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Welcome to the CSUN Music Department!

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 We are pleased to announce that Cypress Recital Hall is now known as Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall.
The university and the department of music are so grateful to Shigemi Matsumoto and Marty Stark for their generous support of our program for now and years to come.

You can now check out live streams and on demand videos of our ensembles on our new CSUN School of Music Broadcasting Network!
Join matadormusicvideos.com and support CSUN Music!

Upcoming ticketed events...

Ticket required for entry!
Tickets for sale at venue on the evening of the event or in advance through the A.S. Ticket Office (818)-677-2488 or online here 
CSUN students get one FREE ticket with CSUN ID

General Admission $20
Faculty/Staff/Seniors $15
Non-CSUN Students $12

 

Upcoming Free Admission events...

 

FALL 2023 AUDITIONS

We are now offering a Master of Music in Jazz Performance Studies!

University Application open October 1st - January 31st
Music Department Audition Application will automatically be sent once you apply to the University. 
 
All applicants (except Jazz Studies/Performance) have the choice of a live (in person) audition or a video submission (pre-recorded audition).
 
BM/MM-Jazz Studies/Performance REQUIRED Pre-Screen Applications were due JANUARY 7, 2023

Live Audition Dates - Applications were due JANUARY 14, 2023 

ALL OPTIONS EXCEPT JAZZ
Saturday, February 4th
Saturday, February 11th
Saturday, March 4th
JAZZ AUDITIONS ONLY (BM/MM BY INVITATION ONLY PENDING PRE-SCREEN)
Saturday, January 28th
Saturday, February 4th
Sunday, February 12th

BA/BM Video Submissions - Applications were due FEBRUARY 18, 2023

MM Video Submissions - Application due APRIL 1, 2023

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Highlights

Chamber Fest 2022

April 21, 2022

Chamber Fest 2022

The Department of Music at the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication presents the second edition of ChamberFest @ CSUN, a four-day festival that celebrates and explores the art of chamber music. Following the success of the inaugural festival in 2019, the first of its kind for the college, this year’s event is again comprised of a series of performances and masterclasses by a group of celebrated world-class chamber musicians, bringing together our city of Los Angeles and all of Southern California. Read more

Read all the news from previous years

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Department Vision

The California State University Northridge Music Department is committed to:

  • providing nationally recognized training in music leading to a wide variety of professional careers and entrepreneurship in performance, composition, teaching, therapy, and business
  • inspiring the highest level of creative activity and scholarship in advancing an understanding of the musical arts and their importance in every society.
  • promoting the development of strong ethical behavior based on honesty, respect for all people and cultures, service to local community and strong advocacy for the arts.

Contact

Department Office:
Cypress Hall 116
(Campus Map - D1 )

Department Chair:
Dr. John Roscigno
john.roscigno@csun.edu 

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8314

Hours:
Monday - Friday 
8am to 5pm

Phone:
(818)-677-3181
FAX-677-6828

General Info: music@csun.edu

Undergraduate Info: 
nicole.hovland@csun.edu

Graduate Info:
steve.thachuk@csun.edu

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California State University, Northridge is an accredited institutional member of the National Associate of Schools of Music. 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, Virginia 20190-5248
Telephone: (703) 437–0700 

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To Buy Tickets

The A.S. Ticket Office is located directly across from Subway in the University Student Union (USU). The A.S. Ticket Office offers ticketing services for nearly all campus events, from athletics and comedy to theater, music and more. Discounted tickets to local movie theaters and theme parks are also available. Stop by the A.S. Ticket Office, or call (818)-677-2488 for more information. 

To purchase tickets to Music Department events at The Soraya, please call (818)-677-3000.  The Soraya Ticket Office is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11AM - 4PM.

Parking

Daily Parking Permits are $8.  They may be purchased from a parking permit dispenser (available in each student/visitor parking lot) or from an attendant in one of the Information Booths.  Both the parking permit dispensers and Information Booths accept cash, Visa and MasterCard. See the Campus Map for directions.

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