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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
MusicWHY STUDY MUSIC AT UMAINE?
At UMaine, we offer undergraduate degreesin music, music education and musicperformance. Our programs preparestudents for careers as performing artseducators or professional performers. In ourclose-knit division, students get significantindividual attention from faculty. The MusicDivision is part of the University of Maine’sSchool of Performing Arts, which alsoincludes theatre and dance. Performancesand stage works are held in some of thefinest facilities on any northern NewEngland campus. The Music Divisionprovides a wide range of activities formajors, students in other disciplines,members of the university community andthe greater musical community of Maine.
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN MUSIC?
Most of our students look for work in K–12school systems as music educators, both inour region and across the nation, whileremaining active as performers wherever theysettle. In addition, students have pursuedcareers in performance, arts administration,software development and library science.Our alums often combine this work withgraduate study in performance, compositionor conducting. We have placed alums inmajor schools of music across the country.
OUR FACULTY
At UMaine, you will work with faculty whohave dual roles. All of the faculty perform, butalso have research interests beyond theirinstrument or voice. These research interestsoften involve presentations and lecture/recitalsaround the globe. They publish in professionaljournals such as the Maine Music EducatorsAssociation Bulletin, appear on commercialCDs and DVDs, and are invited to teach atprominent national and international festivals.In recent years, music faculty members haveperformed in Israel, Guatemala, Mexico,Austria and France as invited guests, and at
venues in New York City, Boston and aroundnorthern New England.
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCEL
Every year, our top ensembles tour regionally.Recent appearances include Symphony Hall,Boston; Avery Fischer Hall, New York City;Merrill Auditorium, Portland, Maine; andselect venues throughout the Northeast.Students in the orchestra program have beeninvolved in an exchange with students fromGuatemala, and the University Singers tourEurope every four years. Students haveconducted their own small ensembles,composed and arranged music for UMaineensembles, pursued recording projects withother music students and with new mediastudents and faculty, and performed insummer music and theatre festivals. TheMusic Division has several namedscholarships awarded each year through aseparate application process described on theSchool of Performing Arts website. We alsohave a chapter of the national music honorsociety Pi Kappa Lambda, which electsstudent members annually.
OUR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
The Music Division has an excellent programin music education with a strong placementrecord for students who complete the degree.Alumni work throughout Maine, NewHampshire and Vermont in particular, withother recent graduates pursuing work insouthern New England, Arizona, Washingtonand Minnesota.
OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM
Many alums of our graduate program are working as university faculty at institutions such as Rutgers University and California StateUniversity, Fullerton. Some graduates of thePerformance Program are pursuing careers withorganizations such as the Santa Fe Opera in NewMexico and the Juventas New Music Ensemblein Boston.
School of performing ArtsDepartment of Music 5788 Class of 1944 Hall, Room 208University of MaineOrono, ME 04469-5788 207.581.4702
umaine.edu/spaTo apply: umaine.edu
UMaine’s ADVANTAGE
• Our student ensembles haverecently played in Boston’sSymphony Hall, New York’sAvery Fischer Hall andVienna, Austria
• UMaine has 15 musicalensembles in whichstudents can participate
• On-campus performancevenues include the 500-seatHauck Auditorium and the1,435-seat Collins Center forthe Arts
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MUSIC ENSEMBLES
Black Bear Men’s Chorus: Composed ofstudents, faculty, staff and members from thesurrounding community, the chorus isdedicated to a wide variety of traditionalaccompanied and a cappella men’s choralrepertoire. e group performs throughoutthe year at UMaine athletic events performingthe National Anthem.Brass Ensemble: Students from the brassstudios form numerous chamber groupswhose members perform in a brass nightconcert at the end of semester.
Chamber Jazz: e University of Maine’snewest ensemble presents great jazz standardsand new literature in an intimate setting.Concerts include student improvisations.
*Chamber Music: e chamber musicprogram gives students a chance to performwith faculty each semester.
Collegiate Chorale: A mixed choral ensembleopen to all students, Collegiate Chorale drawsfrom a diverse repertoire to perform worksfrom all style periods — from the middle agesto the present.
Concert Band: e Concert Band is anonauditioned group that presents formaland informal concerts on and off campus,including Commencement and aperformance with the Symphonic Band.
*Jazz Ensemble: e Jazz Ensemble is a 20-piece big band open to all students. e ensemble performs several times eachsemester, both on campus and throughout thestate. Additionally, for the last 12 years, theJazz Ensemble has performed a live two-hourradio broadcast from the studios of MainePublic Radio, which is simulcast on the Web.
Marching Band: With its motto “Pride, Spiritand Drive,” the Marching Band carries itsspirit to all home football games. Membersmake weekend trips to away games, paradesand band shows.
*Opera Workshop: e UMaine OperaWorkshop involves students in all aspects ofmusical theatre production. Students rehearseand perform music from the standard opera,operetta and musical repertoire, as well aschamber operas and experimental works in aworkshop setting.
Oratorio Society: e Oratorio Societyrehearses and performs majorchoral/orchestral works. Membership is opento students and community members.
Orchestra: e Orchestra rehearses andperforms music from the standard orchestralrepertoire, as well as occasional collaborationwith the Oratorio Society and OperaWorkshop. Each spring, the Orchestrapresents its annual Concerto Concert withstudent winners of the ConcertoCompetition.
Pep Band: Maine’s ice hockey band, “eScreaming Black Bears,” and the basketballpep band attend home games in theirrespective sports to cheer on the teams, as wellas travel with them to the playoffs. e pepbands play music similar to that of theMarching Band.
*Percussion Ensemble: In addition toEuropean-based compositions, the PercussionEnsemble performs various world musicgenres. e ensemble performs statewide andhas traveled to southern France. It was the firstU.S. percussion ensemble to perform in Cuba.
*Symphonic Band: e Symphonic Band isdedicated to playing serious literature writtenfor band, and smaller wind and percussiongroups. e band does several run-outconcerts and tours each year.
*University Singers: University Singers is aselect 80-voice ensemble with members fromall academic disciplines. e singers tour inthe northeastern United States one week eachspring and in Europe every four years. eensemble regularly performs with the BangorSymphony Orchestra and has contributed tosignificant choral/orchestral works. Membersof Singers can also join the Maine Steinersand Renaissance a cappella groups.
* Indicates audition requirement to join
HOW DO I APPLY?
Visit umaine.edu for an application, as well asinformation about academics and life atUMaine.
The University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status and gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status inemployment, education, and all other programs and activities. Contact the Director, Equal Opportunity, 5754 North Stevens Hall, Room 101, Orono, ME 04469-5754 at 207.581.1226 (voice), TTY 711 (Maine Relay System), [email protected] questions or concerns.
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ABOUT UMAINE
The University of Maine, founded inOrono in 1865, is the state’s premierpublic university. It is among the mostcomprehensive higher educationinstitutions in the Northeast and attractsstudents from across the U.S. and morethan 60 countries. It currently enrollsmore than 11,000 total undergraduateand graduate students. UMaine studentsdirectly participate in groundbreakingresearch working with world-classscholars. The University of Maine offersdoctoral degrees in 30 fields, representingthe humanities, sciences, engineering and education; master’s degrees in 85 disciplines; 90 undergraduate majorsand academic programs; and one of theoldest and most prestigious honorsprograms in the U.S. The universitypromotes environmental stewardship onits campus, with substantial efforts aimed at conserving energy, recycling andadhering to green building standards innew construction. For more informationabout UMaine, visit umaine.edu.
