Mission of Evangel University Department of Music

The Evangel University Department of Music is vitally interested in the spiritual, academic, social and aesthetic development of every student. The purpose of the department is to provide an excellent musical education that is thoroughly integrated with the university’s emphasis on the development of strong Christian character. Within this framework, students are required to grapple with new intellectual, musical, aesthetic, social, ethical and scientific challenges.

The Department of Music’s objectives are:

• To bring a breadth of stimulating intellectual experiences in music that will challenge each student to become a thinking and disciplined person, responsive and sensitive to the needs of society.
• To encourage the search for the good and the beauty in music through formal study and consistent exposure to a variety of fine aesthetic experiences.
• To acquaint students with the physical properties of sound, the theoretical aspects of music found in nature, and the compositional procedures developed from universal natural principles.

These objectives are realized by means of a well-established music curriculum, a highly trained music faculty, and many varied performance opportunities. The entire campus community is provided with many worthwhile concerts and recital programs, inspiring chapel music, and various guest artists through Evangel's Artist Series.