- Department of Music
- Admission
- Curriculum
- Ensembles
- People
- Faculty
- Dwight Bigler - choral activities
- Ivica Ico Bukvic - composition, multimedia
- Vernon Burnsed - music education
- Robert Chafin - voice
- Richard Cole - history, literature
- Tracy Cowden - piano, vocal coach
- Jason Crafton - trumpet, jazz
- Elizabeth Crone - flute
- Jay Crone - trombone, department head
- Travis J. Cross - conducting, wind ensemble
- Michael Dunston - audio, recording, media production
- Wallace Easter - horn
- John M. Floyd - percussion
- James Glazebrook - violin, viola, orchestra
- Kent Holliday - piano, composition
- John Howell - history, arranging, historical instruments
- John Husser - bassoon, saxophone
- David Jacobsen - flute, saxophone
- Stephen E. King - music education
- Paul Langosch - jazz studies
- David McKee - Marching Virginians, university bands
- George McNeill - Highty-Tighties
- Polly Middleton - Marching Virginians, Pep Band, Campus Band
- Kelly A. Parkes - music education
- James Sochinski - theory
- Patrick Turner - music technology
- John L. Walker - oboe
- Alan Weinstein - cello, bass
- David Widder - clarinet
- Ariana Wyatt - voice
- Staff
- Students
- Alumni
- ePortfolio Websites
- Faculty
- Outreach
- Giving
Music at Virginia Tech
Welcome to the Virginia Tech Department of Music website. Within these pages you will find information about the department’s academic programs, a performance calendar, application and audition information, media links, faculty biographies, and more. The Department of Music offers undergraduate degree programs in performance, composition, education, and technology. Students at Virginia Tech study with distinguished performers, composers, and scholars, and attend concerts by internationally known visiting artists. The department features a variety of performing ensembles, both large and small, including orchestra, bands, choirs, and chamber ensembles. Our graduates are regularly accepted into the finest graduate programs in music, perform professionally throughout the United States, and include some of the finest music educators in the Commonwealth of Virginia and mid-Atlantic region. The Department of Music offers everything an aspiring musician and music educator needs to succeed in the twenty-first century. Thank you for visiting our website, and please feel free to contact us at (540) 231-5685 or at music@vt.edu.  -- Jay Crone, Head, Department of Music, Virginia Tech
Featured Media
Ave Maria ............................................................ Anton Bruckner, arr. Sabourin
You Are On Our Side ............................................................ Bethany Dillon
Motet No. 6, Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230 ............................................................ Johann Sebastian Bach
Ya Faroule ............................................................ Stephen Hatfield (arr.)
2013 Departmental Graduation Ceremony
Saturday, May 18, 9:30 am
Virginia Tech String Project Summer String Classes
Monday, June 24, 8:00 am


