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.
Sad News-Passing of Prof. Emeritus Chaim ZemachProfessor of cello at Montclair for 28 years, he played a key role in establishing and maintaining the chamber music program in the Department of MusicWednesday January 12, 2022
Red Hawks Wow in Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’Alumni bring on-screen and behind-the-scenes know-how to reimagined Broadway classicFriday December 17, 2021
Orchestra Rocks Monday Night FootballCali School students are featured in intro film on popular ESPN sports showFriday November 12, 2021
Learning from the MasterJazz legend Wynton Marsalis teaches Cali School students about life and artFriday November 12, 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
