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KU Wind Ensemble tours China in 2005. |
The University of Kansas is a charter member (1928) of the National Association of Schools of Music, and its curricula are among the most comprehensive in the country. The graduates of the University's music and dance programs are a significant measure of the department's success. Among the alumni of the Department of Music and Dance are members of major symphony orchestras, opera companies, military bands, recording studios, dance companies, and chamber ensembles, and many are faculty members at the nation's finest colleges and universities. Music education graduates direct programs in elementary and secondary schools, and music therapy graduates head clinical programs throughout the country. The department is proud of its record of helping graduates assume leadership roles throughout the music and dance professions.
Larry Mallett, Chair |
The Department of Music and Dance offers the following areas of study:
Band
Brass and Percussion
Choir
Dance
Jazz
Music Education and Music Therapy
Music Theory and Music Composition
Musicology
Orchestra
Organ and Church Music
Piano
Strings
Voice and Opera
Woodwinds
The Department of Music and Dance at the University of Kansas seeks to nurture and advance the arts of music and dance through creation, performance, scholarly inquiry, entrepreneurship and enhancement of the artistic skills and experiences of the University and regional cultural communities. Nurturing and advancement occur via outstanding teaching, mentorship, quality research and creative endeavors and service to professional and lay constituencies. The University of Kansas is a charter member of the National Association of Schools of Music (1928) and is the only institution authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to grant doctoral degrees in music. The department functions in the context of the School of Fine Arts and the University of Kansas, a comprehensive public educational and research institution with a strong tradition of service to state, regional, national and international communities.
Music and Dance faculty exemplify superior teaching in classrooms, rehearsals halls, studios, and performance venues. Faculty employ traditional practices, contemporary theories, and emerging technologies to provide instruction to varied constituencies. Developing instructional competencies and a desire for further learning is an especially important component of our mission.
As part of the state's major research educational institution, Music and Dance faculty create and disseminate knowledge of music and dance by presenting public performances, seeking new knowledge through research, synthesizing knowledge of music and dance, creating new artistic works, and making artistic resources available to a wide and diverse population.
Music and Dance faculty plan and implement service activities in the Department, the School of Fine Arts, and the University. In addition, they serve in a variety of capacities in professional and service organizations. Our collaborative relationship with personnel and programs in area schools, performing venues, and music therapy clinical facilities is essential to serving the larger community and providing students with opportunities to use their emerging talents.
The Lied Center of Kansas is a $14.5 million multi-purpose performing arts facility. It opened on September 28, 1993 and was build through the generosity of the Lied Foundation Trust. The Center was named one of the "Top 10 U.S. University Presenters" by the International Arts Manager Magazine (1999). Through the Lied Center, the state of Kansas and the region.
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Photo by Aaron Paden |
The Department of Music and Dance offers an extraordinarily wide array of performance opportunities for the students at the University of Kansas. While most ensembles are composed primarily of majors, membership in everything is open by audition to any KU student.
Over 300 public performances are presented each year by the Department, ranging from solo recital and chamber music events to large ensemble and opera productions. If you want to perform, there is a place for you in the Department of Music and Dance.
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