Bachelor of Music - Cello in Santa Barbara United States | University of California, Santa Barbara

As a Bachelor of Music in Performance major specializing in one of 14 instruments or voice, you'll receive personalized one-on-one instruction from our exceptional faculty throughout your program. Our instructors are active performers - including instrumental soloists, opera singers, orchestral musicians, and world-class educators. You'll gain performance experience through class recitals, chamber music groups, and large ensembles like chamber choir, orchestra, wind ensemble, brass choir, contemporary music groups, and our yearly opera production. Your music history, theory, and analysis courses will be taught by distinguished professors who lead doctoral programs and are recognized scholars. You'll utilize our exceptional music library resources, including scores, texts, and recordings. During your upperclass years, you'll present public recitals in our three premier concert venues, preparing you for solo performance opportunities while building skills for teaching or advanced study. The program regularly hosts masterclasses with internationally touring artists visiting Santa Barbara, along with visits from acclaimed composers.