The Conservatory's stellar woodwind faculty features members of the dynamic Imani Winds. Auditions will be in-person in March though we continue to accept video auditions year round. Please see our "Auditions" pages for submission details. Scholarships are available to worthy brass, wind, string, voice, and percussion students as well as collaborative pianists.
The Conservatory is looking forward to a full calendar of in-person concerts in Spring 2022. Audience attendance is still severely limited but is evolving with health and safety protocols.
The Conservatory is excited and proud to welcome multi-talented saxophonist Kat Rodriguez as the new Director of the Brooklyn College Big Band.
The Brooklyn College Opera Theatre presented Douglas Geers’ Calling: An Opera of Forgiveness on Friday, December 3 at 7:30pm and Sunday, December 5 at 2pm in the Don Buchwald Theater.
The Symphonic Choir and acclaimed soprano/faculty member Laquita Mitchell participated in the New York Philharmonic's online performance of the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome," as arranged by 13-year old Jordan Millar of the orchestra's Very Young Composers Program, a performance which had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Discover our M.F.A.s in Sonic Arts and Media Scoring. The Conservatory has a long legacy of being at the cutting edge of electroacoustic music and technology.
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.

Conservatory of Music

Ensemble Auditions

Dear Brooklyn College students, staff and faculty,

Do you play an instrument or sing, or did you participate in music in high school?

Want to get back into it?

The Conservatory of Music is holding open auditions for our instrumental and vocal ensembles this semester! The ensembles include The Brooklyn College Big Band, Wind Ensemble, Conservatory Orchestra, Symphonic Choir, and Glee Club.

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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.

Online Recitals and Concerts

Watch the Performances

Concerts and Events

Friday, February 18, 2022

2022 Conservatory Concerto Competition

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Winter Composers Concert

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Music for Strings I

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Freedom Concert: Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Master Class: Gila Goldstein, piano

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Music for Winds I

Friday, April 1, 2022

42nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Afternoon Chamber Music I

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Conservatory Wind Ensemble

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Composers at the Piano

View the Full Calendar

Printable Calendar (pdf)

BROOKLYN COLLEGE ARTS CALENDAR Spring 2020 (PDF)

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.