Small ensembles rehearse and perform at concerts and many college events. Currently includes Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Pep Band for baseketball season. Open to all students. Surveys the music, musicians and musical life in Europe and European colonies and the Americas from antiquity to the death of Beethoven in 1827. Surveys the music, musicians and musical life in Europe, the European colonies and the Americas from the 19th century to the present.
Course emphasizes listening to jazz, understanding how it evolved, and how it works.
Open to all students, especially those interested in music and women's studies. Opera History - which surveys opera from its inception in the 17th century Italy, through development in various international styles to the current trends. Music of the Twentieth Century - presentation and discussion of musical masterworks of the past 100 years, with a study of composers, styles, forms and philosophical concepts that inspired them. Uses workshop approach as students listen and discuss each other's musical compositions. Actual performances are part of the experience.