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2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn,New York 11210
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Bachelor of Music in Composition

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Art in Musicology

Advanced Certificate in Music Education

Advanced Certificate in Performance

Post-Master's Advanced Diploma in Performance

Master of Music in Performance

Master of Music in Composition

Master of Music in Music Education

Master of Art in Musicology

Master of Fine Arts in Sonic Arts and Media Scoring

Master of Music in Global and Contemporary Jazz Studies


Situated amid the vibrant cultural milieu that is Brooklyn, the Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in performance, composition, musicology, and music education along with advanced certificate programs in music education and performance, a post-master's advanced diploma in performance, and new M.F.A. programs in sonic arts and media scoring. Study with world-class faculty and receive professional training while being part of a great academic institution. In addition, we are anxiously anticipating the completion of our new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, which promises to become one of the borough’s premiere performance venues.

Acceptance Rate:

Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, has an overall acceptance rate of approximately 54%


Faculty Info:

Brass Karl Kramer-Johansen Achilles Liarmakopoulos Michael Lormand Andrew Madej Barbara Oldham Brian Olson John Rojak Marcus Rojas Composition George Brunner Douglas Cohen Jason Eckardt Douglas Geers Eric Hachikian Wang Jie Sonny Kompanek Tania León Polina Nazaykinskaya Morton Subotnick Dalit Warshaw Jonathan Zalben Conducting Tania León Pascal Licciardi Malcolm Merriweather George Rothman Guitar Lars Frandsen Harp Sara Cutler Bridget Kibbey Jazz Daniel Blake Ronnie Burrage Yayoi Ikawa D.D. Jackson Marcus Rojas Jeffrey Taylor Media Scoring Ron Bochar Eric Hachikian D.D. Jackson Sonny Kompanek Jonathan Zalben Music Education Riki Braunstein Joseph Loposky Jane Palmquist Candis Pohl Thomas Toriello Music Technology George Brunner Douglas Cohen Johanna Devaney Douglas Geers David Grubbs Angela Piva Jonathan Zalben Musicology Ray Allen David Grubbs Deborah Heckert Stephanie Jensen-Moulton Alexandra Lewis Bruce MacIntyre Jeffrey Taylor Percussion Ronnie Burrage Frank Cassara Matt Ward Piano and Organ Rieko Aizawa Gabrielius Alekna Jeffrey Biegel Michael Kaminski Eri Kang Alexandra Lewis Beatrice Long Ursula Oppens Zeno Wood (Piano Technician) Violetta Zabbi Sonic Arts George Brunner Douglas Cohen Johanna Devaney Douglas Geers David Grubbs Angela Piva Marina Rosenfeld Morton Subotnick Ben Vida Red Wierenga Jonathan Zalben Strings Gregg August Stephanie Griffin Jules Hirsh Sibylle Johner Masao Kawasaki Wolfram Koessel Jesse Mills Anthony Morris Voice Mignon Dunn Dmitry Glivinskiy Irene Gubrud Gregory Lamar Gioacchino Lauro Li Vigni Patricia McCaffrey Malcolm J. Merriweather Isabel Milenski Laquita Mitchell Tami Petty Mark Schnaible Neil Semer Amy Shoremount-Obra Paul Sperry Woodwinds Paul Cohen Julietta Curenton Monica Ellis Todd Groves Marianne Gythfeldt Adrian Morejon Andrew Rehrig Toyin Spellman-Diaz Tamara Winston



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