A supportive learning community, renowned faculty, and countless performance opportunities await you at Lawrence University's Conservatory.
With personalized instruction and a variety of performance experiences, students hone their technical skills and refine their artistic vision. Conservatory harpists are immersed in a rich and dynamic learning environment that fosters creativity and collaboration.
Grow your artistry, build your technical facility, and expand your musical possibilities in a community of empowerment, collaboration, and support. Hone and challenge your performance skills with a diverse array of solo, and ensemble experiences. Dig into the transformational power of music through community outreach. Become the versatile and entrepreneurial musician the world needs. Where will your musical journey take you?
The breadth and depth of the ensemble offerings in the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music serve both the aspiring professional performer as well as the dedicated non-major seeking musical performance opportunities.
Armed with your Lawrence University Conservatory of Music education, you'll embark on a musical life after Lawrence. Find out what our grads are doing after graduation.
The Power of Collaboration
What happens when you combine a world-class conservatory with a world-class college? An unmatched undergraduate musical education. At Lawrence, the Conservatory and College experiences are intertwined. Multiple degree options let you be your own muse by connecting your musical passions with your academic interests.
From summer internships to summer research to study abroad, funding for experiential learning is available from the time Lawrence students come in as first-years until the time they walk across the stage at Commencement.
On Any Given Day...
...discover an array of opportunities that await you at Lawrence University.
The annual Major Works Concert, set for April 19 in Memorial Chapel, unites the Conservatory's symphony and choirs. This year's performance is all about Mozart.
Lawrence University alumna Emily Richter ’20 is one of five winners of a prestigious 2024 Metropolitan Opera competition. The honor follows her March 17 performance in the Met's Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals Concert.
Lawrence University students in a songwriting class are writing music to be considered for an upcoming film adaptation of a Michael Farris Smith novel. The author met with the students in Harper Hall.