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Mary Pappert School of Music

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|name = Mary Pappert School of Music

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|type = Private

|established = {{start date and age|1926}}

|parent = Duquesne University

|city = Pittsburgh

|state = PA

|country = United States

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|website = https://www.duq.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/music/index.php

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{{Short description|Music school of Duquesne University}}

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

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{{cite web|url=http://www.music.duq.edu/piano.html |title=Duquesne University | Mary Pappert School of Music |accessdate=2008-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203004326/http://www.music.duq.edu/piano.html |archivedate=2008-12-03 }} and is also an "all-Fender" school.{{cite web|url=http://www.music.duq.edu/fac.html |title=Duquesne University | Mary Pappert School of Music |accessdate=2008-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201143555/http://www.music.duq.edu/fac.html |archivedate=2009-02-01 }}

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:

  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Wind Symphony
  • Symphony Band
  • The Voices of Spirit
  • Pappert Chorale
  • Jazz Ensemble

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

{{alumni|date=February 2019}}

  • Van Cliburn - (honorary){{cite web |title=Honorary Doctorate Awarded to Composer John Adams |url=https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=tempo |website=dsc.duq.edu |publisher=Duquesne Scholarship Collection |access-date=17 March 2024}}
  • Joseph Carl Breil – The first person to compose a score specifically for a motion picture{{cite web |title=The Alma Mater - Duquesne University Athletics |url=https://goduquesne.com/sports/2018/5/30/the-alma-mater |website=goduquesne.com |publisher=Duquesne University Athletics |access-date=17 March 2024}}
  • Gene Forrell – Composer and conductor
  • Sammy Nestico – composer and arranger of big band music{{cite web|date=January 19, 2021|title=Sammy Nestico|url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/sammynestico|access-date=March 17, 2024|website=All About Jazz}}
  • William Schultz (1950){{cite web | title =Prominent Alumni | work =Duquesne University, GradSource Profile | publisher =The El Group | url =http://www.gradsource.com/profile.cfm?ArtID=22188 | accessdate =May 20, 2007 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081512/http://www.gradsource.com/profile.cfm?ArtID=22188 | archivedate =September 28, 2007 }} – President and CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
  • Bobby Vinton (graduated 1956; honorary Doctorate in Music in 1978)
  • H. Robert Reynolds, conductor (honorary){{cite web |title=H. Robert Reynolds Awarded Honorary Doctorate |url=https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=tempo |website=dsc.duq.edu |publisher=Duquesne Scholarship Collective |access-date=17 March 2024}}
  • John Adams (composer), Minimalist composer{{cite web |title=Honorary Doctorate Awarded to Composer John Adams |url=https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=tempo |website=dsc.duq.edu |publisher=Duquesne Scholarship Collection |access-date=17 March 2024}}

Administration

The dean of the school is David Allen Wehr.

References

{{cite book | title =Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2008 | publisher =Duquesne University | location =Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | page =196}}

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.duq.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/music/index.php}}
  • [http://www.cmcpgh.org/ City Music Center of Duquesne University website]

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Category:Music schools in Pennsylvania

School Mary Pappert

Category:Universities and colleges established in 1926

Category:1926 establishments in Pennsylvania