The University of Akron: School of Music | |
Motto: | Fiat Lux (Latin) |
Mottoeng: | Let there be light |
City: | Akron |
State: | Ohio |
Country: | United States |
Campus: | Urban, 218acres |
Director: | Dr. Marc Reed |
Faculty: | 46 |
Students: | ~250 |
The University of Akron: School of Music is an academic program for music content at the University of Akron. Some groups that perform there are: The Wind Symphony, The Symphony Band, and more.
Ensembles are open to music majors and non-majors.
Facilities include a 250-seat recital hall, the 2,895-seat Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, a music computer center, a music resource center, and an electronic music composition laboratory. Guzzetta Hall, home of the School of Music, combines with the Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall to form a center for the performing arts. The Nola Guzzetta Recital Hall is equipped with a manual Moeller pipe organ, a Martin harpsichord, and two Steinway concert grand pianos.[2]