UB Department of Music

Name: UB Department of Music
Address: 220 Baird Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, US
Telephone: (716) 645-2765
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professional, and visiting-artist concerts each year. The department boasts a core performance faculty of seven full-time individuals in the areas of clarinet, trumpet, piano, percussion, voice, violin/viola and violoncello -- all versatile, virtuoso musicians with broad interests, but sharing a deep and central focus on the music of our time. Beyond this core performance faculty, the department features an excellent part-time faculty filling out the instrumental complement, and also including such non-traditionally orchestral instruments as classical and electric guitar, organ and harpsichord, electric bass, classical and jazz saxophone, jazz piano, and more. The Center for 21st Century Music provides a framework for new musical creation and presentation, while the Ph.D. program in music composition has evolved to become one of the most internationally competitive and renowned. A generous endowment established by Frederick and Alice Slee sponsors a remarkable annual cycle of all the Beethoven string quartets, while supporting the historical and continuing excellence of the Music Theory program, including its newly founded Slee Institute for Tonal Harmony.

08/29/2025

🎟️ BOGO Ticket Day
🗓️ September 3, 2025
⏰ 11:00AM - 6:00PM
📍Slee Hall Box Office

Buy one, get one free on all ticketed 25–26 UB Music events at the Slee Box Office.

NOTE: BOGO Offer only available in-person at the UB Slee Hall Box Office during event hours. BOGO pricing cannot be applied online or by phone.

See you at Slee!

08/28/2025

Read all about our upcoming concert season in UB Now!

The lineup includes renown guest artists and chamber ensembles, as well as UB’s own talented faculty and ensembles — and a tribute to Morton Feldman.

08/22/2025

We were thrilled to welcome Assistant Professor of Media Study Jason Geistweidt to our newly equipped space for Intermedia Research and Performance in B1 Slee. Jason is working on a presentation of original electronic work based on the I-Ching for the PdMaxCon2025~ at Champagne-Urbana early next month and was delighted to be able to experiment and listen back to his work over the Meyer Sound system.

08/18/2025

We are thrilled to have expanded in a number of important ways over the last several years. In addition to our new Music Education degree, we are excited to offer a new Doctor of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music Performance degree program!

If you’re drawn to the edge of what’s possible in music, this program is built for you. The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Contemporary Music Performance is for advanced performers who want to explore new sounds, take risks and lead conversations in modern music. You won’t just pl...

08/11/2025

🎶✨ The stage is set for an unforgettable year of music with the UB Music Department!

Experience a season filled with iconic works, dynamic performances by UB’s students and faculty, inspiring visiting artists, and beloved community concerts that bring music to every corner of Buffalo. This year also features the special Feldman @ 100 centennial celebration honoring one of Buffalo’s most visionary composers.

🎟 Don’t miss our special BOGO ticket event on September 3rd, 11AM–6PM at the Slee Hall box office

📅 Explore the full season calendar and start planning your unforgettable musical journey at: go.buffalo.edu/concerts

08/05/2025

New posters and postcards announcing our 5 year combined Music Education program will be coming to a school or classroom near you! Already 20% of our undergraduate majors are enrolled in this unique program and we look forward to playing a vital role in educating the next generation of music teachers!

07/22/2025

Please join our friends at the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective for a week of events going on now in Buffalo!

07/14/2025

The installation of our 23 speaker state-of-the-art Meyer audio system in B1 Slee has begun. Beginning this fall, the space will serve as a home for experimental creative research into large scale sound spatialization and video.

06/17/2025

Summer cleaning update! B1 Baird, our main basement rehearsal space, had its floor stripped and waxed for the first time in….? Shoutout to Cindi, our super dedicated facilities staff person.

06/12/2025

That would be UB PhD in Music Theory and Historical Musicology graduate Sarah Louden!

06/10/2025

It may be summer break, but there is still lots of exciting student and faculty news to highlight!

https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/music/news/recent-news.html

06/08/2025

Thank you to all who joined us for our special June in Buffalo bonus event this evening at Silo City. Eight of our composition students composed new works for the silo at Marine Terminal A. The pieces were beautifully realized by the musicians of the Metropolis Ensemble and listened to intensely by a capacity audience of over 80 people.

Address

220 Baird Hall
Buffalo, NY
14260

Telephone

(716) 645-2765

Website

http://www.music.buffalo.edu/

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Our Story

We are a department of music with a unique and committed focus on contemporary classical music, building on a long and distinguished institutional history. We offer comprehensive instruction across four traditional musical disciplines: performance, composition, musicology, and music theory, granting undergraduate and graduate degrees. We sponsor and present dozens of student, faculty and in-house professional, and visiting-artist concerts each year. The department boasts a core performance faculty of seven full-time individuals in the areas of clarinet, trumpet, piano, percussion, voice, violin/viola and violoncello -- all versatile, virtuoso musicians with broad interests, but sharing a deep and central focus on the music of our time. Beyond this core performance faculty, the department features an excellent part-time faculty filling out the instrumental complement, and also including such non-traditionally orchestral instruments as classical and electric guitar, organ and harpsichord, electric bass, classical and jazz saxophone, jazz piano, and more. The Center for 21st Century Music provides a framework for new musical creation and presentation, while the Ph.D. program in music composition has evolved to become one of the most internationally competitive and renowned. A generous endowment established by Frederick and Alice Slee sponsors a remarkable annual cycle of all the Beethoven string quartets, while supporting the historical and continuing excellence of the Music Theory program, including its newly founded Slee Institute for Tonal Harmony.