Music
A Life in Music
Seton Hill has a passion for music that extends from its founding to an unlimited future. A fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music, the Music Department will unlock your full potential and help you develop the skills for a life, and a career, in music.
About Seton Hill's Music Department
The Seton Hill Music Department boasts a nationally-recognized faculty with local roots, small class sizes, and state-of-the-art facilities. We offer degrees in Music, Commercial Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Sacred Music and Music Therapy, in addition to various certificates and degrees. (Details below.)
Department of Music Mission Statement
The Music Department at Seton Hill University seeks to educate musicians who will think and act critically, creatively, and ethically; who will develop a personal commitment to and become an advocate for the art of music; and who are prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities for careers in music in the twenty-first century.
Performing Arts Center
Seton Hill’s expansive Performing Arts Center will provide you with multiple performance venues, including the Carol Reichgut Concert Hall, renowned for its fine acoustics. You’ll also enjoy learning, rehearsing and using new technology at the Center, which is perfectly suited for music making at the highest levels. Seton Hill produces a complete season of concerts and workshops every year.
Ensembles
Seton Hill's Music Program offers a full range of large and specialized ensembles. All music majors are involved with ensembles; most ensembles are also open to non-music majors.
Auditions & Music Scholarships
In addition to the University’s requirements for admission, all music majors must audition to be accepted into the Music Department. Consideration for music scholarships is determined by the quality of the audition.
Music Programs
Music Faculty
Mark A. Boyle
Director of Choral and Vocal Activities, Associate Professor of Music, Voice
Clinton Bleil
Assistant Professor of Music
Laurie Fox
Coordinator of Music Therapy, Associate Professor of Music Therapy
Crystal Stryker
Instructor of Voice
Kathleen Campbell
Instructor of Saxophone
Thomas Glovier
Instructor of Commercial Music, Jazz Piano, and Jazz Theory
Edward M. Kuhn, Jr.
Associate Professor of Music, Piano
Kelly Lynch
Instructor of Voice, World Music, Opera Workshop
Ronald Heid
Instructor of Percussion
Ted DiSanti
Music Department Chair, Coordinator of Commercial Music, Associate Professor of Music, Trumpet
Lisa Thackrah
Instructor of Clarinet
Sarah McMeekin
Assistant Professor of Music, Music Therapy
Maureen Miller
Instructor of Voice
David Anderson
Instructor of Music Theory, Staff Accompanist
Josie Merlino
Instructor of Music History and Piano; Staff Accompanist
Jessica Vaughan-Marra
Coordinator of Music Education, Assistant Professor of Music, Oboe
Christopher M. Marra
Director of Instrumental Activities, Assistant Professor of Music, Euphonium
Jacqueline Herbein
Instructor of Musician Wellness
Grace Houde
Instructor of Bassoon
Patrick Forsyth
Sinfonia Director
Amanda Sage
Instructor of Flute
Sharon Kampe
Instructor of Worship Arts and Campus Ministry
Stephen Weiss
Instructor of Viola
Louise Daniels
Instructor of Oboe
Cara Garofalo
Instructor of Violin
Jason Allison
Instructor of Horn
Michael Long
Coordinator of Sacred Music, Assistant Professor of Music, Organ, Director of Music Ministry, University Organist
Algirdas Matonis
Instructor of Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba
Raymond Myers
Instructor of Guitar
George Elliott
Instructor of Double Bass
Lisa Bleil
Coordinator of Commercial Music Ensemble Vocalists, Instructor of Voice
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