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Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
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Bachelor of Arts in Music |
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Amherst College, known for its selectivity, has an overall acceptance rate of 9.8%Faculty Info:
Arianne G. Abela (Director of the Choral Music Program and Lecturer in Music), Mallorie Chernin (Senior Lecturer in Music), Amy M. Coddington (Assistant Professor of Music), Bruce P. Diehl (Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of Jazz Performance), Jeffers L. Engelhardt (Professor of Music), Darryl Harper (Associate Professor of Music; Director of the Center for Humanistic Inquiry), Klara Moricz (Professor of Music Professor of Music), Katherine A. Pukinskis (Joseph E. and Grace W. Valentine Visiting Assistant Professor of Music), Jason Robinson (Associate Professor of Music; Chair of Music), Eric W. Sawyer (Professor of Music ), David E. Schneider (Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music Dean of the Class of 2021), Mark L. Swanson (Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of Instrumental Music), Noah D. Horn (Visiting Director of the Choral Music Program), Junko Oba (Five College Visiting Associate Professor of Music) Olabode F. Omojola (Five College Professor of Music), Jenny L. Kallick (Professor of Music, Emerita), Suzette M. Farnham (Academic Department Coordinator), Edmund M. Keyes (Concert, Production, and Building Coordinator), Ann R. Maggs (Music Library Specialist), Alisa C. Pearson (Manager of Concert Programming, Production & Publicity).
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