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Marywood offers all the benefits of larger music and performance programs with greater flexibility. Whatever your goals in the performing arts field—to perform, to teach, to heal, to manage, or some combination of these—you'll have numerous opportunities to practice, learn, and collaborate from Day One. Our distinctive programs in Music, Theatre, and Dance embody the depth and rigor expected of conservatory programs, but in a welcoming atmosphere that embraces an ensemble philosophy and encourages collegiality and growth. Our highly credentialed, nationally and internationally acclaimed faculty are passionate about their craft and connected to their students. In fact, students support one another and work together, rather than competing against one another for performance opportunities. There are opportunities to perform locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.

General Guidelines for All Auditions

During the audition process, there will be opportunities to perform for our audition committee and meet members of our faculty. Additional arrangements may be made to meet with academic advisors and current Marywood music and theatre students.

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Facilities & Technology

Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts

Throughout the academic year, you can attend a performance on the main stage of the Munley Theatre or in the more intimate setting of the Black Box Theatre. Marywood's many Music, Theatre, and Dance Ensembles, large and small, often perform here, including Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Wind Symphony/Ensemble, Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and more. The building also includes classrooms and private practice rooms for students.

Originally built in 1952 as Assumption Hall (Fine Arts Building/Auditorium), the space was renovated and renamed in 1999 as the Frank E. and Angela Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts, in honor of esteemed music alumna Angela Sette LaVerghetta '48, who was a trustee of the University, and her husband, Frank, who also served as a Marywood trustee. The Munley Theatre, which houses the auditorium and main stage, was named in honor of Marywood's 11^th President, Sister Anne Munley, IHM, by the Board of Trustees in 2022.

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Sette LaVerghetta Center Theatre

The Sette LaVerghetta Center Theatre is a 1,100-seat main stage theatre and concert hall for all University-related events.

This large performance space contains a proscenium stage, orchestra pit, dressing rooms, box offices, control room, back stage area and the ability to fly scenery. Other features include sound and lighting boards, a 9-foot Steinway grand piano and 7-foot Steinway grand piano (on stage), a Mason & Hamlin grand piano (orchestra pit), and large Allen electronic organ.

1,100-seat Munley Theatre
Black Box Theatre
Digital piano lab
2 harpsichords and 2 harps
Extensive practice facilities
Complement of band and orchestra instruments
Multiple copies of orchestral scores
Choral music library
Vocal music library
Small library of reference books
Curriculum lab and learning centerM
2 computer labs
Biofeedback lab
MIDI Creator equipment
Music Therapy Lab
Multiple organs

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Black Box Theatre

The Black Box Theatre, located on the Terrace Level of the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts, is a laboratory theatre designed with flex staging to accommodate student-directed productions and to support experimental theatre.

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Music Therapy Clinic and Research Lab

The purpose of the Music Therapy Clinic is two-fold, namely, to provide music therapy majors with an educational opportunity for hands on one-on-one clinical experience under the supervision of a board certified-music therapist; and secondly, as an out- reach to those in the community with special needs. Approximately sixteen to twenty clients are served weekly. Among them are individuals of all ages with a variety of challenges, e.g. mental and physical challenges, attention deficit disorders, cerebral-palsy, autism spectrum, closed head injuries, Down syndrome, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Marian Chapel

The Swartz Center for Spiritual Life is home to the beautiful Marian Chapel, with its two-story stained glass doors that can be opened for special outdoor liturgical celebrations. Masses are held regularly in the Marian Chapel.

The Marian Chapel also offers the Music, Theatre, and Dance Department an intimate 180-seat performing space. Completely renovated in 2007, the Marian Chapel (formerly the IHM Marian Convent), features a Peragallo pipe organ and 7-foot Steinway grand piano.

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Music Education Club (NAfME)

Music Therapy Club

Marywood Players

Jazz Education Network

Chamber Singers

Concert Choir

Pi Kappa Lambda, Zeta Epsilon chapter

Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Zeta Psi Chapter

MTD Student Handbook

The information in this handbook is designed to familiarize you with university and department policies specific to the MTD degree programs.
Please save this handbook, as it will provide guidance throughout your studies at Marywood. Bring this handbook to all academic advising sessions.

Student Handbook

General Guidelines for All Auditions

Audition Information

Community Involvement

91ֱ�� has established positive, long-standing relationships with the larger area community. Concerts, recitals, guest artist masterclasses, lectures, workshops, and academic and athletic camp programs draw a number of community constituents to campus each year.

Each year, the music unit offers a wide variety of programs and community outreach for the larger community. Target populations include: young school-age children through senior adults, as well as individuals with various disabilities. Approximately 1100-1200 students participate in the music unit’s on-campus outreach programs each year. These programs enhance the cultural, social, and aesthetic life of the wider public community. They also provide intentional, direct curricular connections and co-curricular experiences for Marywood music students.

