Our program
The Music Program at Concordia University Irvine is celebrated for its high quality musicianship, dedicated teaching, musical ministry, exceptional music learning facilties, world-class recording studio, and a close student community that strives for cooperative artistic excellence. Operating as a unit within the liberal arts university, Concordia attracts top student musicians with a variety of professional goals, placing music majors in ensembles with excellent musicians studying in other academic fields and professionals to experience a heightened performance experience at leading concert venues.
The ensemble experience is vast at Concordia, with several choirs, band, orchestra, handbells, worship ensembles, commercial music ensembles, jazz ensembles, Americana Ensemble and numerous chamber music opportunities. The vast majority of students in Concordia ensembles receive music scholarships and take private lessons, which results in a culture surrounded by the best in the wide world of musical styles and repertoire.