Directed by Prof. Deborah Bradley-Kramer, the Music Performance Program of Columbia University seeks to enable students to develop as musicians within the academic setting of Columbia, by providing and facilitating opportunities for musical instruction, participation, and performance. Offerings in the MPP are subdivided into private instrumental lessons and a range of sponsored and affiliated performing ensembles.One of the main goals of the MPP is to provide high quality music instruction to students within the stimulating intellectual atmosphere of a fine liberal arts college. Many students involved in the MPP major in subjects far removed from music; others double major in music and some other discipline. The best of our students perform at levels comparable to those of students in the country’s best music conservatories are accepted to top summer music festivals and graduate programs. As Columbia’s MPP is located within the rich musical world of New York City, our students have the opportunity to perform in some of the city’s top venues. Columbia’s MPP students are deeply immersed in both performance and intellectual pursuits, and we feel that this combination creates particularly strong and compelling performers.