The Shepherd School of Music is a university school of music located on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. Shepherd School is itself very selective, accepting overall about twelve percent of all applicants. From its inception in 1974 , the Shepherd School has emphasized orchestral and chamber music as a central element in its performing curriculum. As the Shepherd School has grown and matured, so too has the orchestral program until it is now made up of a full Symphony Orchestra of one hundred-plus music students and a Chamber Orchestra made up of some thirty more music... students. In just 30 years, Rice’s Shepherd School of Music has become one of the nation’s most prestigious major university-level music programs. The school is housed in Alice Pratt Brown Hall, the westernmost academic building on Rice's campus. Its Stude Concert Hall, Duncan Recital Hall, and Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall have excellent acoustics and attract audiences of more than 70,000 each year. The building is composed of long hallways filled with chamber and practice music rooms, recording studios, and faculty studios.
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| Founded: | 1974 |
| School type: | Conservatory, Private university, University |