Music Department
The department is housed in the Green Music Center and Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall.
Audition Days
Once you have applied to the university you can schedule an Audition to become a Music Major on one of the Department of Music Audition Days.
- November 9, 2013
- January 18, 2014
- March 29, 2014
- April 12, 2014
Read all about it on our Apply - Become an SSU Music Major page.
Close to San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean, SSU’s NASM-accredited music program is housed in the 105,435-square-foot Green Music Center.
SSU offers generous scholarships and performance opportunities in instrumental, choral, jazz, and music theatre. Students are automatially considered for a music scholarship when they audition.
Sonoma State has been named one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country by Thebestcolleges.org. Ranking number 34 out of 50, SSU outranked prestigious universities as the University of San Diego and UC Santa Cruz in terms of campus setting.
One of the most requested campuses in the CSU system and regularly named a “Best Regional University” by U.S. News & World Report. SSU has also been named one of the “most wired” campuses in the nation by Forbes magazine. It is the only California university invited to be a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, the prestigious group of 25 universities and colleges across the nation committed to providing superior liberal arts and sciences education to their students.
Music News
Symphonic Chorus - Mozart's Requiem Nov. 24
Trio Ariadne Begins Year-Long Residency
Weill Artists-in-Residence Have Strong Links to Carnegie Hall's Academy - Read Full Story
Russian Visit Results In Creative Exchange International Jazz Improv Contest Winners Named
The language of jazz has no boundaries, if you ask the nineteen students who entered the first international Jazz Improvisation Competition held jointly between Sonoma State and Belgorod (Russia) State University.
Earlier this year, jazz students from each school submitted YouTube files of their improvised solos to a panel of six judges, three from each school. The winners were announced during SSU’s spring jazz concert, where they performed their winning solos live, via Skype, in Weill Hall. And The Winners Are
Body and Soul — Alison Poteracke's book is due out in October. Full story here.
Featured Events
Anderson & Roe Duo - Sonoma Musica Viva Oct. 24
Fall performance schedule announced
Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux, Weill Hall Resident Artists -Trio Ariadne and the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo are among the artists performing in Weill Hall as part of the Department of Music's fall concert series. To purchase single tickets or the Pick Six option, click here. Click on the About Us - News menu above for details on the 2013-14 season. For the Jazz Forum schedule, click here. Be sure to visit the performance page for a complete list of events, from classical vocal and instrumental, jazz and musical theatre, to student-composers and rock bands. Most events are free! Parking for all concerts in Weill Hall is free.
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Single ticket prices are $15 general; $12 faculty, alumni and staff; $10 seniors and non-SSU students. All events are free to SSU students with ID.