University of Akron School of Music

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41°04′43.2″N 81°30′54.1″W / 41.078667°N 81.515028°W / 41.078667; -81.515028

The University of Akron: School of Music is an academic program for music content at the University of Akron. Some groups that perform there are: The Wind Symphony, The Symphony Band, and more.

• The Wind Symphony
• The Symphony Band
• Concert Band
• Marching Band "Ohio's Pride" ~250 members ^[1]
• Pep Band "Blue and Gold"
• Steel Drum Band
• The Akron New Music Ensemble
• Jazz Combo(s) and Ensemble(s)
• Symphony Orchestra
• Concert Choir
• Chamber Choir
• Chamber ensembles

Ensembles are open to music majors and non-majors.

Facilities include a 250-seat recital hall, the 2,895-seat Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, a music computer center, a music resource center, and an electronic music composition laboratory. Guzzetta Hall, home of the School of Music, combines with the Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall to form a center for the performing arts. The Nola Guzzetta Recital Hall is equipped with a manual Moeller pipe organ, a Martin harpsichord, and two Steinway concert grand pianos.^[2]

• Mark Scatterday - director of the Eastman Wind Ensemble
• Daniel W. McCarthy - Composer and Co-Author