performed with the orchestra.
Whether you love singing songs from musicals or want to play an instrument in a chamber group, you’ll find your place in our friendly music community. There are plenty of bands, choirs and ensembles always looking for new members. And don’t worry if you’re not studying music - these opportunities are open to all our students.
University orchestra and choirs
Our students, staff and alumni make up this friendly choir that perform a wide range of choral music. This is a great opportunity to experience singing in a professionally led, large-scale choir. Open to all students, staff and alumni who can read music and love singing.
Our chamber choir is an auditioned, professionally led choir that has around 30 singers. As well as performing concerts of its own, it also performs alongside the University Choir and University Philharmonia. The choir usually performs two or three concerts a year.
For more information about our university orchestra and choirs please email Dr Catherine Hocking, Lakeside Arts Head of Music Programmes, or Dr Laszlo Rozsa, Department of Music Director of Performance.
Student-led societies
Mussoc oversees 10 ensembles of all genres, a series of lunchtime concerts and an annual European tour. They work closely with both the Department of Music and Nottingham Lakeside Arts to achieve a high standard of music making on and around campus.
Blowsoc runs nine ensembles (both auditioned and unauditioned) across a range of genres. They perform regularly in prestigious concert venues, are involved in the official series of lunchtime concerts and go on tour every year. They work closely with both the Department of Music and Nottingham Lakeside Arts and represent the university in concerts on campus and in national competitions.
Explore the wide range of musical performance opportunities for all students offered by our other Students' Union societies.
Music and sound play a big part in many performances at New Theatre. They create professional-quality work and offer hundreds of roles, both on stage and behind the scenes.
