Established 1965 Dean Grayson Wagstaff Address Washington, DC 20064, USA Founded 1965 Postgraduates 140 | Affiliation Catholic Website music.cua.edu Number of students 300 Undergraduates 160 | |
Location Washington D.C., United States Parent institution Catholic University of America Similar Catholic University of America, Theological College, Whiting School of Engineering, Trinity Washington University, Peabody Institute Profiles | ||
The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music is the school of music of The Catholic University of America, located in Washington D.C.
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The school is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and is Washington D.C.'s only university school of music.
The school remains the preeminent Catholic center for music study in the United States.
History
The Catholic University of America first began offering music courses in 1927. In 1950 a music department was established and in 1965 the department became the School of Music. The school was named The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music in the spring of 1984, in honor of alumnus, Trustee Emeritus, and benefactor, Benjamin T. Rome.
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Faculty
Faculty includes conductor Murry Sidlin and soprano Sharon Christman.
References
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