Immerse yourself in an intensive education within a dynamic and supportive community of musicians, while receiving the direction and training to develop a practice, span genre and perform in ensembles of all sizes and styles. Across both undergraduate and graduate programs, the Conservatory of Music offers a distinctive, comprehensive education that will prepare students for the challenges and rew
ards of a career in music. Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Classical
The classical instrumental program is built upon substantial performance opportunities, including solo, chamber and orchestral performance, while our award-winning opera program stages two full productions each year. Works by student composers are performed and recorded regularly, enabling individuals and groups to create significant portfolios of original repertoire. Areas of concentration include strings, piano, brass, percussion, woodwinds, classical guitar, composition, and voice and opera studies. In the Jazz program, students perform in small and large ensembles while solidifying their education with intensive theory and history courses. Our expansive, real-world approach prepares graduates for the competitive and stimulating life of the professional jazz musician. Music and Technology (MusB, MM)
The Studio Composition program engages talented and ambitious independent writers and artists in the craft of musical composition, its contemporary technologies and methods. The Studio Production program provides focused, creative training in the recording arts for developing engineers and producers across a broad spectrum of musical and multi-media genres. Faculty
Our faculty comes from all corners of the music scene, forming a highly diverse and dedicated team of educators and professional musicians.
