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Serious musician? Find your tribe here.
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
- Music
- Music/Business
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Music Performance
- Music Therapy
- Musical Theatre
Auditions Required
All music applicants audition (November to April). Non-music majors also can audition for ensembles and scholarships.
Graduate Degrees »
In-person ensembles
Nazareth makes band and orchestra happen safety during a pandemic. Masks Don't Stop the 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.
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.
Student Experience
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.
"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.
Doing Good
Noah Jones '19 is an accomplished percussionist who's using music to help people recover from traumatic brain injury.
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 »
Alumnus and Students
Singing Strong
Technology, ingenuity, and multiple safety guidelines enable students to keep singing during the pandemic.
How innovative approaches keep Nazareth voice students singing this fall >
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.
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.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Internship
Summer in Austria
Spend a summer semester learning in theatres, concert halls, and landmarks during this unique study abroad opportunity in Austria.
Performances
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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APPLICATION PROCESS
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