During her childhood in Ewing, New Jersey, Hannah Alexander received some early musical training at a private school she attended. “I was in fourth grade and 8 or 9 years old when I was given a cello — I did …
The Department
of MUSIC
School of VISUAL, PERFORMING
& COMMUNICATION ARTS
friendly, vibrant & student-oriented
OUR MISSION
The Department of Music at Western Connecticut State University is a friendly, vibrant, student-oriented unit in an institution of higher learning that serves as an accessible, responsive and creative intellectual resource for the people and institutions of Connecticut.
The faculty and staff of the department strive to meet the educational needs of a diverse student body through instruction, performance, scholarship and public service.
Additionally, the department fosters the highest standards of teaching and research in its undergraduate and graduate programs and supports the establishment and continuation of a just and moral society through its own accomplishments, the work of its faculty and staff, and the achievements of its graduates.
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Accredited by NASM
WCSU is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Auditions
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Events & Tickets
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MUSIC AT WCSU
Our Alumni
Since his freshman year at Sheehan High School in Wallingford, Austin Scelzo knew he wanted to be a musician and music teacher. To advance those goals, he participated in every possible club, group, ensemble and opportunity to collaborate in the …
Western Connecticut State University is known among musicians, actors and artists as an institution that offers a conservatory-level education at the cost of a public university. Jennifer Caraluzzi, a 2009 graduate from WestConn’s Department of Music in the School of …
Austin Scelzo, Tom Polizzi, Charlie Widmer and Matt Curley are members of the New England-based bluegrass band On the Trail. It’s been an exciting few years for the four Western Connecticut State University music alumni, who won the 2022 Thomas …