We are an innovative, contemporary institution dedicated to providing tomorrow's musicians with a superior education and viable career training within the changing musical landscape of the 21st century.

Three musicians at the University Orchestra's "All You Need is Love!” Valentine's Day concert. Image by Tory Germann

Our mission is to provide students with superior music education that will prepare them for meaningful careers in the profession. The Music Department is one of the largest departments in the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and offers both undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees. Learn more about the Music Department.

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Shadow Day 2026

Join us on Thursday February 19, 2026 for our annual Shadow Day! Visit our Shadow Day webpage for more information.

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Meet Our Students & Alumni

  • Cristian Ramos Delgado
    Music and Theatre Arts

    Cristian Ramos Delgado sang his way into a job with an a cappella group.

  • Katrina Cruess
    Music Education

    Katrina Cruess ’12, ’15 has made a career of helping flutes sound sweet.

  • Thomas McGurk
    Music

    A graduate of the Sound Recording Technology Program, Thomas McGurk '91 owns his own studio and is a seven-time Emmy award winner.

  • Rachel Sullivan
    Music Education

    As a senior, Music studies major Rachel Sullivan gained experience teaching in a local school — both online and in person.

  • Two firefighters spray water on a burning charter bus.

    And the Band Played On: Bus Fire Doesn’t Stop River Hawks

    Senior music education major Glen Njeru helped evacuate 40 fellow UMass Lowell Marching Band members from a burning charter bus on the way to a performance, earning praise from his directors and Chancellor Julie Chen for his quick thinking, composure and leadership.
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  • A young man in a black hoodie and baseball cap poses for a photo outside of a record store.

    Criminal Justice Alum Takes a ‘Counter Intuitive’ Career Path

    Ten years ago, criminal justice alum Jake Sulzer ’15 took a “shot in the dark” and offered to release a local band’s album on vinyl. Now, he runs a successful independent record label, Counter Intuitive Records, and recently launched a brick-and-mortar store in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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