Stretch the Limits of Your Imagination

School of Music and Theatre Professions

Join our community of performers, composers, and industry professionals living and working in the birthplace of jazz and America’s first city of opera. Here, technical mastery meets expressive artistry.

We mentor students to develop professional skills and perform in local venues while completing liberal arts coursework.
This well-rounded background makes alumni more versatile and marketable for careers in the digital age.
The Music Industry programs prepare aspiring musicians, producers, performers and executives for success in the entertainment industry.
Here, you grow your skills onstage, in the classroom, in the studio and in the boardroom.
We’ll teach you to share your vision with the world, protect your work and grow it into a lifelong career.

Our Alumni

'04

Christy Carew

Carew works as a composer of music for film, TV, advertising, multimedia, and the concert world. Carew's recent credits include "Imposters" (2022) and "(DIS)CONNECTED" (2023).

'12

Carter Lang

Lang is a producer, songwriter, and musician, best known for his work on SZA's acclaimed 2017 and 2022 albums Ctrl and SOS respectively. Lang has received several Grammy nominations for work on projects with Post Malone, Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, Omar Apollo, and SZA.

'07

Monica R. Harris

Harris a Black Filipina theatre, television, and film actor who also currently serves as the Managing Director for The NOLA Project. Recent credits include PENNY DREADFULS (Tennessee Williams Theatre Company), JULIUS CAESAR (New Orleans Shakespeare Festival), and BYWATER COVEN NOVEMBER NEW MOON ADMIN COVENING (New Orleans Film Festival Selection).