The School of Fine Arts

The UMD Department of Music is part of Minnesota's only School of Fine Arts, a collegiate unit dedicated to preparing students for a career in the arts. Because the School of Fine Arts includes the Departments of Music, Art, Theatre, the beautiful Tweed Museum of Art, and the Historic Glensheen Mansion, music students at UMD are surrounded by fellow artists who understand the needs and aspirations of the developing professional. Cooperative efforts such as concerts in theTweed Museum, jazz concerts featuring contemporary dance performances, and muscal theater productions are an integral part of the artistic life at UMD.

Artists-in-Residence Program

The Department of Music offers students opportunities to hear and perform music of many styles. Students benefit from residencies by composers and guest artists of international prominence. In the past, these have included:

• Ned Rorem
• Lukas Foss
• Gian Carlo Menotti
• John Cage
• Vincent Persichetti
• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
• Royal Swedish Opera Artists
• Chick Corea
• Claudio Roditi
• Minnesota Opera
• Annapolis Brass Quintet
• Empire Brass Quintet
• Stockholm Piano Trio
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Freddie Hubbard Quintet
• Woody Herman Band
• Joseph Curiale