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News

New AMEA Annual Band Conducting and Rehearsing Clinic – Chad Nicholson, UA Director of Bands

Chad Nicholson, UA Director of Bands, has collaborated with AMEA to create the new annual Band Conducting and Rehearsing Clinic for the AMEA State Conference! Arizona… More

School of Music TUSD District Clinic

Chad Nicholson, Director of Bands at the University of Arizona School of Music, recently led a conducting clinic for Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) music teachers.… More

Large Ensemble Audition Information

  The University of Arizona School of Music is excited to announce that audition information for large ensembles is now available! Auditions are open to all… More

Events

Piano Salon Series: Showcase House Concert in Tucson Mountain Park

Venue: TBA

U of A Cello Congress – Show I

Venue: Crowder Hall

U of A Cello Congress, Show II

Venue: Holsclaw Hall

Fred Fox Graduate Brass Quintet & Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet

Venue: Holsclaw Hall

Double Reed Studio Recital

Venue: Holsclaw Hall

DMA Wind Conducting student Zach Tolman and MM Wind Conducting student Caroline Aylward have been invited to present a session at the 2023 CBDNA (College Band Director National Conference) at the University of Georgia.

The Jeffrey Haskell Recording Studio is one of the many hidden gems of our Fred Fox School of Music. We are extremely proud of this valuable resource available to anyone. Please visit the site for more information.

Outreach is one of the many critical missions of the School of Music. To learn more about some of our exciting programs and initiatives, please feel free to browse this section of our site.

The University of Arizona School of Music is an important destination for a rewarding life in music.

We are an arts destination in the culturally rich, vibrant Southwest, we engage and empower all who seek to create, experience, and explore music.

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Our Mission

We advance musical potential and expand artistic horizons to enrich lives through music.

Our Vision

The University of Arizona School of Music will be a leader among schools of music in American land grant institutions. The School will be an interdependent community of student and faculty composers, educators, performers, and scholars who balance the primary work of training musicians for careers in the arts with performances, scholarships, and outreach activities that enrich the cultural life at regional, national, and international levels.

Our Core Values

Integrity • Compassion • Exploration • Adaptation • Inclusion • Determination