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Background

Music has a long history at Cambridge. In 1464 the world’s first firmly-authenticated Bachelor of Music degree was awarded at Cambridge to one Henry Abyngdon, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal to Edward IV. Over the intervening centuries celebrated musicians such as William Boyce, William Sterndale Bennett, Charles Villiers Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arthur Bliss, Alexander Goehr, Robin Holloway and Thomas Adès have studied or taught at Cambridge.

Foundation

In 1843 the Cambridge University Music Society (CUMS) was established, and gradually built a splendid tradition of concert-giving. The co-founder of CUMS was John Bacchus Dykes who studied at Wakefield and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, earning a BA in Classics.

Conductors of CUMS

Many respected musical figures have directed the Cambridge University Musical Society, including the following:

See also

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