Music

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Perform in ensembles small or large. Learn vital entrepreneurship, teaching, or therapy skills. Take on an internship nearby, in New York City, or abroad.

 

Music Majors

Auditions Required

All music applicants audition (November to April). Non-music majors also can audition for ensembles and scholarships.

Auditions

Graduate Degrees »

David Cowles and Brittney Burgess

"It's opportunity after opportunity"

Brittney Burgess '18 (shown with David Cowles, art lecturer) is a music education and vocal performance major selected by Nazareth professors to sing for a Sesame Street video created by Cowles. Read the story of F is for Fairytale.

Elio at Nazareth College

What is Elio?

Naz students competed to compose musical scores for Elio commercials. The three-wheeled car of the future stopped at Naz during a recent promotional tour. Elio story »

Music Major Mojo, Jeannie, Nazareth College

Music Major Mojo

6 things you may not know about Naz music majors by Jeanie McCarthy '17.

Student Experience

    Noteworthy: An overview of music at Nazareth
    Music has given Chris Redmond '17 the “discipline & the drive...to do anything”
    Meg Williams '15 writes about recording her first CD.
    Conner Burry '17, a music therapy major, volunteered in Jamaica and sang with Josh Groban.

    Performances

      Nazareth College Choir with Mark Zeigler (conductor) and Mathew Valverde (tenor).
      Nazareth College Symphony Orchestra with Nancy Strelau (conductor) and Ivanka Drainkova (piano).
      Eric Hauck and S. Shade Zajac on cello.
      Marjorie Roth, Nazareth College, Music

      Marjorie Roth, Music History Professor

      At 18 months old, Marjorie Roth was singing in parallel thirds with her mother. Now a professor of music history, she loves helping students gain a deep, meaningful understanding of music performance and history. Read about Roth »

      Studying and Interning Abroad

      Quinton Harvey '15 studied abroad in Berlin for a semester where he interned with Musica Reanimata, an organization that rediscovers and promotes the work of composers who fled Nazi Germany. Read about Harvey »

      New performance space

      Nazareth is adding a 550-seat music performance center, an acoustically optimized performance venue for large voice and instrumental groups. This new space will benefit students and enable more collaborations, such as with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. See live camera and construction progress »

      Music at Naz

      Perform in ensembles small or large. Learn vital entrepreneurship, teaching, or therapy skills. Take on an internship nearby, in New York City, or abroad.

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      Music Blog

      Music Ensembles at Naz

      In addition to individual lessons and recitals there are many opportunities for students of all majors to participate in music ensembles, large and small. Prospective and current students who audition for ensembles are considered for talent scholarships.

      Jazz at Lincoln Center Internship

        K.C. Sullivan '15 spent a summer interning with Jazz at Lincoln Center.

        Study Abroad, Austria, Music, Nazareth College

        Summer in Austria

        Spend a summer semester learning in theatres, concert halls, and landmarks during this unique study abroad opportunity in Austria.

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