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Music Majors

Auditions Required

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

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. 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

Dr. Jacob Ertl: concert and piano master class tour with his trio, Eastern Standard

September 24th

Dr. Jacob Ertl, Coordinator of Keyboard Studies, embarks on concert and piano master class tour with his trio, Eastern Standard. Eastern Standard Trio will be on tour from Sept. 16-23, 2017, with concerts at Indiana University of PA, Heinz Chapel in …

2017 NATS Eastern Region Conference

September 24th

Brittney Burgess, soprano, from the studio of Dr. Katie Hannigan, was awarded the Third Place in the 3rd Year College Women Classical Category, at the 2017 NATS Eastern Region Student Auditions. This competition was held during the 2017 NA…

Bach Children's Chorus at Nazareth College

September 20th

The Bach Children's Chorus at Nazareth College (ages 8 - 15) and the Mozart Children's Chorus (ages 5-8) are holding auditions for the fall season. We welcome all inquiries. The Bach Chorus finished up last season by performing with the RPO in the opera L…

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.