Founded in 1946, the Department of Music has enriched the cultural and intellectual life of Wash U and the St. Louis area. We offer graduate and undergraduate degrees, and many courses designed for non-majors. We sponsor over 120 concerts each year.
The Department of Music is dedicated to undergraduate and graduate training in music, both as a performing art and humanities discipline. Solo and ensemble performing opportunities are abundant, and available to all Washington University students. We have a wide array of programs for majors and non-majors, including jazz, voice, and composition, and vital course offerings in classical music theory and history as well as popular and non-Western musics. We encourage students to explore intersections between music and other disciplines such as literature, philosophy, psychology, and medicine, explorations that are fostered by the interdisciplinary curriculum at Washington University.
We have two locations. In addition to the location listed above, our applied music and performance activities are housed at the 560 Music Center at 560 Trinity Ave in University City.
