Robert Sirota to Release CONTRAPASSOS Album on Azica Records
Composer Robert Sirota's new album CONTRAPASSOS will feature world premiere recordings performed by the Telegraph Quartet and soprano Abigail Fischer, released on the Azica label.
University of Chicago
Department of Music
Department of Music
5801 South Ellis AvenueChicago, Illinois 60637
773.702.8484
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Degrees offered
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Minor in Music
Doctor of Philosophy in Composition
Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnomusicology
Doctor of Philosophy in Music History and Theory
About the program
Positioned at the heart of a world-renowned academic institution, the Department of Music offers graduate degrees in Composition, Ethnomusicology, and Music History and Theory, as well as an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a lively performance program that involves undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students. Whether you’re considering applying to a program, browsing for interesting talks or concerts, wondering about curricular requirements, or looking for opportunities to play music, these pages will help you find answers.
Faculty
George Adams, Michael Allemana, Jessica Swanston Baker, Easley Blackwood, Philip V. Bohlman, Mwata Bowden, Seth Brodsky, Thomas Christensen, John Corkill, Martha Feldman, Berthold Hoeckner, Jennifer Iverson, Travis A. Jackson, Eugenia Jeong, James Kallembach, Robert L. Kendrick, John Y. Lawrence, Dongryul Lee, Clare Longendyke, Joseph Maurer, Patrice Michaels, Tricia Park, Seth Parker Woods, Sam Pluta, Marta Ptaszyńska, Shulamit Ran, Don Michael Randel, Steven Rings, Anne Walters Robertson, Olga Sánchez-Kisielewska, Barbara Schubert, Anna Schultz, Bradley Spiers, Mollie Stone, Augusta Read Thomas, Lawrence Zbikowski.
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