University of Central Arkansas

The UCA Department of Music is a warm community of over 200 music majors that participate in over 25 different student ensembles ranging from The Conway Symphony Orchestra to the Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.  At UCA, you can be an integral part of our music department even if you are not a music major.  Our ensembles have traveled to Spain, Japan, England, Italy, China, and Austria within the last five years, showcasing our students on an international stage.  With faculty who have studied at the most prestigious universities and conservatories in the world, every student has the opportunity to grow into a world-class artist.

Recently, UCA has played host to The National Symphony Orchestra, commissioned an original opera, and has brought in world class artists such as The Brentano String Quartet, Pancho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, clarinetist Eric Mandat, Pulitzer prize winning composer Karel Husa, the Washington Sax Quartet, and Trombones de Costa Rica.

As recently featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the music department plays an integral role in the local community of Conway.  With our Community Music School which enrolls over 350 students every year, to our partnership with the Conway ArtsFest, Conway Symphony Orchestra, and countless faculty performances in the Central Arkansas region, one could say that we are also the "Center of the Arts" for Arkansas. 

We hope you enjoy our website and are able to attend a performance on campus sometime soon.  Thanks for visiting!