Welcome to the CSUN Music Department!
Music
Highlights
Xochitl Hernandez, Outstanding Graduating Senior
June 24, 2020
New CSUN graduate Xochitl Hernandez may be uniquely positioned for this moment in U.S. history. Read more
ACM LIFTING LIVES® ANNOUNCES 2020 GRANT CYCLE RECIPIENTS
January 14, 2020
ENCINO, CA (December 18, 2019) – ACM Lifting Lives® announced its 2020 grant cycle beneficiaries today with grants for a selection of organizations including California State University Northridge Foundation Read more
Music Industry Administration Student takes Second Place at CSUN’s Bull Ring Competition
May 22, 2019
Congratulations to Maja Slopiecka, Music Industry Administration Cohort 7 student from Poland, and her team member, Ada Slopiecka, on winning second place in the CSUN Bullring Competition, sponsored by the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. Read more
TEMPO Ensemble Wins First Place
April 25, 2019
TEMPO Ensemble wins 1st prize in the Doug Davis Composition and Performance Awards 2018 Read more
Dreamers Win Big at Grammys
April 3, 2019
“It was pretty incredible,” Moreno said. “I was taken aback by the whole thing. It was absolutely phenomenal seeing all these wonderful people I look up to.” Read more
CSUN Music Student, a Finalist Among International Competition, Found His Voice Through Opera
April 3, 2019
‘Captain Marvel’ Composer Shatters Glass Ceiling for Superhero Movies
March 7, 2019
With the March 8 opening of “Captain Marvel,” composer Pinar Toprak (CSUN Music alumna) becomes the first woman to score a Marvel superhero movie — possibly the most high-profile accomplishment yet for a female in a notoriously male-dominated profession. Read more
Student-Run Record Label Hopes to Find Music’s Next Big Thing
March 6, 2019
In a dimly lit studio the size of a small office, two California State University, Northridge music industry studies students huddled around the sound board with a professional sound engineer and the saxophonist for the local band Tokyo Gold. Read more
Chamber Music Takes the Spotlight with Four-Day Festival
February 12, 2019
Four days of chamber music performances, lectures and master classes hosted by CSUN’s Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication, highlighting the talents of visiting musicians, faculty, alumni and students in the music department. Read more
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.