Large Ensembles

Orchestra - The Marywood Orchestra is one of the most highly-regarded collegiate orchestras in the Northeast Pennsylvania region. The ensemble welcomes music majors, non-majors, and community members. Recent repertoire has included the Dvořák's New World Symphony and Mozart’s The Magic Flute .

Wind Symphony - Marywood’s premiere band ensemble; it typically includes nearly 100 student, faculty, staff, and community instrumentalists. This group focuses on literature requiring large instrumental forces. In recent years, members of the Wind Symphony have embarked on concert tours to Italy and China.

Wind Ensemble - Marywood’s small band ensemble provides opportunities for woodwind, brass, and percussion players to perform challenging pieces best suited to smaller and flexible instrumental forces.

Concert Choir - A large ensemble that performs a wide range of repertoire, from a cappella motets to orchestral masterworks such as the Requiems of Mozart, Verdi, and Brahms. Concert Choir frequently performs with the Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic, as well as other orchestras. The choir also performs regularly in the 91ֱ�� Rotunda.

Chamber Singers - A small select choir that performs ambitious repertoire ranging from the Early Renaissance to world premieres. Chamber Singers was featured at the National Convention of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities in 2021 and 2022, and has twice been a national finalist for the American Prize in Choral Performance. This ensemble goes on a concert tour every spring.

Jazz Ambassadors - A jazz ensemble that welcomes student instrumentalists in any major. They perform a variety of jazz repertoire and have invited well-known jazz soloists for master classes and performances.

Tutti Ensemble - The Tutti Ensemble is a student-run program that teaches mentally or physically challenged young adults to play instruments and/or sing. Members of the Tutti Ensemble collaborate with Marywood’s music therapy and music education majors in the preparation of two annual concerts.

Chamber Ensembles

Woodwind Ensemble - Small instrumental winds ensemble; open to woodwind majors and non-majors.

Brass Ensemble - Small instrumental brass ensemble; open to brass majors and non-majors.

Percussion Ensemble - Small instrumental percussion ensemble; open to percussion majors and non-majors.

Chamber Music Ensembles - Small instrumental groups focusing on the performance of classical chamber music repertoire for strings, winds, and piano.

Instrumental Ensembles

Orchestra - Large orchestral ensemble; membership open to music majors, non-majors, and community volunteers. Permission of the Director is required for participation. All string music majors required to participate in orchestra.

Wind Symphony - Marywood’s premiere large instrumental band ensemble. Participation is required of all Marywood Music majors whose major performance medium (as determined by departmental acceptance audition) lies in the winds or percussion area. This group focuses on literature requiring large instrumental forces.

Wind Ensemble - Marywood’s premiere small instrumental ensemble. Participation is required of all Marywood music instrumental majors, but welcomes other Marywood students via audition. The Wind Ensemble consists of woodwind, brass, and percussion players who perform pieces of various instrumentation and styles best suited for smaller and flexible instrumental forces.

Jazz Ambassadors - Medium-size instrumental jazz ensemble; membership open to music majors and non-majors.

Tutti Ensemble - A student-run program that assists mentally or physically disabled clients to play music.

Small Music Ensembles

Woodwind Ensemble - Small instrumental winds ensemble; open to woodwind majors and non-majors.

Brass Ensemble - Small instrumental brass ensemble; open to brass majors and non-majors.

Percussion Ensemble - Small instrumental percussion ensemble; open to percussion majors and non-majors.

Chamber Music Ensembles - Small instrumental groups focusing on the performance of classical chamber music repertoire for strings, winds, and piano.

Guitar Ensemble - Open to classical guitar majors and non-majors.

Flute Ensemble - Open to flute majors and non-majors.

Marywood Guitar Ensemble - The Marywood Guitar Ensemble inspires audiences through its excellence in performing a very diverse repertoire, from Renaissance to Reggae. Ensemble members improvise, perform intricate guitar counterpoint, deliver surprising contemporary experimental pieces, and “groove" through rhythms such as waltz, rag, and bossa-nova.

Marywood Contemporary Music Ensemble - The Marywood Contemporary Music Ensemble is an undergraduate instrumental ensemble that performs and promotes works by twentieth-century composers, non-traditional offerings, world music repertoire, and Marywood students’ own original compositions.

Theatre Ensemble

For main-stage and student-directed productions; consists of all theatre degree students as well as non-majors who wish to be involved in public performance. There are three main-stage productions each year, including Children's Theatre.

Community-focused Ensembles:

Celebrations - Includes Junior and Senior Wind Band Celebrations (held annually for wind, brass, and percussion students in middle and high school) and String Celebration (held annually for string students in middle and high school; features a Senior Orchestra, Junior Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra)

String Project - An after-school, pre-collegiate string program for students ages 7-18. Participants take small-group lessons in violin, viola, cello, and double bass; participate in orchestra; and perform in concerts. String Project participants are divided into three levels; beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Students are assigned to a group based on experience.

