Music at EOU

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There are many ensemble opportunities to get involved with at Eastern Oregon University.

• 45th Parallel
• Chamber Choir
• Fiddle Ensemble
• African Drumming Ensemble

Community Ensembles:

• Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra
• Community Choir
• Community Band Northeast

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Students may take private lessons in voice, piano, composition, jazz and commercial guitar and bass, saxophone/clarinet, acoustic guitar/banjo, and trumpet. For the beginner, class lessons are also offered in voice, piano, guitar, and African drumming.

Lessons and class lessons are taught by active faculty with expertise in current topics such as Contemporary Commercial Music, Taubman technique, and electronic music. Faculty are active performers both in traditional concert settings and in clubs and festivals.

Alumni include:

Chiharu Iwasaki –Tokyo jazz pianist

Catherine Olson– Portland vocal artist (opera, early music, contemporary music)
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Luke Basile– Tri-Cities, Washington guitarist
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Jesse Jones– Oberlin, Ohio bluegrass recording artist/composer
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Emily Smith Brown– Tri-Cities vocal artist (musical theater, vocal instruction)
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The EOU Music Department Facilities are changing and adapting to accommodate a more versatile student body. Our recital hall doubles as a large recording studio, and we have recently added the small recording studio featuring Protools and Logic ProX. Our Electronic Music Lab, which consists of ten workstations allows us to introduce music sequencing, composing, recording and mixing to all interested students regardless of major. All of the studios are equipped with digital drums, guitars and keyboards for recording use. Students interested in music recording, production or songwriting are invited to sign up for MUS 140, the gateway class for anyone using the recording rooms at EOU.