Performance Programs at Columbia University

The Music Performance Program of Columbia University (MPP), directed by Prof. Deborah Bradley-Kramer, 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.  (Sign up for a weekly email listing all MPP-sponsored concerts and events, ticket discounts, and performance opportunities by sending an email to mpp@columbia.edu

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, directed by Professor Chris Washburne, offers both undergraduate and graduate students jazz performance experience and private lessons. To learn more about Jazz programs at Columbia University, please visit the Jazz at Columbia page.

The Columbia University Orchestra gives students the opportunity to perform in an ensemble of the most challenging nature possible. Performing several concerts per year, the CUO draws members from the entire Columbia community.

World Music Ensembles -- The MPP, the LAJP, the Center for Ethnomusicology, and the Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies sponsor several world music ensembles.  For 2009-10, the offering includes the Lion in the Grass bluegrass ensemble, the Klezmer ensemble, the Japanese Gagaku, and a Latin music ensemble. For more information, please visit the website of the Center for Ethnomusicology.

The Music Performance Program staff:

Prof. Deborah Bradley-Kramer, Director

Eleanor Lipat-Chesler, Program Coordinator

Maryam Parhizkar, Student Liaison/Publicity Co-Coordinator

Heather O’Neil, Publicity Co-Coordinator

Office Hours: Monday – Thursday, 12-5PM in 618 Dodge
Email: mpp@columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 854-1257
Website: http://music.columbia.edu/mpp/
Events Calendar: http://music.columbia.edu/event