The Conservatory's May 2020 auditions will be ONLINE ONLY and submissions are due May 22! Scholarships are available to worthy brass, wind, string, voice, and percussion students as well as collaborative pianists.
The Orchestra and choirs contributed to a virtual Choir/Orchestra rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" conceived of and executed by Conservatory pianist Harrison Sheckler. Watch here.
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Conservatory pianist Harrison Sheckler created a virtual performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's indelible song "I'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel, for which he marshaled the services of the Conservatory's choirs and orchestra along with musicians from around the world. See these stories from Brooklyn News12 and New York 1.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, numerous student degree recitals and several ensemble concerts are being live-streamed from remote locations or recorded and posted on our site. Please check our homepage listings for links to upcoming performances and recordings.
Our M.Mus. program in global and contemporary jazz studies is stretching boundaries. Listen to the Big Band, under the direction of D.D. Jackson, in their remote recordings of a couple of Prof. Jackson's arrangements: Duke Ellington's Cottontail and Come Sunday.
Discover our M.F.A.s in sonic arts and media scoring.
In November 2017, in conjunction with the 31st Biannual International Electroacoustic Festival, the conservatory and the Center for Computer Music hosted a symposium, 'Legacies of Pauline Oliveros,' to honor the late composer's life, ideas, and music.

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BROOKLYN COLLEGE ARTS CALENDAR Spring 2020 (PDF)

Situated amid the vibrant cultural milieu that is Brooklyn, the Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in composition, music education, musicology, and performance, along with advanced certificate programs in music education and performance, a post-master's Advanced Diploma in Performance, M.F.A. programs in sonic arts and media scoring, and a new master of music in global jazz and contemporary music studies. Instrumental scholarships are available for outstanding performers: string, woodwind, brass, and percussion applicants along with collaborative pianists. Study with world-class faculty and receive professional training while being part of a great academic institution. Conservatory alumni are flourishing in their field, performing in orchestras, opera houses, night clubs, and cutting-edge concert venues, fostering arts organizations and festivals, and teaching in schools across the country and around the world.

Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts

The new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts on the Brooklyn College campus is a state-of-the-art facility that promises to become one of the borough's premiere performance venues. Explore the great music and theater that is going on in our spectacular new building.

Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts

Contact Information

Department Chairperson : Marianne Gythfeldt
Assistant Director: Douglas Cohen
Graduate Deputy: Alexandra Lewis

Location: 422 Whitehead Hall
Phone: 718.951.5286
Fax: 718.951.4502

Barber Violin Concerto, op.14: III. Presto in moto perpetuo

Wei Ni Hung, winner of the 2019 Conservatory Concerto Competition, performed Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, op.14, with the Conservatory Orchestra, under the baton of George Rothman, at the November 1 concert in the Don Buchwald Theater on campus. View our complete audio/video archive.