Student experience

Here at the Con, you will truly experience the music industry in action. Throughout your studies you'll have the opportunity to create, collaborate, perform, record and tour among our talented and passionate community.

Performance opportunities Students develop world-class performance skills through hands-on experience in orchestras, small ensembles, and professional-style opera settings.

These opportunities provide training, public performance experience, and industry-led mentorship to prepare students for careers in music and the performing arts.

Ensemble studies

Chamber music

Opera productions

Student Global Mobility Programs Develop your artistic skills, cultural competence and depth of musical expertise on an international stage. These exciting opportunities will support international travel as a means of building your artistic skills, cultural competence, depth of musical expertise, communication skills, creativity and ability to make use of new musical experiences that will enhance your current studies. Learn more

Composition programs Students develop their creative practice through composition programs that foster experimentation, collaboration, and mentorship across diverse musical contexts, including text-based work, jazz, and contemporary composition.

Words, Text, Voices, Music

Equity in Jazz Program

Composing women program

Find your rhythm in music A career in music can take countless forms; take it from our graduates. To help emerging artists find their rhythm in music, we asked our inspiring alumni to share their creative career journeys.

Read on to learn about the moments that inspired them, the opportunities they grasped, and the lessons they learned.

How I found my rhythm as a digital composer

How I found my rhythm as a pianist and vocal coach

How I found my rhythm as an opera singer

How I found my rhythm as a jazz artist

How I found my rhythm as a contemporary musician

How I found my rhythm as a violinist