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Brandeis University Department of Music

Brandeis University — Waltham, MA

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Music with Composition specialization
Bachelor of Arts in Music with Cultural Studies specialization
Bachelor of Arts in Music with Performance specialization
Bachelor of Arts in Music with Musical Theater Performance specialization

About the program

The Brandeis Department of Music offers students the opportunity to experience music as both scholarship and a process of creation and performance. We believe in uniting musical excellence with intellectual inquiry. At Brandeis, we help our students to awaken their creative identity within the context of one of the country's most progressive universities. Founded by preeminent American composer Irving Fine, our department features a distinguished faculty of world-renowned composers, award-winning authors and scholars, instrumentalists, vocalists and conductors. We offer broad-based undergraduate majors and minors that combine the study of history, theory, composition and performance. Our nationally acclaimed graduate programs focus specifically on composition and theory, and musicology.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Brandeis University's overall acceptance rate is around 35%

Faculty

  • Mark Berger
  • Karen Desmond
  • Eric Chafe
  • Yu-Hui Chang
  • Eric Chasalow
  • Robert Duff
  • Judith Eissenberg
  • Emily Frey
  • Erin Gee
  • Joshua Gordon
  • Neal Hampton
  • Sarah Mead
  • Paula Musegades
  • Robert Nieske
  • David Rakowski
  • Andrea Segar
  • Justin Casinghino
  • Davide Ianni
  • Martin Boykan
  • Robert Marshall
  • Allan Keiler
  • James Olesen
  • Yehudi Wyner
Rose Art Museum To Present YINKA SHONIBARE: SANCTUARY

Rose Art Museum To Present YINKA SHONIBARE: SANCTUARY

by A.A. Cristi, January 14, 2026

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University will present Yinka Shonibare's SANCTUARY CITY, a thought-provoking exhibition exploring themes of social justice and migration, starting January 2026.

The Rose Art Museum Announces 2025 Spring Exhibitions

The Rose Art Museum Announces 2025 Spring Exhibitions

by A.A. Cristi, January 8, 2025

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University has announced its highly anticipated 2025 Spring exhibition season, presenting two new dynamic and thought-provoking exhibitions: Leonora Carrington: Dream Weaver and Surrealism(s) – Then & Now.

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