Anderson, Indiana

Alumni Info

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Some Highlights

  • The Boze Lyric 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 Schools

Arizona State University
Ball 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 

Employers

African Children’s Choir
American 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