Program Recognition
•Bullet: NASM-accredited (National Association of Schools of Music)
•Bullet: All-Steinway School
Training
•Bullet: BM with Composition emphasis combining private composition study with core theory and applied performance work
•Bullet: Compositions developed for and read/premiered by UMSL's resident ensembles
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Student works performed by the UMSL Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and chamber ensembles at the Touhill Performing Arts Center
•Bullet: Strings written for the resident Arianna String Quartet faculty studios and student chamber groups
Facilities
•Bullet: Newly renovated Creative Arts Building (opened October 2025, $10M project) with a music computer lab and expanded rehearsal spaces
Location
•Bullet: Set in St. Louis, giving composers access to the city's professional performing musicians
