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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 »

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.

Glazer music performance

New Music Performance Hall

Opened in 2018: Nazareth's 550-seat Glazer Music Performance Center is an acoustically optimized performance venue for voice and instrumental ensembles. The space benefits students and enables more collaborations, such as with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

About Glazer Center »

Student Experience

    A composition for a women's prison orchestra inspires both prisoners and music education students.
    Noteworthy: An overview of music at Nazareth
    Music has given Chris Redmond '17 the “discipline & the drive...to do anything”
    Conner Burry '17, a music therapy major, volunteered in Jamaica and sang with Josh Groban.

    Students Create Record Label

    Two Nazareth music/business majors working with their management professor launched a record label that gives students the means to gain music recording, business, and marketing experience right on campus.

    NazRecordz »

    David Cowles and Brittney Burgess

    "It's opportunity after opportunity"

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

    Prof. Nancy Strelau

    Strelau is well-connected in the music community and regularly connects and creates opportunities for Nazareth students, alumni, and future students — even in Alaska and the Bahamas.

    Read about Prof. Strelau »

    Noah Jones

    Doing Good

    Noah Jones '19 is an accomplished percussionist who's using music to help people recover from traumatic brain injury.

    Roy Stein

    Roy Stein, Music/Business Professor

    Rocker Eddie Money, 11-time Emmy award winner Jack Allocco, Daughtry keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Elvio Fernandes, and Joywave lead singer Daniel Armbruster, are just a few of the connections that music/business Prof. Roy Stein brings to campus as guest speakers. "Connections come from connections," he says, and he uses his to benefit his students' professional growth and help them to network.

    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 »

    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.

      Alumnus and Students

        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
        NAfME Award - Collegiate Summit in Washington, D.C. 2019
        June 24th
        NAfME Collegiate Summit June, 2019Last week, the following students and Dr. Koster attended the NAfME (National Association for Music Education, which is among the world’s largest arts education organizations.)The 2019 Collegiate Advocacy Summit was…
        Grand Prix at the Rzezow International Chamber Choir Competition, 2019
        June 10th
        Nazareth College Chamber Singers achieves top honors in International Chamber Choir Competition in PolandThe Music Department is very happy to announce that the Nazareth College Chamber Singers was awarded the Grand Prix Prize during The International Cha…
        Esoteric Music, Music Performance, & Music Research: A Symposium, Feb. 2020
        June 2nd
        CALL FOR PAPERS:  Esoteric Music, Music Performance, & Music Research: A SymposiumFebruary 22 & 23, 2020Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14618Website:  go.naz.edu/esotericOrganizers: Marjorie Roth, mroth1@naz.edu; Justin …
        Music Major Mojo, Jeannie, Nazareth College

        Music Major Mojo

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

        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.

          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 »

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