- The Northeastern Youth Wind Ensemble operates under the auspices of the Conn-Selmer Division of Education, headed by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser and is hosted by 91ֱ��. Through this unique relationship, high school age performers work directly with esteemed conductors, educators, composers, and guest performing artists, thus providing an opportunity to experience music in a unique, rewarding, instructive and constructive environment. The Northeastern Youth Wind Ensemble membership, chosen through a process that currently involves director recommendations, is composed of wind and percussion performers from the public, private, parochial and home schools in the Northeastern Pennsylvania area and beyond. All members must be actively involved in their school music program and must be recommended by their music teacher.

Contact the Music, Theatre and Dance Department

Location: Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 570-348-6268

Email: dept.mtd@marywood.edu

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Special Projects

Music Lessons

Interested in taking music lessons with experienced performers? The Marywood Music Conservatory is proud to offer a wide selection of the finest lessons in the region. Lessons range from beginner to advanced and are available to adults and children 8 years of age and older.

Music Celebrations

Includes the annual Junior and Senior Wind Band and Orchestra Celebrations for middle school and high school students. It has been a goal to bring the finest clinicians and conductors to each event and provide memorable experiences for the Marywood students and music students from many schools in the area. The level of participation and status of the events continue to grow.

String Project

An after-school, pre-collegiate string program for students ages 7-18. Participants take small-group lessons in violin, viola, cello, double bass, and guitar; participate in orchestra; and perform in concerts. String Project participants are divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Students are assigned to a group based on experience. Marywood String Project won the 2010 ASTA String Project of the Year Award.

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Marywood Summer Music Academy

Join us for an exciting and fun week-long summer camp! With tracks for band, orchestra, and choir students – All music students have and opportunity to learn and grow!

Northeastern Youth Wind Ensemble

The Northeastern Youth Wind Ensemble operates under the auspices of the Conn-Selmer Division of Education, headed by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser and is hosted by 91ֱ��. Through this unique relationship, high school age performers work directly with esteemed conductors, educators, composers, and guest performing artists, thus providing an opportunity to experience music in a unique, rewarding, instructive and constructive environment.

Latest News from the MTD Department

91ֱ�� and Staff Member Bring Ulysses of Scranton to Local and International Stages

Marywood alumni Mandy Boyle Pennington '10, '11 and Kim Wrazien Leff '01, along with Marywood staff member Conor Kelly O'Brien, are bringing Ulysses of Scranton from Scranton to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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91ֱ�� Launches New School of Communication

Marywood announced today the creation of its new School of Communication, an interdisciplinary academic home that brings together Theatre, Multimedia Communication, Film, Music Production, Digital Storytelling, Podcasting, Broadcasting, Journalism and related creative disciplines into one collaborative environment designed for the future. This new academic home is designed to prepare students for today’s rapidly evolving creative industries.

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Music, Theatre, and Dance Events

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Oct 31

2:00 PM

Rowan Flannery and Paige Morgan Senior Recital

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Rowan Flannery and Paige Morgan Senior Recital

Date/Time:Oct 31/2:00 PM
Location: Swartz Center Marian Chapel

Rowan Flannery and Paige Morgan Senior Recital

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Sette LaVerghetta Center Theatre

Black Box Theatre

Music Therapy Clinic and Research Lab

Marian Chapel

Meet the Faculty & Staff

Nina Pamela Demilta

Meghan Kathleen Smith

Lilly Patricia Vito

Allison M Fox

Sophie E Till

Diane Amari

Christiane Appenheimer-Vaida

Janine Baux

Emily Bly

Elise N Bond

Frank W Carey

William G Carter

Joseph F Cole

Dr. Jennifer G Cowgill

Maria Theresa Fay

Anthony J Fortuna

Bernard J Gardzalla

Samantha P Guevrekian

Dr. Rick Hoffenberg

Dr. Laura Ann Camlet Houser

Ryan Michael Houser

Andrew Kolojejchick

Stephen Patrick Kurilla

Mark Laubach

Steven R Mathiesen

John Maurer

Erin A McClelland

Sr. Joan E McCusker

Leslie Mason Moran

Cheryl A Mozdian

Kerri Ellen Mulligan

Carolann Page

Michael Franklin Parker

Sr. Joan IHM Paskert

Sarah A Radzieski

Ellen Lynn Rutkowski

Sonali O Singh

Edward Wargo

Cristina Sohns Williams

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MTD Student Handbook

General Guidelines for All Auditions

Community Involvement

Large Ensembles

Chamber Ensembles

Instrumental Ensembles

Small Music Ensembles

Theatre Ensemble

Contact the Music, Theatre and Dance Department

Special Projects

Music Lessons

Music Celebrations

String Project

Marywood Summer Music Academy

Northeastern Youth Wind Ensemble

Latest News from the MTD Department

91ֱ�� and Staff Member Bring Ulysses of Scranton to Local and International Stages

91ֱ�� Launches New School of Communication

Music, Theatre, and Dance Events

Rowan Flannery and Paige Morgan Senior Recital

Rowan Flannery and Paige Morgan Senior Recital

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