University of Virginia

McIntire Department of Music

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400 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Charlottesville,Virginia 22902
434.924.3052
undergradadmission@virginia.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Arts in Music - Performance Doctor of Philosophy in Music - Critical and Comparative Studies in Music Doctor of Philosophy in Music - Composition and Computer Technologies

The Music Department is the center of musical life at the University of Virginia and a vital part of the Charlottesville community. We offer students opportunities to study music performance, composition, technology, musicology, theory, and ethnomusicology. Our undergraduate programs are open equally to music majors and non-majors, and our graduate program welcomes students from diverse musical and academic backgrounds. Each year we present over 200 public events, from student recitals to faculty ensemble performances to concerts and lectures by world-famous guests. Every semester our courses enroll over 1000 students from all over the university, some who plan professional careers in music and others who combine their musical interests with studies in other areas. The department’s fifty faculty are nationally and internationally renowned for their expertise, and include some of the most popular teachers at the university. They have received many prestigious grants and awards, performed around the world with celebrated artists, and produced numerous successful compositions, recordings, books, and articles. Their course offerings include more than fifteen performing ensembles, private lessons in all the major instruments and voice, and classes in composition, music technology, classical music, film music, multimedia, world music, ethnography, jazz, folk music, and popular music of many kinds. The Department has three splendid facilities. Located on the university’s central Lawn, Old Cabell Hall houses one of the finest historic auditoriums in the United States along with rehearsal and practice spaces, classrooms, faculty offices, a digital music studio, and the largest music library in Virginia. The spectacular Hunter Smith Band Building is located next to the Art and Drama departments on the university’s Arts Grounds, and features state-of-the-art rehearsal and practice spaces for the department’s band program and more. Wilson Hall houses a cluster of our music technology studios including a recording studio, an interdisciplinary maker space, and an interactive music lab.

Acceptance Rate:

The University of Virginia's McIntire Department of Music does not have a separate acceptance rate, as it is part of the broader University of Virginia admissions process, which has an acceptance rate of around 17%.

Faculty Info:

Katy Ambrose, Ayn Balija, Pamela Beasley, Matthew Burtner, A.D. Carson, Adam Carter, Jiyeon Choi, Ted Coffey, John D'earth, Luke Dahl, Nomi Dave, Jeff Decker, Scott DeVeaux, I-Jen Fang, Bonnie Gordon, Kelly Gross, Karl Hagstrom Miller, Greg Howard, Anastasia Jellison, Robert Jospe, Michelle Kisliuk, Andrew Koch, Nathaniel Lee, Donald Loach, Noel Lobley, Fred Maus, John Mayhood, Marita McClymonds, Barbara Moore, Justin Mueller, Stephanie Nakasian, Stephanie Nakasian, Chris Owens, Brenda Patterson, Kelly Peral, Michael Puri, Leah Reid, Elizabeth Roberts, Mike Rosensky, Walter Ross, Benjamin Rous, Joel Rubin, David Sariti, Daniel Sender, Judith Shatin, Michael Slon, Peter Spaar, Kelly Sulick, Kate Tamarkin, Butch Taylor, Richard Will, Arthur Zanin.

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