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855 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
617.353.3341
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
Bachelor of Music in Composition and Theory
Bachelor of Music in Musicology
Bachelor of Music in Music Education


The School of Music is a community of academically and artistically talented musicians within a major research university in a historic hub of culture. As the first degree-granting music school in the United States, the BU School of Music challenges students to uphold and build upon the proud tradition and innovative spirit the city of Boston exemplifies. The BU School of Music is committed to the highest artistic and professional standards in performance, composition, music education, and musicology. The faculty is drawn from the ranks of some of the world’s most distinguished musicians and institutions and includes 30 members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The quality and diversity of Boston’s music scene provide constant stimulation and contribute to the School’s culture of musical excellence. Students undergo rigorous preparation for careers as composers, performers, scholars, and teachers.

Acceptance Rate:

The acceptance rate for Boston University's School of Music is around 38%


Faculty Info:

Alexandre Abdoulaev, Marié Abe, Aldo Abreu, Vartan Aghababian, Kenneth Amis, Martin Amlin, Steven Ansell, Megan Anthony, Edwin Barker, Michael Barsano, Mark Berger, Jennifer Bill, Michael Birenbaum Quintero, Penelope Bitzas, Heather Braun, Kyle Brightwell, Deborah Burton, James Burton, Kelly Bylica, Anna Carr, Justin D. Casinghino, Lynn Chang, Leland Clarke, Victor Coelho, Laura Conyers, Richard Cornell, Geralyn Coticone, Benjamin Court, Sharon Daniels, Diana Dansereau, André de Quadros, Ruth Debrot, James Demler, Christopher Dempsey, Daniel Doña, Gary Durham, Lynn Eustis, Terry Everson, John Ferrillo, Joshua Fineberg, Sarah Freiberg, Carolyn Davis Fryer, Tanya Gabrielian, Timothy Genis, John Genovese, Mary Gerbi, Nancy Goeres, Aaron Goldberg, Gila Goldstein, Andrew Goodrich, Oshin Gregorian, David Guzman, Ronald Haroutunian, Samuel Headrick, Brita Heimarck, John Heiss, Karin S. Hendricks, Phyllis Hoffman, Franziska Huhn, Greg Ingles, Melodie Jeffery-Cassell, Laura Jeppesen, Linda Jiorle-Nagy, Mihail Jojatu, Benjamín Juárez, Miki Kaneda, Brian Kellum, Fred Kersten, Bayla Keyes, Shiela Kibbe, Danny Kim, David Kjar, Elizabeth Klein, Alexander Knutrud, David Kopp, Mary Montgomery Koppel, Renée Krimsier, Mark Kroll, Christopher Krueger, Michelle LaCourse, Gabriel Langfur Rice, Matthew Larson, Warren Levenson, Benjamin Levy, Catherine Liddell, Lucia Lin, Rodney Lister, Xiaodan Liu, Lewis Lockwood, Kai-Yun Lu, Don Lucas, Siu Yan Luk, William Lumpkin, Sharif Mamoun, David J. Martins, Dana Mazurkevich, Yuri Mazurkevich, Mark McEwen, Gregory Melchor-Barz, Robert Merfeld, Mark Miller, Richard Nangle, Pavel Nersessian, Ketty Nez, Sandra Nicolucci, Toby Oft, Rob Patterson, Jill Pearson, Margaret Phillips, Ulrike Präger, Andrew Price, Robinson Pyle, Kenneth Radnofsky, Barbara Raney, Michael Reynolds, Rhonda Rider, Joshua Rifkin, Mike Roylance, Gonzalo Ruiz, Eric Ruske, Todd Seeber, Boaz Sharon, Aaron Sheehan, Robert Sheena, Robert Sheena, Andrew Smith, Gareth Dylan Smith, Tawnya D. Smith, Samuel Solomon, Jane Starkman, Katharine Stuffelbeam, Douglas Sumi, Peter Sykes, Cami Sylvia, Klaudia Szlachta, Lorena Tecu, Linda Toote, Nathan Troup, Rachana Vajjhala, Thomas Van Dyck, Allison Voth, Daniel Vozzolo, Kính T. Vu, John H. Wallace, Steven Weigt, Mariah Wilson, John Wriggle, Jeremy Yudkin, Jason Yust, Peter Zazofsky, Jessica Zhou


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