• The DePaul School of Music Composition Department encourages its students to compose for a variety of ensembles and media and to develop a strong awareness of significant techniques, styles and aesthetic trends of the past fifty years.
  • This is brought about through all aspects of the curriculum:  one-on-one composition lessons with each of DePaul's distinguished composition faculty members; courses in orchestration, analysis, counterpoint, computer music, specialized topics in contemporary music; weekly composition studio classes; and performance opportunities.
  • The department strives for a community environment that emphasizes collaboration with peers.
  • Composers at DePaul have ample opportunities to work with accomplished instrumentalists and singers throughout the process of composing and rehearsing new works for performance.