When the hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, in April, reactions in the classical-music world ranged from panic to glee. Composers in the classical tradition have ...

The Department of Music offers a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in Composition for New Media. It is a rigorous program balancing established coursework in musicianship, performance, and liberal ...

Pursue your composition projects at an advanced level, further refining the musicianship you have acquired and cultivated throughout your undergraduate studies. Collaborate with musicians and ...

Bienen’s music composition department holds a quarterly Student Composers Concert for students to showcase their original pieces. The composers worked with performers prior to the concert to ...