Find out our new indoor procedures for our Fall 2021 Restart at the Cali School of Music. Covid updates are fluid, be sure to check this page often!
Students, faculty, and staff MUST fill out Hawk Check every day.
Thank you for your cooperation!
We are excited to announce a reimagined professional residency program with week-long residencies with eleven top rated artists and ensembles!
Please join us for the public events at the Cali School of Music and the Bridges Series concerts at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, co-presented with Kaufman Music Center
The John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University aims to create dynamic and comprehensive pathways to higher education and careers in music for talented student musicians from underrepresented backgrounds.
The safety of our community continues to be our top priority as is sharing the wonderful experience of enriching people’s lives through music making and learning opportunities. This fall the Extension Division is offering remote music learning opportunities for youth through adults and in-person/on-campus music lessons for fully vaccinated individuals age twelve and older.
The John J. Cali Cali School of Music offers the Bachelor of Music (BMus), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Music (MM) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees. Learn about our wide-ranging programs.
Harlem Quartet Headlines New Residencies at CaliGroundbreaking ensemble showcases Cali School’s innovative approach to artists-in-residenceWednesday August 18, 2021
MSU Wind Symphony Invited to Prestigious WASBE in Prague 2022MSU Wind Symphony Invited to the Largest, Most Important International Organization for Wind Bands in the WorldMonday March 29, 2021
Cali Project Spotlight: Jack’s Family Band, An Internship JournalIn the fall of 2020, sophomore Jack Powers decided to use his family as a music teaching and learning lab, with surprising results!Monday March 1, 2021
Cali Project Spotlight: Remixing Pivotal Musical Moments In Nordoff Robbins Music TherapyIn the David Ott Lab for Music and Health, C’airra Cotte and Claudia Orozco study the fascinating phenomenon of "pivotal musical moments" in the therapeutic process.Monday February 22, 2021
Performance is a vital element in all of our programs. We expect students to grow in their specialties and as musicians throughout their lives. We present over 300 concerts and masterclasses a year by students, faculty, guest artists and the Shanghai Quartet, ensemble-in-residence.
Cali Midweek Concerts presents students, faculty and guest artists in small ensembles. Our annual Kaleidoscope concerts offer multiple soloists and small and large ensembles performing many styles of music. Large ensemble and opera performances take place in the acoustically acclaimed Alexander Kasser Theater, while solo, jazz combo and chamber recitals take place in the Cali School’s Jed Leshowitz Recital Hall.
John J. Cali School of Music Main Office: 973.655.7212
