The Music Department at Brown University in Providence Rhode Island is a dynamic center for scholars performers and composers passionate about exploring music in all its diverse forms. It is dedicated to nurturing creativity critical thinking and a deep understanding of musical traditions offering a comprehensive curriculum that covers various aspects of music. The department emphasizes the strong connection between studying performing and composing encouraging students to explore different musical styles and gain hands-on experience. Distinguished international scholars and artists serve as faculty mentoring students and fostering an environment of academic rigor and artistic exploration within a liberal arts context.
View MusicBrown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. One of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution, it was the first college in the United States to codify in its charter that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of their religious affiliation.