Welcome to
CSU Fullerton's Department of Music!

You are reading this because you already have something in common with us. You share our passion for music and music making, and you are looking for high quality music experiences to continue your development as a musical performer and scholar. Is Cal State Fullerton the place for you? Here are some of the reasons to give yourself the benefit of a Fullerton education in music…

• Outstanding academic and performance faculty
• Exceptional performance, practice and teaching facilities
• Successful Alumni
• Convenient, accessible location, at a reasonable cost

What sets Cal State Fullerton's Music Department apart?

• High, nationally recognized standards
• Individual attention
• Master classes and guest soloists with world renowned musicians
• Performances in the acoustically superior 800-seat Meng Hall in the new Clayes Performing Arts Center
• Cal State Fullerton student music groups regularly tour domestically and internationally.

Answers to your Questions about
CSU Fullerton's Music Department

• What undergraduate degree programs are offered?
• What are the degree program requirements?
• What advanced degrees are available?
• Can I minor in music?
• What performance ensembles are offered?
• What other student groups are there for music majors and minors?
• What should I do to prepare to be a music major?
• Are scholarships available for music majors?
• Who provides advisement for me?
• I would like to learn more about the Department's Learning Goals and Outcomes.

Click here to learn more about CSU Fullerton's Department of Music

Thanks for visiting, and please stay in touch.
You deserve the benefit of a Fullerton education in Music!

Joseph Clayes III Performing Arts Center

Meng Concert Hall

FACULTY MEMBER BILL CUNLIFFE RECEIVES A GRAMMY!

Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Music is pleased to announce Bill Cunliffe, Associate Professor of Music, has been honored with a prestigious Best Instrumental Arrangement Grammy® Award for his West Side Story Medley. The track is from "Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson" [Resonance Records]. The award was presented on Sunday, January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Cunliffe has toured as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra. He has also played and toured with many legends of jazz, including Ray Brown, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, James Moody, and Joshua Redman. Currently, he plays with his own trio, his group Imaginacion, and duets with the great jazz flutist Holly Hofmann, with whom he has recorded five CD's.

Performances at Cal State Fullerton this spring that feature Mr. Cunliffe as composer or director include New Music Ensemble (March 10); Jazz Ensembles I & II (March 18); and Jazz Ensembles II & III (May 6). Mr. Cunliffe is the director of Cal State Fullerton’s Jazz small groups (combos) and Jazz Ensemble II.

LEARN MORE ABOUT BILL CUNLIFFE