Music for students

Although there is no full undergraduate music degree at St Andrews, the University offers exceptional musical opportunities for all who wish to take part. Students are represented by the Music Centre Student President and have access to many musical opportunities.

Vocal scholars regularly feature in productions by Byre Opera, who, in collaboration with the Music Centre, stage an annual production. Their most recent production was Sondheim’s Side by Side. In 2025, they will present Frank Martin’s Le vin herbé.

The student-led Music Society encompasses six groups, including a jazz band, symphony orchestra and chamber choir. The Musical Theatre Society also stages three productions per semester. Recent highlights include Grease, Jekyll and Hyde and Little Shop of Horrors. The many other musical societies include the venerable Gilbert and Sullivan Society, the A Cappella Society and JazzWorks.