Kaplan Chair to enhance Music Department
With more than 30 years on campus before he retired in 1991, plus a continued presence as an emeritus professor thereafter, it’s impossible to measure the remarkable effect someone like David Kaplan has had on the University of Saskatchewan.
Spring 2024 Newsletter
Read about what our department has been up to so far in 2024 by clicking the "Learn More" link.
New Master's Degrees
The University of Saskatchewan Department of Music is pleased to announce a new graduate degree entitled Master of Music in Music Education and a new M.Mus. Performance degree in Conducting.
Congratulations Graeme Dyck
Graeme Dyck, is the first person in our university’s history to be awarded the College of Arts and Science's top award in (1) science and (2) the fine arts. Graeme received today the Arthur Collingwood Convocation Prize in Music, the Earl Bessborough Price in Science, the University of Saskatchewan Film Society Prize, and the Haslam Medal.
Ensembles
See world-class ensembles rehearsing and performing right here on the U of S campus!
Audition Information and Dates
We are accepting applications into our B.A. (Music), B.Mus. (Performance), B.Mus. (Individualized), B.Mus. (Music Education), M.Mus. (Performance), M.Mus. (*Conducting), M.Mus. (*Music Education), and M.A. (Musicology & Theory). Apply now: Access to these programs remains open at this time. We offer over $100,000 annually in Department of Music-specific scholarships! *new degree
School for the Arts - Music
We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory and the Homeland of the Métis.
Welcome to the School for the Arts - Music, one of the oldest formal music degree programs in Western Canada and in one of the most beautiful campus settings across the nation. We have an established record of national and international interdisciplinary activities including a number of academic pursuits, performing ensembles, and a variety of outreach and engagement activities. Our faculty, students, and ensembles have been recognized nationally and internationally.
Upcoming: Virtual Open House - November 23/2024
Missed out on our in-person open house this fall? Register to attend our virtual open house via the link below. (Undergraduate open house will be held viz Zoom at 1PM, with the graduate open house following, at 3PM.)
Sign up for our Open House here!
Undergraduate Programs
The University of Saskatchewan offers a Bachelor of Music (Honours Performance and Individualized streams, as well as Bachelor of Music Education (with Honours), and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Music.
Read more about our undergraduate programs here!
Graduate Programs
The University of Saskatchewan offers Masters of Music in Music Education, Performance, Performance (Conducting), and Theory; and a Master of Arts in Musicology, in close affiliation with the Colleges of Arts and Science, Education, and Graduate Studies and Research.
More details can be found here on the Graduate Students page.