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Bachelor of Arts in Music - Composition

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Jazz

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Keyboard

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Strings

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Voice

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Woodwinds

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Brass & Percussion

Bachelor of Arts in Music Education


The Luther campus is alive with the sounds of six choirs, three bands, three orchestras, two jazz bands, and nearly 1,000 student musicians. Our student musicians participate in large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons, and master classes. Over 300 music majors study music theory/ear training, history, education, composition, jazz, church music, and performance. It all adds up to one of the largest collegiate music programs in the world!

Faculty Info:

Daniel Baldwin, Jon Ailabouni, Edwin Andereck, Heather Armstrong, Melanie Batoff, Andi Beckendorf, Rebecca Boehm Shaffer, Rachel Brandwein, Jason Britton, Maggie Britton, Michael Chesher, Kacy Clopton, John Cord, Emily Dirks, Emily Ellsworth, Evan Fowler, Michael Geary, Deborah Gover, Thea Groth, Tony Guzman, Carla Hanson, Carol Hester, Xiao Hu, Du Huang, Brooke Joyce, Igor Kalnin, Miko Kominami, Carol Kreuscher, Andrew Last, Spencer Martin, Gary Moss, Cory Near, Christopher Olson, Gregory Peterson, Lynne Postudensek Hart, Mark Potvin, Beth Ray Westlund, Kathy Reed, Lynne Rothrock, Nicholas Shaneyfelt, Corey Silberstein, Michael Smith, Rachel Storlie, John Strauss, Virginia Strauss, Jonathon Struve, Andrew Whitfield, Jill Wilson.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Big Fish
(11/10/23 - 11/19/23)
Luther College
Everybody
(4/9/21 - 4/17/21)
Luther College
An Examination of the Whole Playwright/Actor Relationship Presented as Some Kind of Cop Show Parody
(3/5/21 - 3/7/21)
Luther College
Your Mother's Butt
(3/5/21 - 3/7/21)
Luther College
All in the Timing, Six One-Act Plays
(3/13/20 - 3/14/20)
Luther College
Chicago
(11/15/19 - 11/23/19)
Luther College
DR. SEUSS'S THE CAT IN THE HAT in Broadway DR. SEUSS'S THE CAT IN THE HAT
(4/26/19 - 5/4/19)
MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE
21 Chump Street
(3/16/19 - 3/16/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
Luther College High School
DISNEY'S CAMP ROCK THE MUSICAL in Broadway DISNEY'S CAMP ROCK THE MUSICAL
(3/10/18 - 3/10/18)
LUTHER COLLEGE
RENT
(11/10/17 - 11/19/17)
LUTHER COLLEGE
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
(11/13/15 - 11/21/15)
LUTHER COLLEGE
SPRING AWAKENING
(11/11/11 - 11/19/11)
LUTHER COLLEGE

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