University of Dayton Department of Music

Hi everyone! My name is Emma Rustad! I am a Music Therapy Major at the University of Dayton and I am currently attending the APEX trumpet symposium! Join me for two days of fun!!

Celebrating the Department of Music, Theater, and Dance’s class of 2026 Graduating Seniors! This talented and hardworking class of students will be so missed. We are so proUD of you and can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!

Photos from tonight’s senior award banquet! Thank you to everyone for attending and congrats again to our seniors!!!

Join us for the Senior recital of Dominic Delligatti on May 4th. Starting at 6pm in the Roger Glass Center for the Arts we hope to see you there!

Happy last day of classes flyers ❤️💙

During the Department Honors Recital, we celebrated our performers and seniors with our presented awards! Congratulations to our five finalists for their amazing performances. Below will be all of our amazing seniors and the awards presented today!

Sigma Alpha Iota Professional Music Fraternity Scholastic Award to the Chapter’s Graduating Senior Who Has Attained the Highest Scholastic Rating: Rachel Gleberman

Sigma Alpha Iota College Honor Award for Musicianship, Scholarship, and General Contributions to the College Chapter: Maggie Endres

Phi Mu Alpha Professional Music Fraternity Scholastic Award to the Chapter’s Graduating Senior Who Has Attained the Highest Scholastic Rating: Joshua Dunham

Phi Mu Alpha College Honor Award for Musicianship, Scholarship and General Contributions to the College Chapter: Ryan Henneman

Department of Music Senior Award for Outstanding Contribution to the University Orchestra: Gabriel Lusk

Department of Music Senior Award for Outstanding Contribution to University Concert Bands: Rachel Gleberman

Department of Music Senior Award for Outstanding Contribution to the University Choral Ensembles: Cara Clark

Department of Music Senior Award for Outstanding Contribution to the University Vocal Area: Charlotte Silvidi

Department of Music Senior Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Flyer Pep Band: Elizabeth Clock

Department of Music Senior Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Pride of Dayton Marching Band: Ashleigh Muir

Department of Music Senior Award for Outstanding Contribution to University Jazz Bands: John Sebastian

National Federation of Music Clubs Thelma A. Robinson Award in Conducting: Brendan Ash

The Presser Foundation Scholarship Award: Rachel Gleberman

Phil Farris Spirit of Community Award for a Student Majoring in Music: Claire Ginley

The Brother Todd Ridder. S.M., Award of Excellence for Outstanding Service by a Student Majoring in Music: Megan Carlson

The Brother Joseph J. Mervar, S.M., Award for Excellence to an Outstanding Student Majoring in Music: John Sebastian

Congratulations to everyone, and thank you for an amazing year!

Hey everyone! My name is Claire Ginley and I am a senior music therapy major! Join me for my final takeover during our last week of classes. Come prepared with questions!!!

Derek Bingham’s Sophomore Piano Recital is on May 3rd, at 7:00 PM at the RGCA Concert Hall! The centerpiece of the program is Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B Minor, one of the great masterworks in the piano literature, a work with an ingenious compositional structure that also displays the emotional and artistic depth characteristic of romantic era pianism. To make the experience as engaging as possible, Derek will be offering a short verbal introduction to the Sonata, sharing the story and themes of the music before he performs it. The program will also include other works by Liszt and Rachmaninoff

Our last week of classes for the year is filled with performances! We hope to see you there!