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620 Michigan Ave., NE
Washington,District of Columbia 20064
202.319.5414
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Music in Orchestral Instruments

Bachelor of Music in Organ

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance

Bachelor of Music in Collaborative Piano

Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy

Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance

Master of Music in Composition

Master of Music in Sacred Music

Master of Music in Pedagogy

Master of Music in Performance

Master of Arts in Teaching (Music Education)

Master of Arts in Musicology

Master of Arts in Music Librarianship

Master of Library and Information Studies in Music Librarianship

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition

Doctor of Musical Arts in Pedagogy

Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance

Doctor of Musical Arts in Sacred Music

Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology

Minor in Music

Music Teacher Certification


The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music seeks to educate, engage, and energize its student body in a dynamic program that integrates classroom learning with real world performance, research, and teaching. Our variety of undergraduate and graduate majors allows each student to find his or her niche and to develop and grow into professional performing musicians, scholars, educators and composers who are ready for a 21st-century musical career. With approximately 300 music students, the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music maintains a wonderful, diverse community for new students within the context of a medium-sized university. Students form relationships with their peers; these friendships become professional contacts during careers in the arts. With students from Washington, D.C., around the United States and throughout the world, the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music is a place of nurturing, growth, and diversity that welcomes students to its doors.

Faculty Info:

Sharyn L. Battersby, Ed.D., Robert Beeson, D.M.A., Christopher Cicconi, D.M.A., Cynthia Crumb, M.M., Eric Moore, D.M.A., Glenn Paulson, M.M., Peter Perry, D.M.A..



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Into The Woods Jr
(6/14/24 - 6/16/24)
Catholic University Of America
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr
(6/16/23 - 6/18/23)
Catholic University Of America
The Baltimore Waltz
(10/7/21 - 10/16/21)
Catholic University of America
Dimly Perceived Threats to the System
(2/5/21 - 2/6/21)
Catholic University of America
At Home at the Zoo
(2/1/20 - 2/2/20)
Catholic University of America
Circle Mirror Transformation
(10/4/19 - 10/6/19)
Catholic University of America
KISS ME, KATE (REVISED)
(10/27/17 - 10/29/17)
Catholic University of America
Cymbeline
(4/7/11 - 4/17/11)
Catholic University of America
Requiem
(2/17/11 - 2/27/11)
PHOTOS
Catholic University of America
Whales
(11/18/10 - 11/21/10)
Catholic University of America

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