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Bachelor of Arts in Music (Performance)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Music Theory/Composition)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Jazz Studies)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Music Technology)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Music Exploration)

Bachelor of Science in Music Education


The Central Connecticut State University Department of Music is one of the state’s leading training grounds for Connecticut’s future musical artists. The department offers bachelor degrees in Music and Music Education, and concentrations in Jazz Studies, Performance, and Theory/Composition. Many students in other degree programs choose to minor in music. CCSU’s Summer Music Institute—which celebrated its 30th year in 2014—is a unique graduate program, offering the Master of Music degree in Music Education to educators across the state and beyond. The students and faculty of the Department of Music contribute to the musical life of the campus and the community through performances both on and off campus. Entrance to the major is by competitive audition. Many music-oriented scholarships are available to incoming and transfer students.

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Charles Menoche, Noelle Boone, Colleen Casey-Nelson, Susan Cheng, Nick Cutroneo, Daniel D'Addio, Heather DeSavage, Karin Fagerburg, Kenneth Fischer, Larry Gareau, Walter Gibson, Richard Goldstein, James Gower, Barbara Hill Horn, Oliver Homann Oboe, Maho Ishiguro, Katherine Kennedy, Brian Kershner, Carl Knox, Nathan Lassell, Adam Lenz, Topher Logan, Elizabeth Lorenzo, Jill Maurer-Davis, Thomas Melito, Ezequiel Menendez, Kelli O'Connor, Adele Paxton, Kirsten Peterson, Jack Pott Voice, Vera Roberts, Gaylon Robinson, Joanne Scattergood, Robert Schwartz, Mary Tokarski, Roy Wiseman



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Clue: The Musical
(5/1/24 - 5/5/24)
Central Connecticut State University
Fall Student Choreographers' Showcase in Broadway Fall Student Choreographers' Showcase
(11/20/21 - 11/20/21)
Central Connecticut State University
The Wolves
(10/7/21 - 10/9/21)
Central Connecticut State University
Legends in Broadway Legends
(4/18/21 - 4/18/21)
Central Connecticut State University
Peter And The Starcatcher in Broadway Peter And The Starcatcher
(12/5/19 - 12/7/19)
Central Connecticut State University
PIPPIN
(4/25/18 - 4/29/18)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Carrie the musical
(4/27/16 - 5/1/16)
Central Connecticut State University
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
(4/21/15 - 4/26/15)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
RENT
(4/23/14 - 4/27/14)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
SPRING AWAKENING
(4/23/13 - 4/28/13)
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