The Composition program equips students with the knowledge and skills to help push their creative potential to its fullest.
Programs of study for composition majors are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for the fullest development of their individual creative gifts.
Specialized courses for composers include:
In addition to studying with MSM’s expert faculty, composition students are given opportunities for response to present their work in master classes by world-renowned guest composers and performers.
Prescreening & Audition Procedures
Composition Department Handbook
MSM Course Catalog
J. Mark Stambaugh Acting Department Chair, Private Instruction; Composition Course Faculty Susan Botti Private Instruction; Composition Course Faculty Reiko Fueting Private Instruction; Composition Course Faculty Marjorie Merryman Private Instruction David Adamcyk Electronic Music Hayes Biggs Composition Course Faculty David McDonald Composition Course Faculty
Michael Abene David Amram Angelo Badalamenti Anna Clyne Michael Colgrass John Corigliano Sebastian Currier Michael Daugherty Elliot Goldenthal Ted Hearne Larry Hochman Rupert Holmes Fredrick Kaufman Aaron Jay Kernis Alex Mincek John Musto Jack Perla Tobias Picker Don Sebesky Joseph Trapanese Jie Wang
“MSM has definitely been the best place for me to improve and prepare to embark on the challenging adventures of the real world. It is making me a more thoughtful musician.” Narek Arutyunyan Clarinet
“MSM has definitely been the best place for me to improve and prepare to embark on the challenging adventures of the real world. It is making me a more thoughtful musician.”
Narek Arutyunyan
Clarinet
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