DePaul University School of Music Revenue and Competitors

Since its founding 1912, the DePaul School of Music has become an international center for artistic and technical training in the musical arts. With its 365 students and more than 3,800 alumni, the School of Music is renowned for its programs in performance, composition, jazz, music education, arts management and sound recording technology. DePaul School of Music alumni have performed onstage at such venues as New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House London, Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera and the Lyric Opera. The school’s 120 full- and part-time faculty members perform in many of Chicago’s renowned music institutions, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera, the Chicago Chamber Musicians and numerous chamber music and jazz ensembles. The school's new 185,000-square-foot facility, the Holtschneider Performance Center, includes a 505-seat concert hall, two recital halls and a jazz hall, as well as teaching studios and rehearsal spaces. A second phase will feature a 160-seat venue for operas and vocal performances.