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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, RIVER FOREST Department of Music

Country:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

State:

ILLINOIS

City:

RIVER FOREST


Street Address:

7400 Augusta Street, River Forest, Illinois 60305, USA

Fax:

+1 708 209 3176


Program:

Undergraduate programs

Details:

Bachelor of Arts in Music. Four years. Emphases in general music, performance, composition, music history, theory, aural skills, choral and instrumental conducting. Bachelor of Music Education. Four years. Studies may include programs in Dalcroze, Orff and Kodály methods and techniques, choral and instrumental conducting, music technology. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Four years. May be taken with an emphasis on music.


Program:

Graduate programs

Details:

Master of Arts in Music. Master of Church Music.


Program:

Certificate programs

Details:

Certificate in Piano Pedagogy. Certificate in Parish Music.


Institution Notes:

A private liberal arts university associated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. It can trace its history back to 1864. The music department is housed in Kretzmann Hall with some fine performance spaces and a well-equipped computer lab. The Center for Church Music was established in 2010. It holds the Carl Schalk Hymnody Collection of over 530 volumes including Lutheran hymnals in English, German, Norwegian and Swedish, as well as first editions from early American printers and publishers. There are five pipe organs on campus and 34 pianos. A Preparatory and Community Piano Program offers music tuition to children and interested members of the local community. A member of the Concordia University System. Member of the National Association of Schools of Music.


Last Updated:

July 2020