Sunderman Conservatory of Music

Amanda Heim teaching a student saxophone

A Personalized Experience

Sunderman Conservatory of Music: A Personalized Experience

Students who major in music as well as those who pursue other academic disciplines work closely with Sunderman Conservatory faculty. Each student receives individualized instruction and advising, and students pursue a wide variety of musical and academic goals, incorporating music into the broader context of the liberal arts.

Annual Student Opera Production

Student Opera Performances Annually at Gettysburg

Whether a student is a music education major or simply looking for a top music program in a liberal arts environment, performance is an important component of that experience. Sunderman Conservatory students enrich the Gettysburg community on the stage and in the concert hall, performing a diverse repertoire of musical styles and genres.

International Ensemble Tours

The Sunderman Conservatory of Music is a dedicated place for music inside a liberal arts college, a conservatory embedded in a rich intellectual community. An exceptional faculty of artists and scholars, a campus culture rich in performance, and opportunities that range from residencies with internationally-renowned guest artists and lecturers each semester to musical experiences abroad for a semester or a summer make Sunderman one of the most distinctive undergraduate music options available.

Complete the Music Profile Form

Complete a Music Profile Form to indicate your interest in music and learn more about the Sunderman Conservatory of Music.

Complete the Music Profile Form

Schedule a Visit

Plan your visit to the Sunderman Conservatory. You can sit on on classes and rehearsals, and schedule a lesson with a faculty member in your applied area.

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Featured courses

All music courses

MUSIC CLASS 170 Video Game Music: Style, Technology, and Culture

Survey of technological, sociological, and artistic issues related to games and game music. Students will critically examine notions of play; explore the evolution of video game soundtracks; analyze how music operates in games; explore and critique “music games” such as Guitar Hero; and explore music and sound in game-related cultural phenomena (such as video game soundtrack concerts and tribute bands). The course includes a substantial multimedia component.

MUSIC ENSEMBLE 161 Wind Symphony

The premier wind band in the Sunderman Conservatory designed for the development of the professional performer, music educators, and dedicated musicians. A select group of 40-50 players, the ensemble rehearses and performs a combination of wind band masterworks and new repertoire. The Wind Symphony is open to all Gettysburg College students.

MUSIC CLASS 318 Africana Music: Juju to Hip Hop

An interdisciplinary perusal of issues surrounding Africana musics ranging from African music such as juju to Afro-Caribbean styles such as salsa and African American forms such as jazz and hip-hop. This discussion-oriented course calls upon perspectives from Africana studies, ethnomusicology (the study of music in its cultural context), anthropology, religious studies, history, philosophy, critical race theory, gender studies, and literary criticism.