The School of Music programs are housed in a three-story building, dedicated by legendary composer Aaron Copland and first occupied in March of 1971. This building contains practice rooms, faculty teaching studios, classrooms, rehearsal rooms for large ensembles, the electronic music laboratory and the Music Library.
Music Library
The Music Library houses the university's major collection of monographs, scores, periodicals, sound recordings and videos dealing with music, amounting to more than 35,000 cataloged titles. In addition, there are collected works, dissertations and theses, and periodicals on microfilm and microfiche. The primary purpose of the Music Library is to support the academic and research needs of the School of Music, as well as those of the general student body and faculty. The Music Library is part of the University of Florida Library System, the second largest institutional library in the Southeast. The library system holds over 2,500,000 cataloged volumes, more than 2,300,000 units of microform, and maintains more than 29,000 current serials and roughly 20,000 machine-readable database files.
Florida Electroacoustic Music Studio
The Florida Electroacoustic Music Program at the University of Florida, headed by Dr. James Paul Sain is designed to support both composition and research. The primary focus of the facility is in the furtherance of contemporary art music. Courses are offered at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in topics such as the history and literature of electroacoustic music as well as the composition of electroacoustic music using MIDI, hard disk recording and editing, direct-digital software synthesis systems, and realtime interactive applications.
Century Tower Carillon
Housed in Century Tower, a distinctive landmark of the University of Florida, is a world-class 61-bell carillon. This university treasure, which is heard daily in mini-performances, is also used for recitals by guest artists and for academic and artistic functions in the adjacent University Auditorium. In addition, the carillon is used for instruction of students in carillon performance.
University Auditorium
Adjacent to the Music Building, the University Auditorium houses additional faculty offices and serves as a concert hall for the School of Music. The beautiful 900-seat auditorium, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, houses the Anderson Memorial Organ (70 stops, 99 ranks, 5356 pipes). This instrument is one of the largest and most sophisticated of its kind in the Southeast, and a unique resource for performance and instruction.
University of Florida Performing Arts
University of Florida Performing Arts showcases world-class and up-and-coming artists from around the globe, commissions new works, and supports residencies for performing artists. Exceptional performers, concerts and plays, including many of Broadway’s most notable musicals, are frequently enjoyed by areas residents at one of UFPA’s three venues in Gainesville: The Phillips Center for the Performing Arts located at 315 Hull Road, one block east of SW 34th Street; the Baughman Center located at the intersection of Radio and Museum Roads on the University of Florida campus; and the University Auditorium located at the corner of Union and Newell Drives next to Century Tower on the University of Florida campus.
Friends of Music Room
The Friends of Music is a community-based organization that supports the programs of the department in numerous ways, including raising funds for music scholarships. The volunteer efforts of this organization reinforce the vital link between the music department and the community. The Friends of Music Room, located in the University Auditorium, is used for receptions following performances and other special university events.
