Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Success for Rosie Sutton at the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year
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Congratulations to second-year student Rosie Sutton who has won third prize at the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year. The annual competition, which is in its 18th year, took place in the West End's Sondheim Theatre.
Whittled down from over 350 auditionees and 12 finalists, Rosie (St Hilda's, 2024) took third place for her performance of Getting Married Today" from Company. Rosie was the only university student to reach the final, which is normally made up exclusively of conservatoire or drama school students. Previous winners include Taron Egerton and Erin Doherty.
Professor Gascia Ouzounian launches new book on sound, warfare and urban violence
Professor Ouzounian will launch her new book, The Trembling City: The Sonic and Atmospheric Violence of Vibrational Warfare (MIT Press, 2026), at Ibraaz in London on Sunday 8 November at 3pm, in conversation with artist and writer Susan Schuppli.
'Everyday Beethoven' - Professor Laura Tunbridge
Professor Laura Tunbridge repeated her inaugural lecture as Heather Professor of Music at this year's Meeting Minds weekend for alumni. As the 200th anniversary of his death approaches in 2027, Ludwig van Beethoven remains ubiquitous, his music still dominating concerts, films and advertising. In 'Everyday Beethoven', Professor Tunbridge explores the friendships, collaborations and musical relationships that enabled the composer to come to prominence.
A recording of the lecture is now available to watch online.
