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Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Alumni

School of Music alumna Rose Hemingway '05 with Musical Theatre chair Tom Pedersen (left), Arts & Sciences Dean Poos (center) and School of Music Dean Wagstaff (right) at an Alumni reception for those in the Entertainment Industry in New York. Rose was appearing on Broadway in How to Succeed...

Established in 1950, the music department at the Catholic University of America became a School of Music in 1965. Renamed the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music in 1984, the School has hundreds of alumni, and is still a vibrant place for music-making at the Catholic University of America and in our nation's capital.

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Alumni News and Events

  • In Memoriam, Helmut Braunlich

    It is with great sadness that the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music reports the passing of Professor Emeritus Helmut Braunlich. Professor Braunlich died on May 24, 2013.

  • Congratulations, Graduates!

    The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music conferred 56 degrees on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

  • Walter Honored Upon Retirement

    Elaine R. Walter was honored at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Diploma Ceremony on May 18, 2013 with the Bishop Shahan Medal for Service.

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