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Fayetteville,Arkansas 72701
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Bachelor of Arts in Music


Music is a connection shared among all societies. An artform that transcends time and brings people of disparate experiences together. Within the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Music offers training in performance, music education, composition, music theory, musicology, conducting, and music industry studies. The University of Arkansas is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and home to over 300 music students and 50 faculty members in the Department of Music. Thousands of students from the campus community participate in the department’s 30+ ensembles including the acclaimed Razorback Marching Band, the Schola Cantorum, and the University Symphony Orchestra. Through generous support from alumni and friends, the Department of Music became an All-Steinway School in 2010. The Department of Music faculty and students present over 600 performances per year, on and off campus. All large ensembles perform at the 600-seat Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center. Small ensembles, solo and chamber concerts, and guest artists are featured at the 200-seat Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. University of Arkansas performers are also frequent performers at the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in Fayetteville, Crystal Bridges of American Art in Bentonville, and the Fayetteville Public Library. Department faculty enjoy appointments in many professional ensembles including the Arkansas Philharmonic, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith Symphony, Artosphere Symphony, and Opera Fayetteville.

Faculty Info:

Chris Knighten, Benjamin Lorenzo, Robert K. Mueller, Rick Salonen, Jeffrey P. Summers.



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