My time in Krakow by Katie Renker

Posted on 2 October 2018 by Lauren Sourbutts

Katie Renker, spent a semester at Jagiellonian University, in Krakow to study music “So when do you go back to Cardiff?” “I don’t” “Sorry?” “I’ve decided I’m moving to Poland” “Exams go that badly?” This is an entirely fictional conversation, but I feel like it accurately depicts many friends and family members reaction when I
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Studying abroad in Ljubljana

Posted on 9 February 2018 by Lauren Sourbutts

Erasmus in Ljubljana by Holly Edgoose I’m a third year BMus student currently on a year abroad at Ljubljana University, Slovenia. These are some of my experiences from the first semester. Semester 1 Dober dan! I arrived in Ljubljana on the 2nd of September and since then, I have loved every moment. For the first
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My Time at the University of New Hampshire – Thomas Mottershead

Posted on 17 November 2017 by Lauren Sourbutts

Music student Thomas Mottershead documents his time spent studying at the University of New Hampshire as part of our study abroad programme.
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My time in Xiamen, China by Thomas Phillips

Posted on 23 October 2017 by Lauren Sourbutts

Third year BMus student Thomas Phillips first visited Xiamen, China with the University Orchestra in February 2017. He then returned in June to spend his summer at Xiamen University at the University of Columbia Teachers College Course. Here he tells us of his experience… When I returned to Cardiff after my last visit to Xiamen
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My time in Helsinki by Jackie Yip

Posted on 9 October 2017 by Lauren Sourbutts

BA Music student Jackie Yip spent a year of her degree studying at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki. She tells us about her experiences… Imagine a year spent in the coldest city in Europe, where temperatures reach -24C in winter and the snow falls for up to 7 months of the year. It is the home
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On the road again

Posted on 7 July 2016 by Jessica Kelly

Victoria Thomas, a soon-to-graduate BMus student, tells us about Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra’s recent tour to Germany and Belgium… Bright and early on 12th June, Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra ventured on their second tour to Germany and Belgium with a series of four concerts lined up in which we would perform Sibelius’ Finlandia, Pärt’s If
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Hong Kong internship

Posted on 25 January 2016 by Jessica Kelly

BA Music student Jackie Yip completed an internship in Hong Kong last summer organised through the University’s Global Opportunity Centre. She tells us about her experiences… Hong Kong is the birthplace of my parents and our infrequent holidays there were always short but bittersweet. I remember thinking how unlikely it would be for me to be
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Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra heads off on tour

Posted on 13 June 2015 by Jessica Kelly

Undergraduate student Bronwen Maggs is about to head off to Germany with Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra will be performing in a range of venues and Bronwen will be there to help document everything… “With just one more day to go until the Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra set off on their first ever trip to Europe,
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