Music Performance - Orchestral Instrument
- Bachelor of Music
- Major
Stetson's Music Performance - Orchestral Instrument major prepares you for both graduate study or a career as a professional musician. Also, you will participate in an ongoing, personal dialogue with professional musicians; learn auditioning skills; gather information on entrepreneurial skills, agents, unions and business practices in the music profession; and gain practical experience through internships.
Why Music Performance - Orchestral Instrument at Stetson University?
At Stetson, you will perform frequently in concerts and student recitals in historic Elizabeth Hall on campus. The annual Concerto Competition offers opportunities for solo performances with the Stetson Orchestra. You may audition for three large instrumental ensembles, chamber ensembles and for other performing opportunities and you may get to experience the pit of a fully staged musical or opera. The symphonic band has a history of performing at national concert events, the jazz ensemble performs throughout the state and nationally and chamber ensembles have participated in national competitions. Also, you can use summer break to participate in internships and summer music programs.
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“The identity of the American orchestra is a strange one. You go over to Europe and they’re not playing Copland and Bernstein and Ellington. They’re playing Bach and Beethoven and you can walk outside and go see their gravesites. So it's about this sense of self and maybe we can reimagine an American identity."
Stephen Fillare '12 Music Performance, Violin
"My time at Stetson turned me from a guitar player into a musician. My academic and artistic experiences here have really changed my perception of music and the beauty that classical and jazz music really depict. It goes beyond just learning more about the music than I ever knew before in classes, in theory and in aural training."
Justin Dalisay, '19 Music (classical guitar) with an outside field in Business
Career Outcomes
About one-third of positions in performing arts and teaching require candidates with a bachelor's degree and nearly half of all openings prefer candidates with one to two years of experience — indicating strong demand for music graduates. Stetson alumni include an Emmy winner, Metropolitan Opera singers, cast members of national and international touring musicals, university professors, musician-entrepreneurs and performers with orchestras and chamber ensembles.
Our distinguished and diverse faculty are deeply committed to your success and will serve as teachers, mentors and collaborators. This program does not have just one or two faculty members teaching courses. Rather, all of the School of Music faculty serve as mentors. Your faculty advisor and the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs have the expertise to help you structure your degree, and your studio teacher will help develop your passion and potential in music.
As a Stetson music student, you will be prepared to enter graduate programs as well as the music industry. Also, the Stetson curriculum includes training in conducting and pedagogy — helping to prepare you for jobs in church music, managing professional ensembles, maintaining private teaching studios and other roles.
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