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Explore the standout CLA stories of 2025—from student success and faculty research to alumni impact and community partnerships.

Each year, School of Music faculty members undertake personal projects, making important contributions to their respective academic and performance fields. Read about our…

Congratulations to alumna Dr. Amanda Weber (DMA, Choral Conducting) for winning the 2025 Avivo Prize!

The School of Music is thrilled to announce that Director of Bands Dr. Emily Threinen will have the honor of guest conducting Sweet Chariot by Carlos Simon with the U.S. Army…

University Opera Theatre presents Kurt Weill's STREET SCENE.
Nov. 20 - 22, 2025: 7:30 PM and Nov. 23, 2025: 1:30 PM at Ted Mann Concert Hall.

For Give to the Max Day 2025, your gift will directly support student travel for the Pride of Minnesota’s anticipated bowl trip.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 University of Minnesota Wind Band Concerto Competition Perry Brennan (MM, Tuba) and Zhiwei Feng (DMA, Saxophone).

Congratulations to Charrine Liu-Maddox (DMA Violin) for winning the 2025 USO Concerto Competition! Ziye Li (DMA Piano) received an honorable mention.

The University of Minnesota School of Music is thrilled to announce that esteemed composer Augusta Read Thomas will be in residency at Ferguson Hall from Nov. 5 - 8.

The University of Minnesota School of Music looks forward to welcoming the 2025 American Musicological Society (AMS) and Society for Music Theory (SMT) Annual Meeting to…