String Program

Howard University offers a comprehensive program of advance instruction in all stringed instruments. Our faculty is drawn from among the most outstanding teachers and performers in the Washington, DC area, one of the country's foremost centers of musical activity. Faculty members, as well as guest artists and ensembles offer frequent performances.

Howard University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in violin, viola, cello, bass, and guitar in applied music performance, as well as music education, music therapy, and music business with emphasis in all stringed instruments. In addition to their applied instrumental study, string majors at Howard also perform in chamber music ensembles, the Howard University Concert Band, Howard University Jazz Ensemble, and the Howard Orchestra. All students are also encouraged to perform in master classes held by visiting artists.

Howard students also have the opportunity to perform in other local orchestras and ensembles. Few cities in the world can boast the richness of cultural life found in Washington, DC. Just across town is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, home to the internationally renowned National Symphony Orchestra and The Washington Opera. The Center also offers regular performances by the finest orchestras, chamber ensembles and recitalists from across the nation and around the world. In addition, other national institutions such as the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress offer their own series of recital, chamber and orchestral performances, as well as having the finest research and reference resources in the country.