Program Recognition
•Composition faculty work across classical, jazz, pop and rock, and electronic and ambient styles
•Festival of Contemporary Artists in Music (FoCAM) brings guest composers and performers to campus each year, with student works performed on festival concerts
•School of Music established in 1901 with over 125 years of musical excellence
Professional Development
•Graduates have pursued advanced degrees at Johns Hopkins, the UMKC Conservatory, the University of Kansas, and the Seattle Film Institute
•Alumni careers span academia, freelance composition, video game music, sound design, audio engineering, and music publishing
Facilities
•Kimbrough Music Building with concert halls and large-ensemble rehearsal rooms
•Bryan Hall with an 800-seat auditorium and a three-manual, 44-rank Schantz pipe organ
•Professional-quality recording studio, electronic music lab, and the Kemble Stout Music Listening Library