Welcome to the Fredonia School of Music
Fredonia's School of Music has a strong history for excellence and distinction. The long-standing reputation of the music education program is a genuine point of pride, and the strengths in performance, composition, music therapy, sound recording, academics and music business have brought much variety to our students' experiences. A student at Fredonia is able to learn and choose from a broad range of musical interests, and it is this range of options and opportunity that makes Fredonia one of the best places to enter professional training in music.
This is a small campus that is nurturing and supportive, and the music program here is comparatively large, providing a flavor for all of Fredonia. Concerts are presented in several venues on and off campus, rehearsals occur consistently throughout every day, and creative activity such as composing and improvising are freely explored. We are dedicated to music making, and we are dedicated to students' development as musicians.
Fredonia's reputation is the result of a faculty dedicated to teaching. They have achieved a high level of accomplishment in performance, research or creative endeavor and are able to bring that experience to the classroom, the rehearsal or the lesson. Class sizes are kept small and inviting, and all students get to work with the leading professors of the School. This same faculty is involved in the community, helping to make Chautauqua County one of New York's cultural havens.
The facilities include Mason Hall, the School's home base, which includes rehearsal rooms, classrooms, office/studios, practice rooms and two performance spaces, Diers Recital Hall and the new state-of-the-art, 500-seat Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall. Next door is the renowned Rockefeller Arts Center, which houses the Department of Theatre and Dance, an art gallery, multiple theatres and the grand, 1200-seat King Concert Hall. Other venues exist in the community, most notably the 1891 Opera House on the Square.
Choosing Fredonia links you to an illustrious list of alumni who have made great careers in music education, performance, composition, and other related specializations. The first person was placed on that list in 1889, and it has grown in quantity and significance ever since. This beautiful campus and student-centered environment is indeed "Where Success is a Tradition."
Dr. Karl Boelter, Director