Music Majors

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

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.

Life of the Mind: Marjorie Roth, Ph.D., D.M.A

Marjorie Roth, professor of music history and flute and director of the honors program at Nazareth, discusses the importance of esoteric studies and musicology in the study of music history. Read more »

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 »

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

Recent Music Business Alums

September 18th

Congratulations to Music Business alum, Simona Benenati '15, who was recently hired by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as their new Office Administrator! For more information on Music Business at Nazareth: http://bit.ly/2c8UJq6 The music business maj…

Recent Music Education Alums

September 18th

Alexis Scangas is currently studying for her Master's Degree in Music History at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She has a Graduate Assistantship with the undergraduate Music History I course. She is also the Alto II Section Leader and member of t…

2016 Homecoming Music Events

September 5th

Join the Music Department for three unique events during Homecoming & Reunion 2016. Register online for these and other Homecoming & Reunion events. The deadline for registration is September 8.Music Department Open RehearsalsFriday, September 16 …

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.