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2002-2003 Catalog
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THE SAROFIM SCHOOL
OF FINE ARTS
The Sarofim School of Fine
Arts has its roots in the University’s original School of Music, which was
established in 1888. In 1941, the Department of Art was merged with the School
of Music, and the School of Fine Arts offered its first courses with Dr. Henry
Edwin Meyer as the first Dean. In 1956, the Department of Drama and Speech was
incorporated into the school.
The purposes of
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts are to prepare students for professions in the
fields of art, music, and theatre, including the teaching of those subjects,
while providing them with a base of liberal arts subjects to afford them breadth
and intellectual solidity; to provide opportunities for all University students
to participate in studio, class, and ensemble activities; and to function as an
aesthetic and cultural force for the University and the community.
Housed in the Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center,
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts makes available courses leading to the Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree in theatre, the Bachelor of Music degree, and the Bachelor
of Arts in art, music, and theatre.
The Alma
Thomas Fine Arts Center contains the 769-seat Alma Thomas Theater, the 322-seat
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater, the Caldwell-Carvey Foyer performance
space, an 80-seat recital hall, a band and orchestra rehearsal hall, two art
laboratories with individual carrels for art majors, an art gallery, 20 practice
rooms with pianos, three large classrooms, offices, and teaching studios.
In addition, a separate facility for ceramics
and sculpture, the Rufus Franklin Edwards Studio Arts Building, is located on
the north side of campus.
There are three
pipe organs on campus. The Aeolian-Skinner organ in the Lois Perkins Chapel is a
gift of Mrs. J.J. Perkins.
Admission
All students majoring in art, music, or theatre must
be admitted to the School through an audition/interview in addition to being
admitted to the University through the Office of Admission. Details of the
admission procedure may be obtained from the Office of the Dean.
Scholarships
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts grants a number of
scholarships and performance/studio awards each year. These scholarships and
performance/studio awards are granted only after the audition/interview process
is complete. Other grants are available to non-majors, as are a variety of work
programs and piano accompaniment grants.
Performing Groups
The following performing groups are open to all
students by audition: the Southwestern University Wind Ensemble, the
Southwestern University Jazz Band, the Southwestern University Chamber
Orchestra, the Southwestern University Chorale, the Southwestern University
Singers (no audition required), and the Southwestern University Opera Theatre.
All auditions for major dramatic productions also are open to all students.