<p>Can anyone speak to their experience with the music program? How rigorous is it? How is it for classical musicians? Can non-majors or minors participate in the higher level ensembles?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>A substantial number of the music faculty are members of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), so I think the training must be pretty rigorous.</p>
<p>For non-majors, there is the Repertory Orchestra. This is a course you can take for credit. See here for more information:
[UMD</a> Repertoire Orchestra - University of Maryland School of Music](<a href=“http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/orchestras/umro]UMD”>http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/orchestras/umro)</p>