Featured Faculty/Staff
- Michael Pratt
Conductor, Princeton University Orchestra; Director, Program in Music Performance
Michael Pratt is the conductor of the Princeton University Orchestra and Director of the Program in Music Performance
The Department of Music offers two certificates: one through the Program in Performance, and one through the Program in Jazz. A Certificate in Music Theater is offered through the Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Music Theater.
Certificate in Music Performance
For our most devoted musicians and composers - whether they are considering a professional career, or simply wishing to realize their full potential as artists - we offer a certificate program in music performance which gives students the framework and resources to immerse themselves in private study. Students in this program can focus on vocal/instrumental/conducting performance, electronic music, and composition. Over the years, numerous graduates of the program have gained entrance to top conservatories and have gone on to successful performing careers. For others, the program has served as a way to reach the highest level of musical excellence and fulfillment for its own reward.
Certificate in Jazz Studies
The Program in Jazz Studies is dedicated to providing an educational forum for the study of the performance practices and rich cultural legacy of jazz. It provides student performers and composers (and others interested in the tradition) with the opportunity to study jazz by way of a wide range of course offerings, and to perform in one of the many jazz ensembles, participate in master classes, study privately, and to pursue independent projects. Jazz performers are welcome to pursue both a Certificate in Jazz Studies, and a Certificate in Music Performance.
Certificate in Music Theater
Under the auspices of the Lewis Center for the Arts, the Program in Music Theater brings together students, faculty, and guest artists in the creation, study, and performance of music theater.
Featured Faculty/Staff
- Rudresh Mahanthappa
Anthony H.P. Lee '79 Director of Jazz
The Anthony H. P. Lee '79 Director of Jazz at Princeton University, Mahanthappa is an award winning alto saxophonist/composer who is widely known as one of the premier voices in jazz of the 21st century.
Featured Faculty/Staff
- Gabriel Crouch
Director of Choral Activities
Gabriel Crouch is Director of Choral Activities and Senior Lecturer in Music at Princeton University, and the musical director of the British early music ensemble Gallicantus.
Featured Faculty/Staff
- Steven Mackey
William Shubael Conant Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies (Composition)
Steven Mackey is regarded as one of the leading composers of his generation.
Featured Faculty/Staff
- Jeff Snyder
Director of Electronic Music;
Director of the Princeton Laptop Orchestra
Jeff Snyder is a composer, improviser and instrument-designer living in Princeton, New Jersey.