Alumni Spotlight
Caitlin Gallogly ’08, English and History, and Graycie Gardner ’14, Voice and English
Defying gravity: Alumni Gallogly and Gardner deliver Lawrence connections to ‘Wicked’ film
Evan Williams ’10, Music Theory/Composition
Composer Evan Williams leans into Lawrence influences as his music career unfolds
Hannah Jeané Jones ’22, Voice
Hannah Jones’ star is rising with Met Opera’s Young Artist Program, stage debuts
Emily Richter ’20, Voice
Emily Richter ’20 a winner in Met Opera’s prestigious Laffont Competition
Nicolas Bizub ’16, Music Theory/Composition and Viola
Alumnus Nicolas Bizub channels Lawrence’s light in new composition
Bonnie Alger ’06, conducting (student-designed)
Alger charts historic course as first woman to lead U.S. Army Chorus
Prepare for a fulfilling life in the music world and shape the future of the music industry.
Performance
Our graduates work in orchestras, opera companies, chamber groups, bands, and self-created ensembles. They are freelance musicians, military musicians, and teaching artists. Lawrence musicians are performing around the world.
Music Education
Music Education graduates have a 100% job placement in schools across the country and globally.
Graduate School
Approximately 34% of graduates directly enter graduate school where they pursue a wide variety of interests such as performance, musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, music therapy, arts management, music education, as well as many fields outside of music.
Studio Teaching
Graduates and students at Lawrence often set up their own teaching studios or teach through other organizations as part of their musical life.
Arts Management
Lawrentians work at and often have leadership roles at various arts organizations that bring music and the arts to communities across the country, including:
- St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
- Chicago Symphony
- Milwaukee Symphony
- New York Jazz Academy
- Dallas Opera
- Midori & Friends
Composition
Composition graduates find success as classical composers, film composers, jazz and contemporary composers, and singer-songwriters.
Recording, Engineering, and Production
Graduates find and often create jobs as recording engineers, producers, and live concert sound designers.
Find Career Service Support
Whether you wish to pursue an internship, a career, advanced studies, or engage in service work, the Career Center is here to help you from the moment you step foot on campus until you retire.