Lawrence University Conservatory of Music

Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, located on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin was founded in 1874 and is the one of the oldest operating conservatories in the United States. Students of Lawrence University Conservatory of Music enter a very broad network within the music world, as the school's alumni can be found in most major professional ensembles. It is one of the few American conservatories to be completely attached to a liberal arts college (Lawrence University, allowing students the opportunity to seriously pursue degrees in both music and a traditional liberal arts subject via the five year Double-Degree program). Lawrence University and Conservatory pride themselves on being exclusively undergraduate.

History

During President Samuel Plantz’s administration, the Conservatory of Music came into its own as a separate part of the university with the addition of six faculty members, the introduction of curricular offerings in public school music and music history, and the acquisition of a building devoted exclusively to music instruction.

Performing Arts @ Lawrence

Webcasts: Each major ensemble (see Ensembles below)holds two concerts a term in the Memorial Chapel. http://www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/webcasts

Kaleidoscope:

In addition to a plethora of student performances guest artist are brought in for five concert series which are all open to the public via tickets through the box office: http://www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/box_office

Artist Series:

Dance Series:

Jazz Series:

World Music Series:

New Music @ Lawrence:

Facilities

Lawrence's Conservatory of music contains three parts. The old section, the Memorial Chapel, and connecting the two is the newest addition: Shattuck Hall.

Degrees

A full list of degree requirements can be found here: http://www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/degrees_information

Bachelor of Music Program (BM): Like the university's college of liberal arts, the conservatory is completely undergraduate. The conservatory offers the bachelor of music degree with majors in music education, music performance, and music theory & composition (music theory and composition are combined into a single major rather than being two separate majors).

A unique aspect of Lawrence Conservatory is that it does not offer a jazz studies major. Instead jazz students pursuing performance and music theory & composition majors are offered the choice of an emphasis in jazz & improvisational music.

Students may play the following instruments as their primary applied instruments: piano, organ, harpsichord, voice, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and percussion.

Music education majors are allotted the options of general, instrumental, choral/general, and instrumental/general emphases.

Piano performance majors can also pursue emphases in piano pedagogy or collaborative piano (accompanying).

Bachelor of Arts in Music Program (BA): The college of liberal arts also offers a Bachelor of Arts with a major in music. Candidates for that major take many of their classes at the conservatory, although their degrees are not earned from that division of the university.

Bachelor of Music Program and Bachelor of Arts in the College (BM & BA): The conservatory and college of liberal arts also combine for a five-year double degree program, in which students ultimately receive a BA and a BM. This is a common course of study; in fact, the majority of conservatory students are in the double degree program.

Ensembles

Band/Wind Ensemble

Symphonic Band - Directed by Andy Mast

Wind Ensemble - Directed by Andy Mast

Choir

Viking Chorale - Led by professor Steven Sieck, this ensemble is open to the entire Lawrence University Vikings population.

Cantala - This all female choir is co-directed by Steven Sieck and Philip Swan. They've been featured at the 2011 ACDA National Conference in Chicago, Illinois and were invited to sing at the 2014 ACDA North Central Division in Des Moines, Iowa

Concert Choir - Co-directed by Steven Sieck and Phillip Swan This is the top mixed vocal ensemble in the school. They were invited to sing at the 2014 ACDA North Central Division in Des Moines, Iowa

Hybrid Ensemble - The one and only jazz choir directed by Phillip Swan

Jazz

Jazz Ensemble - Directed by Fred Sturm

Jazz Band - Directed by Patti Darling

Jazz Workshop - Directed by Nick Keelan and Marty Erickson

Combos - Directed by Mark Urness, José Encarnación, and Bill Carrothers

Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra - Directed by Octavio Mas Arocas

Chamber Orchestra - Directed by Octavio Mas Arocas

Percussion

Classical Percussion Ensemble - Directed by Dane Richeson

Kinkaviwo - Ghanaian Dancing & Drumming - Directed by Dane Richeson

Tambotoke - Afrocuban Singing & Drumming - Directed by Dane Richeson

Sambistas - Brazilian Drumming - Directed by Dane Richeson

Gamelan - Bali - Directed by I Dewa Ketut Alit Adnyana

Theater & Dance

Opera Theater - Coached by Bonnie Koestner

Musical Theater -

References

http://www.lawrence.edu/