Music

Create, perform, and record your music at Columbia.

At Columbia, you’ll study with professionals, including our faculty of musicians and visiting artists-in-residence. You’ll have opportunities to perform and create music in ensembles focusing on contemporary, urban, and popular music styles. You'll also have the chance to build contacts and acquire business training that will help you make a successful living through your passion.

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Artists-in-Residence
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The Music Department brings nationally and internationally recognized professional musicians to Columbia for week-long residencies every semester. The artists lead workshops, master classes, and rehearsals with student ensembles in preparation for recording sessions and public performances.Read More
Composers-in-Residence
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A one-of-a-kind residency program brings nationally renowned composers at the height of their careers to Columbia for seven-week workshops with Music Composition for the Screen MFA students.Read More
Deep Dish Music Festival
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Columbia College Chicago hosts an invitational music festival for high school and community college ensembles who perform contemporary, urban, and popular music. At the 2019 festival students will perform for Columbia faculty, take a master class with Grammy-nominated Artist-in-Residence Donny McCaslin, and participate in workshops on topics like music technology and music business.Read More
Bobbi Wilsyn
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Bobbi Wilsyn’s storied career as a vocalist led her to teaching music and life lessons in the Music Department of Columbia College Chicago. Read More

Events Calendar

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Feb21
7:00 PMStudent Piano and Strings Recital #2

1312 South Michigan Avenue, Concert Hall Chicago, IL 60605

Columbia piano and strings students will perform at the Sherwood Concert hall....Get the details
Feb22
7:00 PMDarryl Jones Residency Concert at the Music Center

1014 South Michigan Avenue, Concert Hall Chicago, IL 60605

Don't miss bassist, songwriter, and bandleader Darryl Jones in concert! This concert is the culmination of Jones' week as Artist-in-Residence at Columbia College Chicago's Music Center, and will feature performances with several of the Music Department's top student ensembles. Tickets are available online at tickets.colum.edu, at the door, or by phone at 312-369-8330. Tickets are $5 for...Get the details
Mar01
2:00 PMCherchez la Femme in Concert

1312 South Michigan Avenue, Concert Hall Chicago, IL 60605

Chicago music ensemble Cherchez la Femme will perform a concert entitled "Women Composers in America - 1900 to the Present"....Get the details
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Mar04
12:00 PMMeet the Artist: A Conversation with Donny McCaslin

1014 South Michigan Avenue, Concert Hall Chicago, IL 60605

Learn more about the Music Department's Artist in Residence, prolific Saxophonist and bandleader Donny McCaslin, in this hour-long interview with him. About Donny McCaslin Saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his band, featured on David Bowie’s Blackstar, will make their Motéma Music debut with the October 14, 2016 release of Beyond Now, a highly anticipated album dedicated to Bowie....Get the details

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Bobbi Wilsyn

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