Conservatory of Music
The Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College is unequivocally committed to dismantling injustice and racism in higher education. We recognize the historic and ongoing racial bias against Black people within classical, Eurocentric music institutions within America, and we are in solidarity with anti-racist efforts across Brooklyn College and CUNY.
Situated amid the vibrant cultural milieu and ethnically diverse hub 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 and Contemporary Jazz Studies. Instrumental scholarships are available for outstanding performers: string, woodwind, brass, voice, 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.
Concerts and Events
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Music for Strings
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Single-Reed Day featuring Steve Williamson, clarinet
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Virtual Masterclass with Steve Williamson April 25 2021 2pm
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Symphonic Choir/Glee Club/Conservatory Singers Concert
Monday, May 10, 2021
conTEMPO
Monday, May 10, 2021
Composers Concert I
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Composers Concert II
Friday, May 14, 2021
Brooklyn College Opera Theatre: "Carmen"
Monday, May 17, 2021
Composers Concert III
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Conservatory Orchestra
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.