About the Department of Music

Old Dominion University is a growing institution with an enrollment of approximately 17,000 students. The university is located in Norfolk, Virginia, a metropolitan, historic, and internationally oriented area with a population of 1.4 million.

The Department of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.

At Old Dominion University, music students have the resources of a large university from which to draw to enhance the close, supportive relationships built within the Department of Music.

Faculty

Outstanding musician-scholar-teachers provide a rich, challenging, and creative environment in which students may pursue their educational dreams and aspirations. The Department of Music has excellent faculty who are leaders in music education and performance throughout the region. Many faculty serve as principal players with the Virginia Symphony and the Virginia Opera, and are established teacher-performers in the Tidewater area.

Facility

The Department of Music is housed in the new F. Ludwig Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, opened in 1991. The Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center has one the finest instrumental rehearsal rooms and recital halls in the region, and also houses one of the finest electronic/computer labs and recording facilities in the area.

Hampton Roads

The moderate winter climate and the university's proximity to the resort community of Virginia Beach makes Hampton Roads a desirable place to live. The area is home to the Virginia Symphony, the Virginia Opera, and the Virginia Stage Company.