University of Missouri School of Music

The School of Music is one of twenty academic divisions of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. As part of the College of Arts and Science, the school awards baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. Its programs encompass composition, conducting, performance, music education, music history, and music theory. Established in 1917 as the Department of Music, the school continues to play a prominent role in the cultural life of Mid-Missouri. Located on campus in Downtown Columbia, construction began on a new music building in 2018. Its major performance venues are Jesse Hall, the Missouri Theatre, and Whitmore Recital Hall. The University's marching band, Marching Mizzou, performs at Faurot Field for Southeastern Conference football games. The school's ensembles have performed worldwide and can be heard weekly on 90.5 FM Classical. Alumni include singers Sheryl Crow and Neal Boyd, Canadian Brass founder Gene Watts, and jazz musician Mike Metheny.