Who We Are

The School of Music at Oklahoma City University is renowned for its exceptional training of musicians in the liberal arts tradition. For 80 years, its graduates have been in demand as singers, conductors, composers, instrumentalists, educators, critics and commentators. School of Music alumni include Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winners.

It is the only school in the world to be both an all-Steinway institution and a member of the National Alliance for MusicTheater. Over the past decade, students have enrolled from 48 states and five continents.

The school’s versatile faculty features nationally known performers, composers and clinicians who excel at teaching. Eleven professors also play in professional orchestras. Top guest artists give frequent performances and master classes. Students are well schooled in the classics and involved in the creation and exploration of new works.
 
OCU’s Opera and Music Theater Company presents 18 performances of six shows each year. Major ensembles, open to all University students by audition, include the Symphony Orchestra; Wind Philharmonic; Chamber Choir; University Singers; Percussion Ensemble; Flute Choir; Jazz Ensemble; and Jazz Arts Combo. Student composers organize concerts of their original works four times a year, and singers plan and perform programs for an informal on-campus cabaret. More than 200 events, ranging from solo recitals to collaborations involving several ensembles, are staged during the academic year.

The school is a full member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

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