Boston University School of Music, Boston, MA Videos

Just two days away! Ready to apply to your next chapter? BU CFA School of Music’s application opens on September 1! ♥️♥️ 🐾🐾 #bucfa #mycfa #proudtobu #boston #bumusic #buterriers

Hello future Terriers!🐾❤️ Do you want to learn more about the BU School of Music from our current students and admissions staff? You can now sign up for one of our Fall 2024 Info & Tour sessions through our website! Questions? 📧 [email protected] 📞 (617) 353 - 3341

This is what we call “Going ALL OUT”! 🎈🎊 Come visit the BU School of Music and BU Bands booth at the Midwest Clinic, Booth 1543! Zach’s got stickers, swag, raffles, information about our music degrees and all-campus programs…and stress balls! 🔴🔴🔴 #midwestclinic #bumusic #boston #concertband #orchestra #mycfa

BU Singers Rehearsal for Concert on Sunday 12/10/23
TONIGHT! 🌟 Join the BU Singers at 8:00 pm at the United Parish in Brookline for a celebration of carols and winter music featuring student harpist Felita Eleonora, oboist Kayla Farnsworth, graduate student conductors John Black and Daniel Reid, and, of course, the fabulous Boston University Singers. This concert is free and open to the public! Program: Alleluia— Frederik Sixten Three Nativity Carols— Stephen Paulus A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28— Benjamin Britten

Happy #BUGivingDay! Let's come together as a community and support the 'Friends of Music Fund' which directly supports the School of Music through study abroad and advanced training programs, scholarships, as well as performances and master classes with legendary artists. 🙌 ✨ Your gift to CFA can transform the lives of students and supports everything from need-based scholarships to community-based programs. Thanks to our 2023 Giving Day sponsors Bob Krivi (CFA’70) and Martin Amlin, Mildred P. Gilfillan Professor of Music at Boston University School of Music, all gifts made to CFA will generate bonus funds on BU Giving Day. In celebration of the School of Music's 150th Anniversary, we are striving to reach our yearlong goal of 700 donors to support music at CFA! All Giving Day gifts to the Friends of Music Fund will count towards this yearlong School of Music 150th Anniversary campaign and will help us unlock $150,000 of matching funds from our generous sponsors. Thank you for helping us celebrate 150 years of music at BU! Can we count on your support? Give today! 🎁 ➡️ http://spr.ly/6189OKVnf #ProudtoBU #myCFA

Woodwinds at BU School of Music
🎷 Departmental Spotlight 🔦 Take a closer look at what our woodwinds program has to offer!

Conversations with the Composer: Missy Mazzoli
Exclusive! Conversations with the Composer: Missy Mazzoli As the BU Fringe Festival continues, members of the cast, pit, and creative team sit down with BU alum and composer of the festival's second opera: "Proving Up." In this interview, Mazzoli discusses her creative process, the representation of women, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming individuals in classical music, and all things "Proving Up." "Proving Up" is on stage this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the 22nd through 24th, at the Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre. For tickets and more information, visit: http://spr.ly/6180JuEzo Boston University Opera Institute

Kamala Sankaram interview full.mp4
Exclusive! Allison Voth sits down with Kamala Sankaram, composer of The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace to discuss the music, her unique journey as a composer, and more! The BU Fringe Festival begins tonight at 7:30 with the opening performance of Sankaram's opera in the Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre. For tickets and more information visit: http://spr.ly/6180JM2T4

BU School of Music Bridge
Hey, #bumusic students! Don't forget to keep checking the School of Music Bridge this summer! We're still posting info about job openings, gig requests, & festival positions as they come through the SoM office. 🍎 💼 🎵 🌐: http://spr.ly/6180yKSEg

Terry Everson recital preview
❗ Calling all trumpet players ❗ Mark your calendars for the 45th annual #ITG2021 conference! The first recitalist of the week is SoM faculty member Terry Everson. The recital, “Have Trumpet, Will Sing,” premieres on Tuesday, June 1 at 9:00am EDT, and features Peter Everson (CFA'20) and Professor Shiela Kibbe. Watch this special sneak peek shared by Prof. Everson and register now at the link below! 📅: June 1 🕘: 9:00am EDT 🎟️: http://spr.ly/6185yDyRf

BU Singers Premieres, December 2020
Our choral students have been quite busy this semester! Under the direction of Dr. Mariah Wilson, two seniors in BU Singers wrote for the ensemble and these videos premiered last week in a private virtual watch party for the Boston University Choirs. With permission from students Isaac Boll & Ben Gorelick, Dr. Wilson shares these highlights for the SoM community. Kudos to Isaac and Ben for recording and editing everything themselves! Both selections are combined in one video below. 1️⃣ Oseh Shalom Composed by Isaac Boll (BM'21) 2️⃣ A Lad That Is Gone Text: R. L. Stevenson Music: Ben Gorelick (BM'21) Want to learn more about choral ensembles at BU? Follow this link ➡️ http://spr.ly/6185Hu9Xb

Study Abroad at the Royal College of Music
WATCH: "Not only were we able to complete a BU Hub requirement before starting our RCM classes, but we were also given the opportunity to travel the UK through the BU London Travel program.” –Cameron Baumann (CFA’20) Explore study abroad at the Royal College of Music in London below and hear from recent graduates Cameron Baumann & Kel Cadence Kim. The London Music Program, offered only in fall semesters, provides students with the opportunity to live and study in one of the world’s most important cities for music performance. Students receive all music instruction through the Royal College of Music (RCM), as well as one-on-one music lessons. Students also join the RCM Orchestra, Chamber groups, and Choral Ensemble. F️or more information, head to Study Abroad @ Boston University → http://www.bu.edu/abroad/programs/london-music-with-the-royal-college-of-music/

SOM and University Ensembles
DID YOU KNOW: BU School of Music has two orchestras? What about two choruses, a wind ensemble, and nearly a dozen offerings through Boston University Bands? Whether you're majoring in music or just looking to keep up your skills, we have an ensemble for you!

Remote Chamber Group: Northern Lights / Gjeilo
ICYMI: Last Friday we featured Mariah Wilson, Director of Choral Activities for Boston University College of Fine Arts. We wanted to follow up this week with some highlights from the BU Singers project she and her students developed in response to COVID-19. Take a moment to check out today's #FridayFeatures & see what a few of our terriers have been up to. • • • Hannah Ince (CAS'22) & Ryan van Fleet (BM'22) – "We wanted to respond to COVID-19 by focusing on something that’s permanent while all of our lives are being turned upside down, so we chose a piece about one of the most permanent natural wonders the world has to offer: the northern lights." • • • Watch Hannah & Ryan's full recording along with the rest of the projects here ➡️ https://bit.ly/2yN3Xne

Boston University Symphony Orchestra, Tristan und Isolde Prelude
Watch the Boston University Symphony Orchestra performing Wagner's Prelude to Act I of Tristan und Isolde, with Nathaniel Efthimiou conducting. This was recorded during a lunchtime concert last February.