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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.

Birge Cary Professor of Composition Ming Tsaoprovides inspiring words to describe what made and continues to make Feldma...
12/18/2025

Birge Cary Professor of Composition Ming Tsao
provides inspiring words to describe what made and continues to make Feldman’s music so compelling today.

During what would have been his centennial year

UB honors the 100th birthday of Morton Feldman—composer, thinker, and longtime Buffalo icon—with performances that illum...
12/11/2025

UB honors the 100th birthday of Morton Feldman—composer, thinker, and longtime Buffalo icon—with performances that illuminate the depth and daring of his work.

Explore the sound world that reshaped contemporary music. Feldman @ 100 brings world-class artists and UB musicians together for a landmark centennial celebration.

🗓️ January 12-13, 2026
📍Slee Hall - UB North Campus
🎟️ FREE and open to the public

For more info and full program info, visit:
Go.buffalo.edu/concerts

Attention composers: coming up in six days on December 15th is the deadline to apply to our PhD in Composition program! ...
12/09/2025

Attention composers: coming up in six days on December 15th is the deadline to apply to our PhD in Composition program! There are three fully funded TA lines available for fall 2026. Go here for more info: https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/music/graduate/phd-composition.html

pc: Doug Levere

Pictured below: PhD in Composition student Chi-Yen Huang and Slee Visiting Professor Nina Young present in our new Intermedia Lab and Performance Space.

Join UB student composers for an evening of premieres that reflect the range, risk, and curiosity of today’s new music.S...
12/08/2025

Join UB student composers for an evening of premieres that reflect the range, risk, and curiosity of today’s new music.

Set in the intimate space of , this program offers a close-up view of creative work in motion. 🎼

📍 Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave
📅 December 8
⏰ 7:30PM

What better way to close out our fall student ensemble concert season than with the UB Jazz Ensembles who are still goin...
12/08/2025

What better way to close out our fall student ensemble concert season than with the UB Jazz Ensembles who are still going late this snowy Sunday night!

Tune in now or better yet scroll back and watch the whole thing!

December 7, 2025George Caldwell, directorProgram:Tuesday Big BandMr. Fonebone - Bob MintzerYearnin’ - Oliver NelsonHow Lovely To Be A Woman - Charles Strouse...

This Monday at Hallwalls!
12/06/2025

This Monday at Hallwalls!

Monday at Hallwalls! 🎶

UB Composers
Monday, December 8 at 7:30PM
Free | Hallwalls Cinema

Hallwalls Music Program and the University at Buffalo Music Department present a series of Monday night concerts showcasing the work of composers, faculty and performers studying and working in Buffalo. Join us for an exciting evening of new music.

UB’s Department of Music is at NYSSMA this weekend to promote our new 5 year combined MusB/EdM degree. We are excited t...
12/06/2025

UB’s Department of Music is at NYSSMA this weekend to promote our new 5 year combined MusB/EdM degree. We are excited to do our part training the next generation of music educators!

Come by and see us!

We’re hiring a composer with a background in electronic music!!! Tenure track!Come join us!
12/05/2025

We’re hiring a composer with a background in electronic music!!! Tenure track!

Come join us!

The Department of Music at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for the endowed Slee Chair in Music at the rank of an advanced Assistant or early career Associate Professor in music composition with a specialty in electronic music. This tenure-track posit...

We have been so delighted by the attention paid to our new system which continues to engage an array of students and fac...
12/03/2025

We have been so delighted by the attention paid to our new system which continues to engage an array of students and faculty in exciting ways!

It’s a music-filled December at UB, and you’re invited! ❄️From jazz and chamber music to contemporary works and student ...
11/30/2025

It’s a music-filled December at UB, and you’re invited! ❄️

From jazz and chamber music to contemporary works and student recitals, there’s something for everyone 🎶

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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.