Some Highlights
- The Boze Lyirc Theatre presents two full productions with orchestra each year.
- While many schools allow students to focus on only one performance area, AU allows students to participate in both choral and instrumental ensembles.
- Music education graduates who applied for jobs within the field enjoy a 100 percent job placement rate.
- AU boasts a strong string program -- a rarity among small universities.
- Faculty provide a vital link to the arts scene. Many are still active in professional performance, both on local and national levels.
- AU offers one of the top music business programs in the nation among Christian colleges. Students in the senior seminar class have the unique opportunity to run their own record label—Orangehaus Records.
- Students have the opportunity to study composition with faculty members.
Unique Opportunities
Performance students have traveled to Finland, Sweden, Russia, and Germany in recent years, while music business students travel to Nashville, Tenn., for an up-close look at the industry.Graduate SchoolsArizona State UniversityBall State University Boston University Bowling Green State University Butler University Florida University Indiana University Middle Tennessee State University Temple University The Ohio State University University of Cincinnati University of Maryland University of South Florida Vanderbilt University | EmployersAfrican Children’s ChoirAmerican Music and Drama Academy Ballet Internationale Disney World EMI Christian Music Group Gaither Music Hessen State Theater (Wiesbaden, Germany) Integrity Music Louisville Symphony Meridian Music Company Opera Theatre of St. Louis U.S. Marine Band various European and American opera houses and school systems nationwide |
