The Department of Music is housed in the Conservatory of Music — an effective environment for study, practice, and performance. The Department offers professional degree programs in a liberal arts setting. Our music programs are accredited nationally by the National Association of Schools of Music (since 1940), the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Winthrop University has identified the arts as one of its areas of excellence.

Through a challenging curriculum and an excellent faculty, Winthrop offers three graduate music degree programs, as well as extensive opportunities for performance in one of our many and varied ensembles. Additionally, we sponsor over 100 performances annually, most of which are free of charge and open to the general public.

FACULTY

Elisa Koehler - Professor, Chair

Lorrie Crochet - Professor

Tomoko Deguchi - Professor

L.H. Dickert, Jr. - Professor

Justin Isenhour - Associate Professor

Leonard Mark Lewis - Professor

Matthew Manwarren - Professor

Julia McCallum - Instructor

Jeffrey McEvoy - Associate Professor

Jeremy Mims - Associate Professor

Ronald Parks - Professor

Tracy Patterson - Associate Professor

Ian Pearson - Professor

Douglas Presley - Professor

Kristen Wonderlich - Professor of Music