Program Recognition
•Bullet: The department says Loyola string majors are consistently and quickly placed in university programs throughout the country
Training
•Bullet: The 120-credit Bachelor of Music in Orchestral Instruments Performance has no general electives: 39 Loyola Core credits and 81 music credits, with applied study on a principal instrument (8 credits, then 12 at the upper level) and eight semesters of major ensemble
•Bullet: Counterpoint, orchestration, form and analysis, music history and 14 credits of advisor-chosen music electives round out the degree, with a junior recital and a senior recital
•Bullet: Wind and percussion students study privately with faculty drawn from New Orleans' professional musicians and meet as a studio in masterclasses on literature and technique unique to their instruments
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: The Loyola Symphony Orchestra is staffed primarily by 60-70 music majors and performs at least two concerts each semester, collaborating with Loyola Ballet and Opera Theatre on a full ballet and an opera
•Bullet: Loyola Strings performs one to two concerts each semester, and small string ensembles and chamber ensembles add further chamber repertoire
