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Music Therapy Bachelor in Music This Bachelor of Music program emphasizes musical proficiency at a pre-professional level through individual instruction, mentoring, and career guidance. Performance experience includes large and small ensembles, solo performance opportunities, solo work in large-scale productions, and solo recitals in the junior and senior years. Music therapy is an evidence-based and credentialed healthcare profession that utilizes the properties of music to accomplish non-…
Performance Bachelor of Music This Bachelor of Music Program emphasizes musical proficiency at a pre-professional level through individual instruction, mentoring, and career guidance. Performance experience includes large and small ensembles, solo performance opportunities, solo work in large-scale productions, and solo recitals in the junior and senior years. Fast Facts Mercyhurst is the only institution in the Erie area that offers accredited Music Degree Programs. Our five programs are B.A.…
Composition Bachelor of Music This Bachelor of Music allows students to develop the essential technical toolbox and broad aesthetic perspective needed to assume a place in the community of professional composers. Composition study offers an array of musical opportunities for graduates, including film scoring, commercial music, educational and church music publications, recording arts, and careers in higher education. The program aims to prepare each young composer for high-level graduate work…
Music Bachelor of Arts The Bachelor of Arts in Music provides students with the opportunity to pursue a full major in music together with an expanded emphasis on the liberal arts. The additional elective courses built into this degree allow students to incorporate a minor in another field of study without adding overload credits. Music majors benefit from the same general departmental offerings as those in the performance and education degrees—weekly private lessons, regular participation in…
Mercyhurst political analyst Joe Morris launches ‘About that Election’ Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Climate Change, Immigration Reform, the Economy… Politics has never been more divisive, complicated, or fascinating. With the 2024 presidential election approaching, Mercyhurst University political science professor Dr. Joe Morris wants to know what today’s voters are thinking and, more importantly, why? In his quest to understand and inform, Morris has launched a docuseries called “About that…
Mercyhurst confirms teach-out agreement following announcement that Notre Dame College of Ohio is closing Thursday, February 29, 2024 Mercyhurst University has entered into a teach-out agreement with Notre Dame College (NDC) of Ohio, which it confirmed following today’s announcement by Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees that the college will end in-person academic instruction at the end of spring semester. The partnership establishes a pathway for NDC students to complete their degrees at…
Mercyhurst Theatre Program stages ‘The Threepenny Opera’ Wednesday, March 06, 2024 Image The Mercyhurst Theatre Program concludes its 2023-24 season with a vibrant new production of the classic Brecht/Weill musical “The Threepenny Opera,” running March 21-24 in Taylor Little Theatre. London’s most notorious criminal, Macheath (Mack the Knife), runs afoul of Jonathan Peachum when he marries Peachum's daughter Polly in a ceremony of doubtful legality. Peachum's resolve to have Mack sent to the…
VisitErie unveils Eclipse S.H.I.N.E. Campaign to rally residents, extend hospitality to visitors Friday, March 08, 2024 Image With one month left before the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, VisitErie unveils its S.H.I.N.E. Campaign, asking residents to do five simple things to ensure the community is at its best. The eclipse is poised to significantly impact the region, with estimates anticipating 56,000 to 200,000 visitors making their way to Pennsylvania, the majority of whom will…
Mercyhurst faculty combine efforts to launch Eclipse lecture series Friday, March 08, 2024 Image Mercyhurst University faculty are pooling their resources to offer a free, public lecture series supporting the college’s observance of “The Eclipse within our Gates.” While the total solar eclipse that will fill the skies over Erie is slated for April 8, Dr. Meng Wang will kick off the speaking engagements on Friday, April 5, with “Celestial Omens: Eclipses in Eastern Astrological Traditions.” Her…
‘Oppenheimer’s’ Impact: Mercyhurst hosts ‘Unleashing the Atom’ panel in response to growing nuclear concerns Tuesday, March 12, 2024 "For better or worse, we're all living in Robert Oppenheimer's world," said Cillian Murphy in his acceptance speech for “best actor” at Sunday’s Academy Awards. "I'd like to dedicate this to the peacemakers." The “Oppenheimer” star’s timely remarks are reflective of an upcoming panel discussion at Mercyhurst University on “Unleashing the Atom.” Free and open to…