Coming Events
Master Players Concert Series: “200+100” Celebrate Samuel Barber’s Centennial and Mendelssohn’s Bicentennial with the Serafin String Quartet
Friday, November 20, 8:00 p.m.Gore Recital Hall
Tickets: $21 adults, $17 seniors, $7 students
Taggart- Grycky Duo
Saturday, November 21, 8:00 p.m.Gore Recital Hall
This event is free.
2009 Delaware Division of the Arts Fellows flutist Eileen Grycky, Established Artist, and guitarist Christiaan Taggart, Masters Artist, will perform three new works written for them by composers Jennifer Barker, Michael Daugherty, and Peter Flint. This event is free.
Messiah Sing
Sunday, November 22, 1:30 p.m..Loudis Recital Hall
This event is free.
Community members and students are invited to sing through the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. This event will feature faculty soloists and is sponsored by the American Choral Directors Association student chapter.
Chamber Orchestra Concert*
Sunday, November 22, 3:00 p.m.Gore Recital Hall
Tickets: $12 adults, $8 seniors, $3 students
Brian Stone, conductor Music for Music-Lovers. In this connoisseur’s treat, UDCO performs a sophisticated program of music by two Viennese masters: the romantically-minded modernist Arnold Schoenberg’s early Chamber Symphony, and the classically-minded romantic Johannes Brahms’ early Serenade #2.
UD Faculty Jazz Ensemble*
Monday, November 23, 8:00 p.m.Gore Recital Hall
Tickets: $12 adults, $8 seniors, $3 students
Featuring Todd Groves and Vernon James, saxophones; Harvey Price, vibraphone; Tom Palmer, drums; Craig Thomas, bass.
Tickets for some concerts may be purchased in advance at the REP/PTTP box office by calling 302-831-2204 (a $2.00 processing fee applies). Advance sale tickets may also be purchased at the Roselle Center for the Arts Monday through Friday 10am-5pm. Tickets for pre-sale events may also be purchased at the door, subject to availability.
* Many tickets are available ONLY at the door. *
To receive our event brochure, call the Department of Music at (302) 831-2577.
Welcome to the Department of Music!
For more than sixty years the University of Delaware Department of Music, a full member of the National Association of Schools of Music, has been dedicated to the musical growth of its students and the cultural enrichment of the community.
The department offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Music Management as well as the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, Theory/Composition, and Performance. The Master of Music degree is also offered in Performance, Conducting, and Music Education. Non-majors are welcomed into music minors in applied music, musical studies, jazz studies, music management, and church music. They also compete on an equal basis with majors for ensemble seating.
In addition, the department makes a major commitment to the education of the general university student to the extent that approximately 1,000 students enroll each year in music appreciation courses, and more than 500 students earn academic credit by participating in the department's music ensembles and performance programs.The Department of Music, in combination with the Professional Theater Training Program, is proud to offer a large variety of public performances throughout the year in our numerous University venues, including the new Roselle Center for the Arts.