Performance
2/21/23
Music Performance students have opportunities to explore both traditional and contemporary music in an internationally recognized center for new music with a storied legacy of performing classical chamber music.
Music Theory
11/9/20
The graduate Music Theory program is one of the most successful in the U.S., with graduates now teaching at Yale, Temple, Swarthmore, Bowling Green, Ithaca College, American University, Arizona State and many other world-class institutions.
Historical Musicology
1/26/18
The Historical Musicology Program encourages students to explore the myriad avenues open in musical scholarship today. Training for graduate students is rigorous, demanding and specifically crafted to the needs of each students.
Composition
8/11/22
Our celebrated graduate composition program offers students space to mature and evolve in an atmosphere that encourages musical and technological experimentation.
Center for 21st Century Music
2/23/21
For fifty years, the Music Department at the University at Buffalo has maintained and nurtured a commitment to creative and performing artists at the forefront of contemporary music. The Center for 21st Century Music, founded and directed by composer David Felder in 2006, is built on this legacy.
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Department News

  • New faculty joining the department this spring!
    2/13/23
    We are pleased to welcome several new faculty members to the UB Department of Music this spring. Composer Tiffany Skidmore joins our faculty for a two-year term as Visiting Associate Professor in Composition. Dr. Skidmore will be directing our composition seminar and teaching lessons to our distinguished PhD students in composition. A prolific composer of a range of music from operatic and orchestral works to smaller scale chamber, vocal, and electro-acoustic music, Prof. Skidmore brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to the position. She is the founder and director of the 113 Composers Collective and director of the annual Twin Cities New Music Festival. Joining her on the composition faculty this spring will be composer Paula Matthusen who will serve as our Slee Visiting Professor for the semester. Dr. Matthusen is a singular voice in music today, well known for her instrumental and electro-acoustic music as well as a number of site-specific sound installations. She is Professor of Music at Wesleyan University and will be directing a graduate seminar in computer music and providing lessons and dissertation guidance to our PhD students in composition.
  • Event Calendar Now Available
    8/31/22
    This year's expanded concert season includes performances by the Sphinx Virtuosi, a new Shostakovich Quartet cycle with the Alexander Quartet, and the Parker Quartet in the legacy Slee Beethoven Cycle. Read about the Center for 21st Century Music series, our brown bag concerts, and more here.
  • Music department welcomes new faculty members
    8/21/22
    This semester will bring four world-class musicians from diverse backgrounds to the UB community
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The Department of Music at the University of Buffalo is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. Learn more about our policies on our diversity and inclusion page.

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Center for 21st Century Music

  • Contemporary Music
    2/8/18

    The Center for 21st Century Music frequently brings internationally recognized composers, performers and ensembles to collaborate with students, offering a variety of distinct and complementary perspectives. It's also home to June in Buffalo, one of the largest contemporary music festivals in the U.S.

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    2/7/18

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