At Hartt, we prepare you to embark on a lifelong fulfilling career in fields such as commercial music; classical and jazz performance; composing; conducting; music education; music management; production and technology; music history and theory; vocal performance, and more!

Through diverse coursework and a close mentoring relationship with faculty, students become versatile and collaborative performing artists, educators, technologists, managers, composers, and scholars.

We turn your passion into your profession, and along the way, you can experience some of the following highlights:

• 400+ undergraduate students

• 135 graduate students

• 85 guest artists a year

• 400+ performances and masterclasses each year, making Hartt the largest producer of the performing arts in Connecticut

Extend Your Reach Beyond Your Major
As a Hartt student, you receive a world-class performing arts education and have the opportunity to gain so much more. Enhance your educational experience through a minor in an academic discipline outside of the performing arts, take advantage of the University’s Honors Program, find an inspiring internship, or study abroad. You also have the opportunity to join nearly 100 clubs and organizations, attend Division III sporting events, take in gallery shows, or take a day trip into New York City or Boston.

Realizing Your Dreams is the Grand Finale
Hartt’s dynamic and accomplished alumni are working musicians, dancers, choreographers, actors, singers, educators, technicians, and arts administrators who have earned awards and acclaim around the country and the world.

“I am deeply aware that I would not have this job without the community here that made getting it possible, and I am deeply grateful to my teachers and colleagues. They pushed me to be able to do more and better than I first could dream for myself. Their dreams for me were bigger than mine, and they not only helped me to see that potential, but they also led me there.”

– Chris Ramos, 2023 DMA Instrumental Conducting, Utah Valley University Director of Bands