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earleyc@sunyulster.edu

 

SUNY Ulster’s Music Degree Program under Christopher Earley’s energetic leadership has broken all projections for enrollments in its first two years. This semester there are 50 music majors, up from 13 when the program began. With those numbers, Earley says that students are creating a “music community” – one that makes greater use of the facilities, practices more, and requires more rehearsal space. To accommodate the growing number of music majors, scheduling of rehearsal space has become an art form. What some people might consider a problem, Earley views as “exciting.” He says, “Ulster’s music program is gaining respect and interest in the wider community. Area musicians are being very supportive of what we’re doing”