Osher School of Music University of Southern Maine
The Dr. Alfred & D. Suzi Osher School of Music is an accredited music school in Maine offering a personalized and opportunity-based approach to educating musicians. Our distinguished faculty fosters an environment where excellence is a guiding principle.
Located in Southern Maine, near both the scenic coastal and mountain regions, our music program is at the heart of Maine’s population center. We provide students with immediate access to the vibrant Greater Portland arts scene.
Graduates of the Osher School of Music excel nationally and internationally. Our alumni hold music leadership positions throughout the country, serve as top-rated professors, and perform at world-renowned institutions such as the New York Metropolitan Opera (the Met) and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. We proudly count Grammy winners among our instrumentalist alumni, and many graduates continue their studies at major universities and conservatories.
Swept Away | Sarah Quartel (Osher Chamber Singers)
Eric Whitacre | Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
David Dickau | O nata lux
Sergei Rachmaninoff | Bogoroditse Devo
Sergei Rachmaninoff | Priidite, poklonimsya
Beethoven | Symphony No. 9, IV. Presto (USM Alumni Orchestra & Chorus 2016)
Dmitri Shostakovich | Galop (USM Alumni Band 2016)
Frank Ticheli | Angels in the Architecture (USM Alumni Band 2016)
Malcolm Arnold | Four Scottish Dances, II. Vivace (USM Alumni Band 2016)
Malcolm Arnold | Four Scottish Dances, I. Pesante (USM Alumni Band 2016)
Malcolm Arnold | Four Scottish Dances, IV. Con Brio (USM Alumni Band 2016)
Malcom Arnold | Four Scottish Dances, III. Allegretto (USM Alumni Band 2016)
Jack Stamp | Gavorkna Fanfare (USM Alumni Band 2016)
Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (PYSO 2001)
Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 "Anitra's Dance" (PYSO 2001)
Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 "Aese's Death" (PYSO 2001)
Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 "Morning Mood" (PYSO 2001)
John Adams | The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra (PYSO 2001)
Kirt N. Mosier | The Dance of Iscariot (PYPSC 2001)
William Dyson | Variations on an Appalachian Hymn (PYPSC 2001)
W.A. Mozart | Overture to Lucia Silla (PYPSC 2001)
D. Shostakovich | Folk Dances (PYWE 2001)
Karel Husa | Toccata and Chorale from Music for Prague (PYWE 2001)
R.V. Williams | Overture to The Wasps (PYWE 2001)
arr. Mark Butler | Witness
arr. John Scott | Shalom Cha'verim
Eric Whitacre | Sleep
Ola Gjielo | Northern Lights
arr. Salim Balim | Fog Eina Khel
Z. Randall Stroope | Conversion of Saul