Private lessons in voice, keyboard, band/orchestral instruments, sitar, guitar, electric and upright bass, and drum set are offered every semester for academic credit.
The Department of Music presents this music concert series that is free and open to the public. Don’t miss these performances from our student ensembles, faculty, and guest artists.
Free registration online at modlin.richmond.edu or in person at the Modlin Center Box Office.
The University of Richmond Department of Music invites one distinguished music scholar each year to address the university, the Greater Richmond area and the scholarly communities, and to spend time with its students. The Neumann Lectures offer a further opportunity to expand the vision of the University of Richmond as a locus for serious dialogue about music, the arts, and society.
University of Richmond Artist in Residence Leyla McCalla combines original compositions and traditional Haitian tunes with historical broadcasts and contemporary interviews and research. McCalla’s performances are captivating, fueled by rich, sophisticated melodic work and intoxicating Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Learn more.
"East End Elegy is a personal and musical reflection of my encounter with the East End Cemetery, located on the Far East End of Richmond, where more than 15,000 African-American ancestors are interred...My intention was to create a musical piece that would connect students at the University of Richmond with the larger Richmond community."
- Leyla McCalla
Alum Kobie Turner, ’21, a music and math double major, is a defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams. The Wall Street Journal profiled his time at UR as a music and math student-athlete.
Opera singer and 2000 graduate Matt Worth originally auditioned for the music performance program at the University of Richmond with his trombone. But, on a whim after his horn performance, he also mentioned that he could sing. Watch Worth's return to the Richmond campus to teach a master class to some vocal performance students. Read more.
As part of the Modlin Center for the Arts, the Department of Music offers its students access to high-quality spaces to learn, practice and perform.
Andy McGraw was promoted to professor of music. He has published extensively on Southeast Asian music, music and ethics, and rhythmic analysis. He is an active performer and directs a gamelan orchestra for the Richmond community.
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Linda Fairtile, the Head of Parsons Music Library, participated in a panel discussion about composers Giacomo Puccini and Arnold Schoenberg at "The Schoenberg-Puccini Connection: A Centennial Celebration in Music and Dialogue," jointly sponsored by New York University's Deutsches Haus and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò.
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Stefan Greenfield-Casas, visiting assistant professor in music theory, published "Video Games Alive: Ludic Liveness and (Re)playful Listenings in Video Game Music Concerts" in The Oxford Handbook of Video Game Music and Sound.
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Stefan Greenfield-Casas, visiting assistant professor in music theory, published “From the Screen (to the Screen) to the Concert Hall: Arrangement as a World-Building and World-Bridging Device in the Kingdom Hearts Series” in The Oxford Handbook of Arrangement Studies.
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University of Richmond is ranked No. 5 in the top small schools’ category among Peace Corps’ 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.
This article highlights Leyla McCalla, artist-in-residence in the Department of Music.
Music professor Mike Davison, an expert on Cuban music, is featured.
Music professor Joanna Love, an expert on the use of music in the Super Bowl, is interviewed.
Professor of Russian and global studies Yvonne Howell is quoted.
Mailing address:
Music Department
Booker Hall
455 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8277
Fax: (804) 287-6814
Chair: Dr. Andrew McGraw
Administrative Coordinator: Veronica Clinton
