UAF Music Students

Raising the bar for a music degree

UAF offers a full range of music degree programs that prepare for successful careers performing and teaching music. Our students will be enriched by the diversity of their peers, the artistry and scholarship of the faculty, and the resources of the University at large. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Music reflects the diverse and rich culture of Alaska with a heritage of artistic and academic excellence. The Department also develops musicians and educators ready to become tomorrow's cultural leaders—those who will help shape the course of music not only in Alaska, but nationally and worldwide.

What can you do with a music degree?

Events

 

 

Undergraduate auditions for admission as a music major in Fall 2025 will take place on Friday, February 21st, 2025. Following receipt of the online admission form, students will receive a scheduled audition date and time. All students must pass an audition before declaring a music major at UAF. A new student may be allowed to take music classes in the fall with the understanding that they will audition the next semester for formal admission as a music major.

News and events

News
  • Dr. Yue Sun directs the UAF Northern Lights String Orchestra. Photo courtesy of Sun

    In Perfect Harmony: Chamber Music Comes to UAF

    February 27, 2025

    Dr. Yue Sun receives UAF's People's Endowment to bring violinist Philip Setzer to Fairbanks for a chamber music intensive, enriching students and the community.

  • 2023 Wood Talent Grant recipients and donor, from top left, clockwise: Amy Edler (Art), Edward Brown (Music), Hannah Greene (FLPA), Trysh Womack (FLPA),  Karen Parrish (donor), Seamus Knight (FLPA)

    Wood Talent Grant

    February 17, 2025

    Apply for the Wood Talent Grant at UAF! Open to Music, Art, and Theatre & Film students with exceptional talent. Deadline: March 1st, 2025.

  • A winter storm covers the Fairbanks campus with snow on the winter solstice eve day in 2017. UAF Photo.

    Circumpolar Music Series: Winter Chamber Concert

    February 14, 2025

    Join the Circumpolar Music Series for a winter chamber concert featuring works by Talbot, Adams, Burtner, and poetry by the UAF English Department.

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