College of Visual and Performing Arts
Composition
New music is an important part of the Setnor School of Music. The bachelor of music (B.Mus.) degree program in composition offers committed composers opportunities to develop a wide range of musical skills through performance, thorough training in music theory and music history, and a comprehensive study of instrumentation and orchestration. The program requires four years of study and a minimum of 128 credits.
In addition to studying privately with the faculty, all composition students meet weekly in the Composer's Symposium to discuss current issues and meet guest composers. Because all students in the school are required to play works written in their own lifetime, you have the opportunity to hear your works in recitals as well as concerts by the school?s ensembles, including Orange Opus, the student-run composition ensemble.
The program?s facilities include an electronic music studio with both analog and state-of-the-art digital equipment as well as a computer lab equipped with MIDI keyboards and such music notation software as FINALE and Sibelius