School of Music
To build a meaningful career, you need the right programs. You need passionate mentors focused on your future. You need a community that embraces and inspires you.
Through our diverse program offerings and rich community-based programs you will have the freedom and opportunity to explore your passions. In our close-knit and supportive community, you will build life-long friendships as you develop the skills and confidence to express yourself - as a musician, as a scholar, and as a global citizen. Our world-class faculty, dedicated staff, and outstanding facilities are committed to helping you create the future you imagine.
News
We’re thrilled to welcome Sarah Comerford to the MUN Bands team as the new Director of MUN Concert Winds, beginning September 2025!
An accomplished conductor, music educator, and flutist — and a proud Memorial University alumna — Sarah brings a wealth of experience and passion to the podium.
We can’t wait for our campus community to learn and grow under her leadership!
Sarah Comerford is a musician and music educator based in St. John’s, NL. She holds degrees in flute performance, music education, and instrumental conducting from Memorial University. Sarah teaches at Macdonald Drive Junior High, where she leads six ensembles, including concert band, string ensemble, and jazz band.
An active contributor to the local music community, she adjudicates festivals, coordinates the MUN Junior Band Camp, and chairs the Newfoundland and Labrador Band Association.
As a performer, Sarah sings with the award-winning Lady Cove Women’s Choir and plays flute and piccolo with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.
Paige Sargent, fourth-year voice performance major, recently stopped by the CBC Radio studio to speak about her experience at the School of Music the past four years, her diagnosis with cancer at a young age, and what's next as she continues her studies with a focus on opera performance.
Read Paige's CBC interview here or listen to her CBC WeekendAM interview here.
Paige graduates this spring with a Bachelor of Music degree with a Major in Performance. Congratulations, Paige!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Luis Achondo will be joining the School of Music as Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Musicology!
Luis Achondo is a music scholar who studies Latin American expressive cultures in contexts of violence and precarity. He holds a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Brown University and has previously held postdoctoral positions at Case Western Reserve University and Universidad Católica de Chile.
Read more about Dr. Achondo here.
Welcome to the School of Music!