DFPA: Music
Music at Loyola encourages self-expression through music
Students have the opportunity to perform in various choral and instrumental ensembles.
News and Stories
Guest Artist Spotlight
WBEZ Feature 'Ámmo'naka (In A Beginning)
On Earth Day 2026, Loyola University Chicago choirs performed newly commissioned work featuring Chickasaw poetry and music that honors American Indian ecology and creation. DFPA Chair Kirsten Hedegaard and composer Jerod Impichaachaaha' Tate sit down with Lynnea Domienik to discuss the piece.
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Performance Spotlight
Missa Laudato Si' World Premiere Performance
A new work written by Dongryul Lee, led by conductor Kirsten Hedegaard, co-founder and artistic director of the EcoVoice Project, Missa Laudato Si' contemplates climate change and caring for the earth by intertwining the Latin Mass text with prayers, poems, and texts about contaminated soil and water. Watch the performance!
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Faculty news
Dongryul Lee, D.M.A. Joins the Loyola Music Faculty
Dr. Dongryul Lee joins the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University Chicago as Assistant Professor of Music where he will teach and conduct research in Music Theory and Composition.
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