Department of Music
Concordia University, Nebraska’s music programs offer rigorous preparation to glorify God in your future vocations through the study and performance of music. Through applied lessons, participation in one or more of our outstanding ensembles or academic music pursuits, hundreds of students of any major can make great music and lifelong friendships at Concordia.
The Concordia Difference
A Home for Musicians
At Concordia, music is a vibrant part of campus life. About a third of our students participate in music through lessons, ensembles and classes.
Excellence Recognized
Concordia’s music students and alumni have earned regional and national honors in performance and composition, demonstrating the strength of our Christ-centered music education.
Steinway Initiative
Concordia is on a path to becoming an all-Steinway piano school, featuring world-class instruments that are the gold standard of pianos for instruction and performance.
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Accreditation
Concordia University, Nebraska’s music programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Concordia University, Nebraska is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Borland Center for Music and Theatre
The innovative Borland Center for Music and Theatre at Concordia University, Nebraska features enhanced practice rooms, performance spaces and variable acoustics to inspire your creativity, refine your musical talents and prepare you to create excellent music for the church and world.
- Recital hall containing a 3-manual, 38 rank Casavant organ and a Steinway Model D 9-foot concert grand piano
- 2 large ensemble rehearsal rooms
- 11 teaching studios
- 22 practice rooms
- 10 pipe organ practice rooms
- A percussion studio
- A piano lab
- A black box studio theater
- A professional recording studio
Scholarships
Concordia values the talents and music contributions of students in all programs—any new student is eligible for a music scholarship, regardless of major. Students intending to major in music are invited to audition for our full-tuition music scholarship, awarded by competition each fall.
Music Faculty
Concordia’s award-winning music faculty includes active recitalists, clinicians, composers and church musicians.
Academic Programs
Ensembles
All students are welcome to audition for ensembles, even if you aren’t a music major. Concordia's ensembles provide professional music education and performance preparation in a wide range of vocal and instrumental combinations.
“My favorite part about Concordia's music department is the Christ-centered community that we get to make music with. It is such a blessing to talk to people about how the Christian faith intersects with creating beautiful music.”
Avery Rothert
Music Education
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Music Student Handbook
The Music Student Handbook is designed as a guide to procedures, regulations and other aspects of academic life for music students at Concordia University, Nebraska.
2024-25 Music Student Handbook
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