Music Department

Courses

AMU 111 Class Piano 2
Prof Yura | TTH 1:55-3:40pm

AMU 160 From Chant to Mozart
Prof McMullen | TTH 9:00-10:45am

AMU 215 Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Prof Olsen| MWF 10:30-11:35am

AMU 223 Global Hip Hop
Prof Olsen | MWF 11:45-12:50pm

AMU 231 Chamber Music Workshop
Prof O’Neil | TTH 1:55-3:40pm

AMU 325 Music and Community Engagement
Prof Matsue | MW 3:05-4:45pm

Ensembles

AMU 012 Japanese Drumming & Global Fusion Band
Prof Matsue | Th 6:30-9:00pm

AMU 014 Choir
Prof Byun | TTh 5-6:15pm

AMU 015 Jazz Ensemble
Prof Olsen | W 7-9pm

AMU 016 Schola Cantorum
Prof Byun | W 5-6:45pm

AMU 017 Orchestra
Prof Byun | T 7-9:15pm

AMU 018 Early Music Ensemble
Prof McMullen | M 5-7pm

Zakuro Daiko
Playing with the Planets
Postponed until Spring term ReUnion weekend.
Emerson Auditorium
(Ticket info coming soon)

Solo Cabaret Show
Tuesday, March 3rd 2:15 pm and
Thursday, March 5th 2:15 pm
Emerson Auditorium
Free and open to all.

Astor
Concert Choir, Schola Contora, and Orchestra
Saturday, March 7th 4:00 pm
Memorial Chapel
(Tickets available on Eventbrite)

Early Music Ensemble
Exploring Sounds from the Balletto
to the Trio Sonata in the Baroque Era
Sunday, March 8th 2:00 pm
Emerson Auditorium
(Tickets available on Eventbrite)

Student Recital
Tuesday, March 10th 5:00 pm
Emerson Auditorium
Free and open to all.

Jazz Ensemble: Winter Concert
Wednesday, March 11th 8:00 pm
Emerson Auditorium
(Tickets available on Eventbrite)

Projects in Performance and Composition Showcase
Thursday, March 12th 7:30 pm
Emerson Auditorium
Free and open to all.

The History of Rock 'n' Roll Final Project Performances
Friday, March 13th 7:00 pm
Emerson Auditorium
Free and open to all.

More events and info click here

Students are enjoying a new state-of-the-art lighting system in Emerson Auditorium, thanks to a generous donation from Michael DiPietro ’70 and his wife, Alice Fishman.

Read the article here.

Pakk Hui '00 was going to be a doctor. He’d charted a path towards medicine his entire life, earning two advanced degrees in healthcare-related fields.

But he became something different—a composer. Because the music always found him. Even when he was immersing himself in science as a biology major at Union.

Read his story here.

Rueter, a tenor, joined an international roster of vocalists alongside Albany Pro Musica, the Capital Region’s preeminent choral ensemble, in a performance of Carl Orff’s iconic Carmina Burana cantata. Read more here.

Union College offers a wide variety of courses in music theory, music technology, composition, music history, world music, and jazz studies. The music faculty are incredibly Interdisciplinary, and offer courses that intersect with other departments and programs across campus. Students enjoy many opportunities to perform in our numerous ensembles and develop musicianship through private lessons. We offer a Major, ID, Minor and a Global and Popular Musics Minor.