Welcome to the Music Department at Suffolk County Community College. Our music program offers a solid and comprehensive foundation for both music majors who intend to pursue music as a career and non-majors who are interested in performing.
All SCCC students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the community, are welcome to participate in a music ensemble.
Students who obtain the A.S. degree in music from Suffolk County Community College typically transfer to 4-year music programs to study music education, music performance, composition, music business, music therapy, or music production. Graduates have transferred to Mannes College, The New School for Music, The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, Queens College, University of Miami Frost School of Music, Central Michigan University, Ithaca College, CUNY Sonic Arts Center, Westminster Choir College, SUNY Fredonia, Columbia University, and Berklee College of Music. For more information, contact the Music Department at (631) 451-4346 or the individual ensemble directors listed below.
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Symphonic Band (MUS133) Instrumentation: woodwinds, brass and percussion Music: standard wind band literature No audition required: Open to all students and community members Rehearsal time: Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. Concerts: one per semester, December and May Contact Professor Peter Randazzo College Choir (MUS135) Personnel: mixed voices Music: standard choral literature No audition required: Open to all student and community members Rehearsal time: Tuesday/Thursday 11:00-12:15 p.m. (Ammerman Campus) or Monday/Wednesday 9:30-10:45 a.m. (Grant Campus) Concerts: one per semester, December and May Contact Professor Alice I. Cavanaugh Suffolk Singers (MUS136) Personnel: mixed voices Music: chamber music literature Prerequisite: audition required Corequisite: College Choir (MUS135) Rehearsal time: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. (Ammerman Campus) Concerts: one per semester, December and May Contact Professor Alice I. Cavanaugh Contemporary Music Ensemble (MUS138) Instrumentation: open to all instruments Music: performance of music composed during the 20th Century with emphasis on works composed during last half of the century. The ensemble will also preview new commissioned works. Prerequisite: Music Theory I (MUS122) and audition or permission of instructor Concerts: one per semester, December and May Rehearsal time: Monday/Wednesday 12:30-1:45 p.m. Contact Professor Alexander Nohai-Seaman Jazz Ensemble (MUS134) Instrumentation: rhythm section, trumpets, trombones, and saxophones Music: Swing, Latin, Funk, Be-bop, and Fusion Prerequisite: audition required Rehearsal time: Tuesday/Thursday 5:00-6:15 p.m. Concerts: one per semester, December and May Contact Professor Peter Randazzo College Orchestra (MUS132) Instrumentation: strings only Music: master works from the Baroque through 20th Century Open to music majors, non-majors, and community members No audition required (Informal hearing for seating purposes) Rehearsal time: Monday/Wednesday 4:00-5:25 p.m. Concerts: one per semester, December and May Contact Professor Richard W. Wright Guitar Ensemble (MUS131) Instrumentation: acoustic guitar/electric bass Music: standard classical guitar literature Open to music majors and non-majors Prerequisite: Fret-board Theory/Harmony (MUS113) or audition Rehearsal time: Monday/Wednesday 2:00-3:15 p.m. Concerts: to be announced Contact Professor James Erickson |
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