University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz or University of the Arts is a music and arts university in Graz, Austria. The university was given its present name in 1970, but goes back to the founding of the Singschule in 1816.Structure of the institutionThe university is organized into 17 institutes: 1: Composition, Music Theory, Music History, Conducting 2: Piano 3: String Instruments 4: Wind and Percussion Instruments 5: Music Pedagogy 6: Church Music and Organ 7: Singing, Song and Oratorio 8: Jazz 9: Drama 10: Opera 11: Stage Design 12: Expositur Oberschützen 13: Ethnomusicology 14: Music Aesthetics 15: Early Music and Performance Practice 16: Jazz Research 17: Electronic Music and AcousticsHonorary Members of the university Frank Martin, Swiss composer Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer Darius Milhaud, French composer Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist Gundula Janowitz, German singer Christa Ludwig, German singer György Ligeti, Hungarian composer Art Farmer, American jazz musician Hans Werner Henze, German composer