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Country:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State:
CONNECTICUT
City:
MIDDLETOWN
Street Address:
Center for the Arts, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA
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Program:
Undergraduate program
Details:
Bachelor of Arts in Music. Four years. Studies in performance (classical, jazz, opera), choral and instrumental conducting, theory, music history and analysis, non-Western music, composition.
Program:
Graduate programs
Details:
Master of Arts. In performance, experimental music/composition, musicology/ethnomusicology. Doctor of Philosophy.
Institution Notes:
The university was founded in 1831 as a Methodist institution, and became completely independent in 1937. The Center for the Arts houses the departments of music, art and art history, dance, theatre and film. There are some fine performance spaces and well-equipped electronic studios. A world instrument collection includes the David Tudor collection of electronic musical instruments and instrumentation, a Javanese gamelan, Korean drums, Taiko drums, Chinese instruments, steel pans, angklungs, didjeridoos and South Indian percussion. A collection of scores and recordings of the Olin Library includes the World Music Archives. The Green Street Arts Center is a collaboration between Wesleyan University, the City of Middletown and the North End Action Team. It offers classes and workshops for children and adults in music, visual arts, dance, theatre, literary and media arts.
Last Updated:
October 2022