SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The evolution of the School of Music, Dance and Theatre is a story of deep history and diversity of effort. Most recently, the Arizona Board of Regents approved the merger of the School of Music with dance and theatre in August 2020. Dr. Heather Landes, the school's current director, served as the inaugural director. In this new configuration, we offer the broadest exposure to all the performing arts disciplines in one innovative, wildly-productive central hub... We are a community of learners - artists, educators, scholars, practitioners and activists - committed to ethical and equitable engagement in music, dance and theatre. As a School, we champion these disciplines as essential to the wellbeing of society, as means of knowledge development, and as foundational to the human experience. In all that we do, we grapple with the impact of the past, confront the needs of the present and forge the path to the future.