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We offer undergraduates the opportunity to major or minor in music, affording students across the university access to first-rate faculty and providing performance opportunities in a wide range of ensembles. Our graduate programs in composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory have produced leading scholars and award-winning artists.
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Jennifer Higdon honored through Penn's 2019 Alumni Award of Merit Gala!
Award-winning composer, Jennifer Higdon (PH.D. in Composition '94), received the 2019 Creative Spirit Award for her life-long commitment to and excellence in the arts.
Ph.D. Candidates in Musicology Present at 2019 American Musicology Society Conference:
Charles Crichton Shrader: “‘The Labor of the Madman’: Charlatanry at the Piano.”
Juan Castrillon's (Ph.D. Candidate in Ethnomusicology) film REHAVI
(Timekeepers) is among the official selection of Cinemistica International Film Festival and will be screened in Gran
Deirdre Loughridge, Musicology Ph.D. '11, Receives Institute for Advanced Study Membership
Deirdre Loughridge has been awarded a membership at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ for her book project Sounding Human.
Choral Open House, Monday, August 26 at 4:00 PM
Attention all singers!2019-2020 Auditions for all Departmental Ensembles Announced
The Department of Music announces auditions for all departmental ensembles for the 2019-2020 academic year. We offer eleven ensembles led by active professionals.
They include the: