The Harvard University Department of Music is devoted to the study and practice of music, and exists to provide a first-rate musical education that gives students advanced skills in music as well as knowledge of music history and repertory. As an academic department it offers both an undergraduate and a graduate program: undergraduates receive an A.B. with a concentration in music and graduate students complete a Ph.D. program in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, or composition. There is also a small A.M. degree program in Performance Practice and a dual-degree program (A.B./M.M.) run jointly with New England Conservatory. The Department sponsors numerous concerts, colloquia, lectures and special music events each month, which are free to students and the public.

Department Events»

Friday February 17 at 8:00 pm John Knowles Paine Concert Hall BLODGETT CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES The Chiara Quartet: Schubert more info Saturday, February 18 at 8:00 pm John Knowles Paine Concert Hall Harvard Group for New Music With Ensemble Nikel more info Friday February 24 at 5:00 pm John Knowles Paine Concert Hall Music Building CELEBRATING PAINE HALL Portland String Quartet Paine & Piston more info Tuesday February 28 at 5:00 pm John Knowles Paine Concert Hall Music Building LOUIS C. ELSON LECTURE Alvin Curran, composer more info » more events