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College of Liberal Arts

University of Minnesota,

Twin Cities Campus

• Employment Opportunities at the School of Music

  Faculty positions
  Applied Clarinet--Assistant or Tenured Associate Professor (word document)

  Ethnomusicology--Assistant Professor, Tenure Track (word document)
  
  The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer and educator.

  November 17th, 2009

• The University of Minnesota School of Music presents a one-day "Instrumental Conducting Symposium" for professional band directors of all levels

  Saturday, December 12, 2009 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Ferguson Hall, University of Minneapolis
  
  The Conducting Symposium will inspire you and invigorate your passion for teaching and music-making. The symposium focuses on issues of interest to music educators at all levels including effective rehearsal and conducting techniques, communication, and movement for conductors. You will learn how to become an advocate for genuine music-making by approaching it from the inside out. The Conducting Symposium will be limited to 50 overall participants with 12 conductors selected to participate as active conductors. Participants will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.

  For more information, download the Conducting Schedule Cover Letter. To apply, download the Application and Conducting Component.
  

  October 8th, 2009

• 16th Annual High School Honor Band

  The University of Minnesota High School Honor Band Weekend will be Friday, January 29 through Sunday, January 31, 2010. Ninety of the upper Midwest's finest young wind and percussion instrumentalists will rehearse and perform challenging wind music in Ted Mann Concert Hall.

  For more information, download the Letter from the Directors.

  To apply, download the application.
  
  All applications and tapes must be received in the University of Minnesota Bands Office no later than Monday, November 9, 2009.

  September 23rd, 2009

• School of Music Fall 2009 Convocation with Keynote by Marin Alsop

  Event will take place in Ted Mann Concert Hall on Tuesday, October 6 at 10 a.m. Featuring a keynote by Marin Alsop, internationally acclaimed conductor, on "Education and the Arts: Musicians as Engaged Leaders" and a performance of Leonard Bernstein's "Make Our Garden Grow" by the University Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs. Featured speakers also include James A. Parente, Jr., College of Liberal Arts Dean and David E. Myers, School of Music Director. The community is invited to attend. For more information on Marin Alsop, visit her website.

  August 28th, 2009

• U of M School of Music Introduces New Summer Programs

  Discover new and perennial U of M School of Music summer programs! New programs include Opera Arriva!, an opera intensive for advanced operatic performers, and the U of M Summer Orchestra. Visit our Summer at the School of Music to find the program for you.

  May 26th, 2009

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