3 Music 151-152-153
1 Music 285
3 Music 251, 252, and 253 (or another theory
or performance course in place of Music 253)
3 Music 271-272-273
1 one course in ethnomusicology (any course
numbered in the 230s)
1 one course in composition, computer music,
or orchestration (any course numbered in the 260s)
- performing organization (at least three quarters)
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Advanced Standing. Those students who exhibit a competence in harmony
sufficient to place out of Music 151-152-153 or knowledge of music history
sufficient to place out of Music 271-272-273 may devise an alternative program
with the director of undergraduate studies.
Grading. Courses taken in fulfillment of the Common Core requirement
cannot be taken on a P/N basis. Music concentrators must take courses
in the concentration for letter grades.
Honors. Students whose work has been of exceptionally fine quality and
who submit a senior essay or composition written in an advanced course or
a special tutorial (Music 299) may be recommended for honors. Students seeking
honors should speak with the director of undergraduate studies no later
than autumn quarter of their senior year.
Musical Performance. The Department of Music is committed to the idea
that the study of music is incomplete without some participation in the
making of music. Students concentrating in music must participate for at
least three quarters in the activities of at least one of the performance
organizations on campus, either through the larger ensembles (the Symphony
and Chamber Orchestras, the Choruses and Choirs, the Wind Ensemble, the
Jazz Ensemble, and the New Music Ensemble) or through the Chamber Music
Ensembles program. A student may, by petition to the director of undergraduate
studies, show evidence of outside musical activity to fulfill this requirement.
Membership in the Department of Music performance organizations is open
to qualified students from all areas of the University through competitive
auditions held at the beginning of autumn quarter. Most organizations rehearse
weekly. For further information, students should consult the brochure "Performance
Opportunities at the University of Chicago," or contact Barbara Schubert,
director of performing programs.
Symphony Orchestra. The one-hundred-member University Symphony Orchestra
presents six concerts per season. Familiar and unusual repertoire from the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries is featured. A major performance with
the University Chorus every season, the University Concerto Competition
held biennially, and a regular summer opera production with the Lyric Opera
Center for American Artists are highlights of the symphony's activities.
Wednesday evening rehearsals. B. Schubert. Summer, Autumn, Winter,
Spring.
Chamber Orchestra. The University Chamber Orchestra is a string ensemble
that specializes in baroque, early classical, and twentieth-century repertoire.
Supplemented by wind players for particular pieces, the group presents three
concerts per season. Members often play in the University Symphony as well.
Monday evening rehearsals. A. Arnold. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Wind Ensemble. The University Wind Ensemble performs both symphonic
wind ensemble literature and transcriptions of major orchestral repertoire.
The group presents one concert each quarter and occasionally performs at
informal activities and social events on campus. Monday evening rehearsals.
W. Gordon. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Chorus. The 130-member University Chorus performs choral literature
of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, accompanied by keyboard,
small instrumental ensembles, or the University Symphony. One major concert
per quarter plus supplemental performances on campus and elsewhere in the
city make up the season. Tuesday evening rehearsals. B. Tammen.
Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Motet Choir. The thirty-member University Motet Choir is a select group
that specializes in a cappella choral literature of all periods,
plus Renaissance and baroque works accompanied by period instruments. The
ensemble presents one major concert per quarter on campus and frequent performances
elsewhere in Chicago. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday noontime rehearsals.
B. Tammen. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Jazz Ensemble. The Jazz Ensemble is an eight- to ten-piece group dedicated
to the exploration of small-group improvisation and ensemble performance
in traditional jazz styles. The ensemble's repertoire ranges from standards
to new compositions written for the group to collaborative works. The group
presents one major concert per quarter on campus, as well as supplemental
performances on campus and elsewhere in the city. Wednesday evening rehearsals.
M. Bowden. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
New Music Ensemble. The University New Music Ensemble performs a wide
variety of twentieth-century repertoire, with each of its quarterly concerts
including solo and ensemble works for singers and instrumentalists. Experimental
music, world premieres, and multimedia programs are an integral part of
every season, along with twentieth-century masterworks and compositions
by students in the Department of Music. Saturday afternoon rehearsals.
B. Schubert. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Javanese Gamelan Ensemble. The Javanese Gamelan Ensemble is part of
the department's expanded offerings in ethnomusicology. The group focuses
on authentic performance practice and makes use of numerous opportunities
to rehearse and perform with visiting artists from Java and around the United
States. The ensemble's performances feature contemporary Indonesian and
American compositions in addition to traditional Javanese gamelan pieces.
Rehearsals by arrangement. P. Minaro. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Lab fee $10.
Chamber Music Ensembles. Chamber Music Ensembles are open to students
from all areas of the University and at all levels of proficiency. The Department
of Music organizes various ensembles in accordance with players' tastes
and skills, and provides opportunities for musical coaching and performance.
Master classes with area professionals and visiting artists are organized
each quarter through the chamber music program. Rehearsals by arrangement.
G. Marsh. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Other Campus Activities. A variety of other musical activities is available
at the University, including the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, a jazz
band and stage band, a brass society, several residence hall recital series,
and several student-run theater groups.