Music Performance
Bachelor of Music
Professional-level performance training and performance experiences guide you to become a professional musician.
You'll perform constantly — in concerts, recitals, and collaboratively with fellow students — including sophomore and senior solo recitals. Benefit from a wealth of extracurricular performance experiences, including master class and recital performances and concerts. Unique to the performance degree is the study of the art of teaching. Under faculty supervision, you'll practice giving students music instruction, which helps you learn more about your art and prepares you for graduate school assistantship opportunities or music teaching.
Course curriculum: Instrumental; Piano; Voice • Student outcomes • Cost of attendance
Highlights
Develop expertise through weekly, private performance lessons and studio classes
Perform in the state-of-the-art Glazer Music Performance Center
Study abroad in Athens, Florence, Ghana, and more
Become ready to lead as an independent professional musician
Career Paths
- Orchestral musician
- Private music teacher
- Community orchestra performer
- Band musician
- Church music director
- Conductor
- College faculty
- Professional accompanist
Internships
- Annual recitals in the Rochester community
- Performances at George Eastman House
- Attendance at annual NYS Music Teachers National Association State Conference
- Berlin-Brandenburgisches Symphony Orchestra
- Student conductors for the Hochstein Youth Orchestra
Employers & Graduate Schools
- Santa Fe Opera
- Northwestern University
- Ithaca College
- Eastman School of Music
- DePaul University
- New England Conservatory
- Boston University
550-seat
Glazer Music Performance Center — designed to provide excellent acoustics for large instrumental and vocal ensembles, multimedia collaborations, and live recording
98%
of new Nazareth grads are employed or in grad school within six months of graduation
$4,000
Our SPARK Grant provides up to $4,000 for you to pursue internships, research, and study abroad. SPARK details »
Music @ Naz
How to Audition
Auditions are required for this major. View audition details and register »
Program Director
Alumni Spotlight
Maria Russo ’77, internationally renowned dramatic soprano
Maria sang all the Brünnhildes in the history-making, four-year project that culminated in the very first Ring of the Nibelung ever produced in Brazil. It took place in the famous Teatro Amazonas theatre in Manaus and garnered a large international audience and worldwide press.