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2026 Choral Award Winners
Every year, students in the Department of Music's performing ensembles are recognized for their high level of accomplishment in their discipline and t...
"A conductor's 50-year crescendo": Barbara Schubert featured in UChicago News
Barbara Schubert—Conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Performance Program—was featured in a UChicago News article about ...
Interview with Elisabeth Marshall, Vocal Studies Director
Soprano Elisabeth Marshall joined UChicago as the Director of the Vocal Studies Program in the Autumn 2025 quarter. Read about her highlights from her...
2026 Orchestra Award Winners
Every year, students in the Department of Music's performing ensembles are recognized for their high level of accomplishment in their discipline and t...
South Asian Music Ensemble Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary
2026 marks the 15 year anniversary of the South Asian Music Ensemble (SAME), originally founded as the South Asian Vocal Ensemble (SAVE) in 2011.In it...
2026 Concerto Competition Winners
The Department of Music holds a biennial Concerto Competition, which is open to all registered students at the University and to all members of the pe...
Anna Schultz Releases New Book "Echoes of Translation"
Photo by Erielle BakkumThe Department of Music is pleased to share that professor and department chair Anna Schultz released a new book on April 3, 20...
UChicago Music Department to host Critical Sounds festival & symposium
From April 9 to 11, 2026, the Department of Music's Sound Practices and Intermedia Lab (SPIL) will host Critical Sounds, a symposium and festival pres...
Interview with Alum Aaron Hollander
Aaron Hollander played bassoon in the University Symphony Orchestra from 2011-2019.Did you participate in any special projects, such as performances w...
Interview with Heather Wittels, Chamber Music Director
You recently premiered a concerto by Shawn Okpebholo. Can you share with our readers some insights on preparing and performing a piece that has never ...