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About U School of Music

Our Mission

  1. Educate professionally-oriented students in composition, conducting, instrumental performance, jazz studies, music education, musicology, music theory, pedagogy, and vocal performance. Through rigorous musical and academic experiences, students achieve excellence.
  2. Serve the art of music and further the reputation of the School through performance, composition, research and publication, and the participation of its students and faculty in festivals, conferences, competitions, and recordings.
  3. Provide a core of general and diverse music courses and experiences to enhance University students’ appreciation and knowledge of music as a distinct art form, and as it relates to history, society, culture, and the other arts.
  4. Function as the State’s flagship institution serving as a center for intellectual, educational, and cultural musical activities within the university, community, region, and nation.

Our History

Over the past five years, few public research universities have risen in stature as quickly for both academic excellence and the creation of life-changing technological and medical innovation than the University of Utah. With the urban and cultural advantages of Salt Lake City out its front door, and the majestic Wasatch Mountains and some of the best outdoor recreational opportunities in the world in its backyard, the University of Utah is the state’s oldest and largest public institution of higher education, currently hosting 31,000 students. In 2011, the University furthered its mission of excellence by joining one of the country’s most prestigious conferences— both athletically and academically—in the Pac-12.

The University of Utah was established in 1850 and is the state’s oldest and largest institution of higher education. Salt Lake City is the home of the University and is consistently rated among the best places to live by Places Rated Almanac. The University is a major research institution and offers the BA, BM, MA, MM, DMA, and PhD music degrees with programs in composition, conducting, jazz studies, music education, music technology, music theory, musicology, and performance. The School of Music is one of six academic units in the College of Fine Arts. Its excellent facilities accommodate over 375 majors and 90 faculty members. More history. 

 

Contact the
School of Music

Affiliated contacts:
The University of Utah
College of Fine Arts

Kim Councill

Director

School of Music

  kim.councill@utah.edu

   801-581-6765

Peyden Shelton

Associate Director of Operations

School of Music

  peyden.shelton@utah.edu 

Jane Hatter

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies

School of Music

  dugs@music.utah.edu

Hasse Borup

Assistant Director of Graduate Studies

School of Music

   hasse.borup@music.utah.edu

   801-587-9375

Michelle Coulam Addison

Administrative Officer

School of Music

 michelle.addison@utah.edu

 801-585-6973

Osvaldo Rodriguez

Administrative Assistant

School of Music

  osvaldo.rodriguez@utah.edu

   801-581-6762

David Fox

Administrative Coordinator for Facilities and Curricular Support

School of Music

  david.a.fox@utah.edu

  801-581-6762

Cassie Taylor

Director of Development

School of Music

  cass.taylor@utah.edu

Andrea Ashdown

Development Specialist

School of Music

  a.ashdown@utah.edu

   435-730-5385

Lisa Marie Chaufty

Director, McKay Music Library

School of Music

  lisa.chaufty@utah.edu

   801-587-9786

J. Michaela Funtanilla

Communications Specialist

College of Fine Arts
School of Music 

  m.funtanilla@utah.edu

 

Natalie Herrick

Accounting Specialist

School of Music

  natalie.herrick@utah.edu

   801-581-6216

Clinton Taylor

Piano Tuner and Technician

School of Music

   clinton.taylor@utah.edu

Mackenzie Williams

Stage Manager Coordinator
School of Music 

  facilities@music.utah.edu

 

 

Location

The University of Utah | School of Music
1375 East Presidents Circle
204 David P. Gardner Hall
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0030

Operating Hours

Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM

Closed Major Federal/State Holidays and University Closure Days:
     New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Pioneer Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, Week between Christmas and New Year's Day

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Last Updated: 7/16/24