Committed to Excellence

The Mary Pappert School of Music is a leader in the field of educating aspiring professional musicians. Whether your interests lie in performance, technology, education or therapy, the School of Music has the faculty and resources to prepare you for your future career.

Dean's Welcome • Mission Statement • Degrees Offered

Calendar of Events

November 8
Duquesne Wind Symphony and Symphony Band
H. Carl Hess, Jr., conductor
Carnegie Music Hall,
Oakland, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

November 12
Faculty Recital
James Houlik, saxophone
Vahan Sargsyan, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

November 15
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director laureate
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

November 15
Women's Choral Festival
Pappert Women's Chorale
Bellefield Auditorium,
Univ. of Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Free Admission

Top Tier Ranking

Best Colleges 2010U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 ranking of America’s Best Colleges placed Duquesne University in the top tier of over 1,400 colleges surveyed.

The annual report evaluates universities on the basis of 15 different qualities, including peer assessment, graduation and retention, class size, student/faculty ratio, selectivity, SAT/ACT scores, freshman retention, alumni giving, financial resources and other categories.

MPSM Highlights

Student / Faculty Spotlight

Renowned composer, John Adams receives honorary doctorate from the Mary Pappert School of Music...

Faculty member, Sean Jones, performs at the White House with Wynton and Branford Marsalis

Rochelle Agnew, a graduate student working on her master's degree in violin performance, has recently won a violin section position in the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater

University Newsroom

By Department

Performance

Mark Koch, assistant chair of the guitar department and director of the Guitar & Bass Workshop, recently received an exclusive Artist/Educator endorsement from Benedetto Jazz Guitars

Music Education

Music Therapy

Saturday, October 24, 2009
The Annual Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference...

Music Technology

Dedication of Schrecengost Recording Studio

2009-10 Events Brochure