School of Music
About the School
“Quality, Community, and Care” – this is what sets Westminster College’s School of Music apart from others. Our School consistently produces top-grade music professionals who have long and varied careers as music educators, music performers, arts administrators, and other leaders and professionals in the music industry. School of Music students participate not only in their primary ensembles but also have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of other performing groups, some of which have earned national and international distinction.
Students can earn double majors as a way to prepare themselves for multiple options for careers in music. Every student is treated as a budding professional musician and gets one hour of music lessons per week, and if they are performance majors, they receive two hours per week. We believe in the holistic development of the musician and prepare our students to be nimble in their future careers. Our alumni network in Music is very supportive, and our graduates go on to be high-achieving professionals both in Music and even professionals in other fields that remain strong advocates for Music and for the arts in general throughout their lives.
Woodwind Day
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please join us for Woodwind Day, featuring guest artist Kasumi Leonard, flute, and Westminster College woodwind faculty. This event is open to woodwind musicians of all levels and admission is free. Lunch will be provided.
Participants will get the chance to:
- play in a group warm-up
- attend a master class with guest artist Kasumi Leonard
- participate in master classes with College faculty
- hear recitals performed by guest artist Kasumi Leonard and College faculty
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Questions?
Contact Dr. Daniel Perttu at perttude@westminster.edu or 724-946-7024
For more information on our guest artist visit: https://www.kasumileonard.com/
String Festival Day
Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
with Dr. Melinda Crawford Perttu, Michael Gelfand, and Justin Bendel
All high school orchestras & individual high school string players are invited to attend a day of fun, motivating, string-centric activities led by the Westminster College string faculty.
String Festival Day events will include:
- instrumental-specific choirs & combined string orchestra music led by Westminster string faculty
- a recital performed by Westminster string faculty
- a chance to perform with members of the Westminster string community
- lunch and ice cream social included
- concert for families at 5:00 p.m.
Music will be sent in advance. This event is free, but registration is required by Nov. 15, 2024.
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Questions?
Experiences & Opportunities
At Westminster, learning isn’t limited to the classroom. In each of our 50+ majors and pre-professional programs, your education will be enhanced by the purposeful combination of expert classroom instruction and hands-on learning opportunities. Internships, undergraduate research and studying abroad are just a few of the real experiences our students get that lead to real success after graduation.
Faculty & Academic Staff
Teachers, researchers, experts, mentors...our faculty members are all these things and more to their students. They trained in universities around the globe, but they chose to teach and conduct research at Westminster because of the focus on student development and success. Their dedication to mentoring and teaching is evident in our students’ success when it comes to graduation rates, post-graduation employment and graduate and professional school acceptance.
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