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Audition Information

Auditions are held from November to April for all music majors. Non-music majors also can audition to be in ensembles and get scholarships.

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"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.

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. Read more »

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, 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. Learn more about Quinton »

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.

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

Kristen Shiner McGuire New Publication

June 14th

Very excited to announce that C. Alan Publications has just added Kristen Shiner McGuire percussion quartet, Caboo, to their new releases for 2017-2018. It was originally written for the Maelstrom Percussion Ensemble - Bob Accurso, Tiffany Nicely Ted Rein…

Roy Stein and Nazareth students, Aubrey Baldauf and Ignatius Marino

May 18th

Article from City NewspaperNobody’s marigold has the benefit of a generation gap By Frank De BlaseMusicians Roy Stein and April Laragy have been rolling around the Rochester rock scene for years, making noise in several impactful bands. Stein w…

Dr. Beverly Smoker awarded Special Music Educator Award

April 17th

RPO MUSICIANS HONOR AREA MUSIC EDUCATORS29th Annual Music Educators’ Awards Night is this Thursday Rochester, NY – The musicians of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) will honor local music teachers at the 29th annual Music …

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.