Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division of Music: Theatre College Information

Division of Music

400 E. Second Street
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815
570.389.4286
buadmiss@bloomu.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Music Education
Bachelor of Arts in Audio/Video Recording
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts
Fast Track Bachelor of Arts in Music/Master of Business Administration
Minor in Music

About the program

The Division of Music exists within the framework of the University and the College of Liberal Arts, offering a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in music, including three tracks of concentration: - Music Education Certification K-12 (which is accredited with the Pennsylvania Department of Education) - Audio-Video Recording - Liberal Arts The Department of Music strives to maintain course requirements, performance objectives, and an artistically enriched environment conducive to the development of the comprehensive musician and to meet the requirements of accrediting organizations. In the spirit of a liberal arts setting, the department of music also recognizes a responsibility to the general student population to provide the opportunity for musical experience and provide artistic leadership to the university and the community.

Notable alumni

Brittany Baselice, Robert Frankford, Jason Molden, Samantha Paszkiel, Taylor Rhodes, Carly Satterfield, Ryan Spann, Peter Umlauf, Ryan Wusinich

Acceptance rate

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania has an acceptance rate of around 95%

Faculty

Dr. Alan Baker, Dr. Charisse Baldoria, Dr. Stephen Clickard, Dr. Amelia Garbisch, Dr. Gifford Howarth, Dr. David Tedford, Dr. Tracey Schmidt-Jaynes, Dr. Matt Slotkin, Mr. Mathew Leece, Mr. Michael Parker, Mr. Andrew Seal, Mr. Joey Wenda, Mr. Nelson Hill, Mr. Jeff Smith, Ms. Christi Smith, Mr. Joseph Ziegler

MTI Concert Dance to License Choreographic Works by Lynne Taylor-Corbett

by A.A. Cristi — May 4, 2026

MTI Concert Dance announced an exclusive licensing agreement for works by choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett, becoming the third choreographer in the MTI catalogue, joining José Limón and Jerome Robbins.

MTI Concert Dance To Exclusively License Works By José Limón

by A.A. Cristi — February 10, 2026

MTI Concert Dance, a division of Music Theatre International, has announced that the company has entered an agreement to exclusively license a series of works created by renowned choreographer José Limón to professional companies, the second choreographer's works to be included in the MTI catalogu

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by Stephi Wild — January 26, 2022

The performing arts at Ithaca College will take center stage as two of its most renowned programs formally join together on July 1, 2022, with the establishment of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.