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Providence,Rhode Island 02912
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Bachelor of Arts in Music concentration in Computer Music & Multimedia

Bachelor of Arts in Music concentration in Ethnomusicology

Bachelor of Arts in Music concentration in History/Theory/Composition

Doctor of Philosophy in Music & Multimedia Composition

Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology & Ethnomusicology


The curriculum of the Department of Music offers liberal-arts students a breadth of opportunities to develop knowledge and skills as listeners, scholars, performers, and creative artists. Courses in history, theory, ethnomusicology, and technology extend critical, analytical, and scientific modes of inquiry taught elsewhere in the University. Musicianship skills and elements of craft are honed through courses in theory and analysis, counterpoint, orchestration, score reading and conducting, technology, and applied-music instruction. An array of performance activities together with our offerings in composition and production enable students to explore modes of creative expression.

Notable Alumni Include:

Rob Mitzner, Norman Ryan, Matt Block, Jacob Klapholz, Vinay Parameswaran, William Buchman, David Lai, Hanako Yamaguchi, Stefan Forbes, Marco Beltrami, Jeff Prystowsky, Ben Knox Miller, Jocie Adams, Elizabeth Scott, Lydia Brotherton, Brigham Brough, Nick Kinsey, Gabriel Kahane, Jacob Seligman, Theodore Shapiro, Andrew Underberg, Andy Hertz, David Yazbek, John Lloyd Young,




Faculty Info:

Emily Dolan Department Chair Associate Professor of Music Emily_Dolan@brown.edu Charrise Barron Assistant Professor of Music Charrise_Barron@brown.edu Anthony Cheung Assistant Professor of Music Anthony_Cheung@brown.edu Arlene Cole Assistant Professor of the Practice Arlene_Cole@brown.edu Dana Gooley Professor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies, Musicology & Ethnomusicology Dana_Gooley@brown.edu Louis Frederick Jodry Senior Lecturer in Music; Director of Choral Activities Fred_Jodry@brown.edu Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo Mellon Gateway Postdoctoral Fellow Enongo_Lumumba-Kasongo@brown.edu James Moses Lecturer and Technical Director James_Moses@brown.edu Eric Nathan David S. Josephson Assistant Professor of Music Eric_Nathan@brown.edu Ed Osborn Associate Professor of Visual Art and Music; Director of Graduate Studies, Music & Multimedia Composition Ed_Osborn@brown.edu Marc Perlman Associate Professor of Music Marc_Perlman@brown.edu Joseph Butch Rovan Professor of Music Director, Brown Arts Initiative Rovan@brown.edu Mark Seto Senior Lecturer in Music, Director of the Brown University Orchestra; Director of Undergraduate Studies Mark_Seto@brown.edu Mark Steinbach Senior Lecturer in Music; University Organist, Instrument Curator Mark_Steinbach@brown.edu Michael P. Steinberg Professor of History and Music Michael_Steinberg@brown.edu Joshua Tucker Associate Professor of Music Joshua_Tucker@brown.edu Wang Lu David S. Josephson Assistant Professor of Music Lu_Wang1@brown.edu Todd Winkler Professor of Music Todd_Winkler@brown.edu



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Past Student Productions

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NEXT TO NORMAL in Broadway NEXT TO NORMAL
(11/1/18 - 11/11/18)
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DREAMGIRLS
(11/3/17 - 11/6/17)
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In the Heights
(3/2/17 - 3/12/17)
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SWEENEY TODD
(9/25/14 - 10/5/14)
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A Perfect Wedding
(4/12/12 - 4/22/12)
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We Can Rebuild Him
(3/1/12 - 3/11/12)
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Dead City
(12/1/11 - 12/4/11)
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Lady Windermere's Fan
(11/3/11 - 11/13/11)
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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
(9/29/11 - 10/9/11)
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Brown Festival of Dance
(5/5/11 - 5/8/11)
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