About music at Concordia

Concordia offers the B.A., B.S., and B.Mus. in several areas of music. All programs are fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. More than half of our full-time faculty have won teaching awards.

The department’s home is the Music Center, which contains teaching studios, rehearsal rooms, faculty offices, practice rooms (including eleven with pipe organs and five with SmartMusic accompanying software), a music instruction laboratory with sixteen workstations, an electronic piano lab, a recording studio, libraries for ensemble and organ music, and the 200-seat recital hall. A 3-manual, 38-rank organ by Casavant Frères was installed in the Music Center's recital hall in 2008 (read more about this).

The career goals of our music majors are diverse. Many, attracted by Concordia’s outstanding College of Education, plan to teach in Lutheran, other private, or public schools. Some are preparing for a career in church work, such as parish musician, pastor, or director of Christian education. Others plan to attend graduate school to continue their education as performers, teachers, and scholars. Still others combine music with another area of interest.

Students who are not music majors also contribute to Concordia’s musical life. Ensembles and private lessons are open to all students regardless of major, and any prospective student accepted to Concordia may apply for a music scholarship.

Graduates of Concordia’s music programs are working in over forty states and in several foreign countries.