Christopher Wiley
@Chris_Wiley
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Head of #Music and Media @UniOfSurrey. National Teaching Fellow. Formerly @CityStGeorges. https://t.co/rSDpg1HiXP @RetrospectOpera @Dr_Chris_Wiley
Guildford
Joined August 2009
The team at @RetrospectOpera wish all those interested in British opera a Merry Christmas! 2025 has been very busy and we have exciting things to announce in the New Year - watch this space! Don't forget, our CDs make great stocking-fillers - see https://t.co/BMxWopA6ve.
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played principal oboe and cor anglais in the @UniOfSurrey Orchestra and Choir concert at University Hall on campus. Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, Britten's Soirées musicales, Offenbach's Can Can, a My Fair Lady medley, and choir items. @SurreyDMM @UniOfSurreyCPE @SurreyAlumni
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Some photos of the @UniofSurrey String Orchestra, in which I played viola for last night's Ensembles Concert hosted by @SurreyDMM, which featured six @SurreyUnion and @SurreyAlumni student ensembles including Wind Band, Brass Ensemble, Flute Choir, Jasmine 7, and Vox Hominum.
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has been interviewed on @BBCSurrey about the @UniofSurrey @SurreyDMM University Orchestra and Choir concert tomorrow (6 December), 7:30-9:30pm in University Hall on campus. Listen again from 1.52.21-1.55.57: https://t.co/PsyT5EmLHf Further information: https://t.co/Az8dLNUzSh
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Watch out for this volume, to be published in 2026, including my chapter on popular music in higher education and the role of music within it.
Just submitted the revised post-review version of Rethinking Contemporary Musicologies: Perspectives on Interdisciplinarity, Skills and Deskilling. It should be out some time next year from Routledge. Edited by me, @tregear and Rose Dodd .
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has played viola with String Orchestra and oboe with Wind Band at the Ensembles Concert at the @UniofSurrey, hosted by @SurreyDMM. Repertoire included Elgar's Serenade for Strings plus some film music, popular music, and Christmas carol arrangements.
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spoke about @DameEthelSmyth at a showcase event on 'Social Justice and EDI through Creative Practices' held at @The_GSA, and taught the audience from across the @UniofSurrey a verse of 'The March of the Women'. #EthelSmyth
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Beyond Words: University of Surrey hosts packed concert blending music and research Read the full news article from the @UniofSurrey here: https://t.co/mQ88CHeF3I
@SurreyDMM @ESRCImpact @SurreyAlumni @UniofSurreyCPE @OdalineMartinez @9sandeep6
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Mental Health Foundation Fundraising Concert Sat 22 Nov, 3pm (2pm bake sale/art sale) All Saints' Church, Guildford Vox Hominum, Michelle Wong, Jack Fisher, Seth Nel, Giles Rae, Maxim Lavrov, William Brooke, Ben Thorn, and more! Tickets £8, further info at the QR codes below.
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'Beyond Words' public orchestral concert presented by @SurreyDMM @UniofSurrey at Guildford United Reformed Church on Sat 15 November, featuring students, graduates, & guest performers conducted by @Dr_Chris_Wiley. https://t.co/iUpFzgaurt
@ESRCimpact @SurreyAlumni @UniofSurreyCPE
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'Beyond Words' public orchestral concert presented by @SurreyDMM @UniofSurrey at Guildford United Reformed Church on Sat 15 November, featuring students, graduates, & guest performers conducted by @Dr_Chris_Wiley. https://t.co/iUpFzg9WBV
@ESRCimpact @SurreyAlumni @UniofSurreyCPE
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has organised a free public orchestral concert (framed around his research and teaching) at Guildford URC, featuring @UniofSurrey students and others, in which he presented, conducted, sang, and played oboe, organ, and piano. https://t.co/iuoFt2Xr0M
@ESRCimpact @UniofSurreyCPE
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24 hours to go (and sold out)... FREE ORCHESTRAL CONCERT FOR ALL THE FAMILY 15 November, 3-5:30pm Guildford United Reformed Church, GU2 4BS Featuring the music of @DameEthelSmyth and @OdalineMartinez, plus Jurassic Park, James Bond & ABBA! More info: https://t.co/iuoFt2XYQk
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was interviewed on @BBCSurrey about the 'Beyond Words' free orchestral concert taking place this Saturday, 15 Nov, 3-5:30pm at Guildford United Reformed Church ( https://t.co/iuoFt2Xr0M). Listen from 1.51.32-1.55.45: https://t.co/NHVTwMjpU4
@UniOfSurrey @ESRCimpact @UniOfSurreyCPE
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Last Saturday (1/11): premiere of Scenes from Imoinda by @OdalineMartinez, plus works by Price, Britten, Coleridge-Taylor and Smyth. Next Saturday (15/11): second performance of Scenes from Imoinda plus pieces by @DameEthelSmyth and others. Further info: https://t.co/iuoFt2XYQk
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has played principal oboe in the world premiere of 'Scenes from the Opera "Imoinda"' by @OdalineMartinez, at the inaugural concert of The Merlyn Ensemble at The Warehouse, Waterloo, London. https://t.co/0vCkTi2RdO
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FREE ORCHESTRAL CONCERT FOR ALL THE FAMILY Saturday 15 November, 3-5:30pm Guildford United Reformed Church, GU2 4BS Featuring the music of Ethel Smyth, plus Jurassic Park, James Bond & ABBA - and try out some instruments yourself! Further info/tickets: https://t.co/iuoFt2Xr0M
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Friday's bake sale at @UniofSurrey in aid of @BreastCancerNow and #WearItPink. Many thanks to staff, students and alumni of @SurreyDMM for their cakes, support and custom! @SurreyUnion @SurreyAlumni #ForeverSurrey #ProudtobeSurrey If you'd like to donate: https://t.co/OYYUeilakL
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TOMORROW: Wear It Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Charity Bake Sale at the @uniofsurrey Friday 24 October, 11am-2pm Outside the Co-op on the ground floor of George Edwards (Library) building, Stag Hill campus @breastcancernow @surreydmm @surreyunion @surreyalumni
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Thank you to Kurt Gänzl, internationally renowned author of books on musical theatre, for his amazing endorsement of @The_GSA and their Grab Me a Gondola 2025 cast recording. Read his full blog post here: https://t.co/dkWINEzT5u
@UniofSurrey @SurreyAlumni @stagedoorlondon
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