Mary Pappert School of Music

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Mary Pappert School of Music
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TypePrivate
Established1926;98 years ago (1926)
Parent institution
Duquesne University
Location,
PA
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40°26′12″N79°59′21″W / 40.43656°N 79.98908°W / 40.43656; -79.98908
Website https://www.duq.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/music/index.php

The Mary Pappert School of Music is one of the ten degree-granting divisions that comprise Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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History

The Mary Pappert School of Music was founded in 1926, offering a Bachelor of Music degree. The Bachelor in Music Education program was added in 1930. The building which houses the school was dedicated on 29 April 1967. To commemorate the event, eminent pianist Van Cliburn was awarded an honorary degree. The school has been NASM-accredited since 1966. The School of Music became an all-Steinway institution in 2001 [1] and is also an "all-Fender" school. [2]

The current collegiate enrollment is approximately 350, and there are about 500 non-credit music students studying in the City Music Center, an elementary through high school program hosted by the school which was founded in 1989.

Programs offered

The School of Music confers four different bachelor degrees, in Performance, Music Technology, Music Education, and Music Therapy. Graduate programs include master degrees in Performance, Theory/Composition, Sacred Music, Music Technology, and Music Education, as well as an Artist Diploma. In addition to undergraduate and graduate programs, post-baccalaureate certification is offered in Music Education and Music Therapy.

Ensembles

The Mary Pappert School of Music offers the following large ensembles:

Additionally, all university students interested in music are invited to perform with the Dukes Pep Band at football and basketball games.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Administration

The dean of the school is David Allen Wehr.

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