Cleveland State University Department of Music

2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
216.687.2033
music@csuohio.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bachelor of Music in Music Education
Bachelor of Music in Performance
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Bachelor of Arts in Music/Rock and Popular mUsic
Master of Music in Composition
Master of Music in Performance
Master of Music in Education
Professional Studies in Music Performance Certificate Program
Arts Management and Community Development Certificate Program

About the program

Strategically located in the heart of one of America’s most vibrant cultural centers, the Department of Music at Cleveland State University utilizes the city’s rich musical resources to provide students with a complete spectrum of educational opportunities. The University draws from the internationally renowned Cleveland Orchestra and other noted professional organizations, giving students the opportunity to study with some of the finest musicians in the world.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): The acceptance rate for the Department of Music at Cleveland State University is around 34%

Faculty

Reginald Bowens
Applied Faculty
Jazz Voice Robert Fraser
Electric Guitar Alfredo Guerrieri
Electric
Electric Bass - Pop & Rock and Jazz Joe Miller
Jazz Trumpet John Perrine
Associate Professor
Saxophone
Coordinator of Jazz Studies Bill Ransom
Drum Set Rock Wehrmann
Jazz Piano Chris Vance
Applied Faculty – Jazz
Bass
Electric Guitar - Pop & Rock
Pop & Rock Ensemble Director Birch Browning
Professor Music Education
Conductor of Cleveland Winds Ashley Glenn
Visiting College Lecturer of Music Education Heather A. Russell
Director
School of Music
Coordinator of Music Education William G. Zurkey
Instructor Music Education/Choral Methods regory D'Alessio
Professor
Composition Andrew Rindfleisch
Composition
Coordinator of Composition
Cleveland Contemporary Players Corey K. Rubin
Lecturer
Composition & Music Theory Stephen Stanziano
Harmony

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by Emmy Rice, July 11, 2025

Award-winning theatre company, The Vagrancy will present Sincerely, (the diary play) by Bryanna Lee, directed by Caitlin Hart, as an official selection of the 2025 BorderLight Fringe Festival.

Cleveland Public Theatre Artists Head to at the Global Women's Performing Arts Festival in South Korea

by Stephi Wild, June 8, 2023

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and longtime CPT artist Holly Holsinger, Cleveland State University’s theatre and dance department chair, will be representing the theater at the Global Women’s Performing Arts Festival in Busan, South Korea (GWPAF) this…

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Past student productions

Past student productions at Cleveland State University
Show	Dates	Theater
Night Just Before the Forest by Bernard-Marie Koltès	7/25/2024 – 7/27/2024 Videos	Cleveland State University