LOTA MUNDY MUSIC BUILDING  
A Reminder! Alcoholic Beverages Are not allowed in Academic Spaces.

At the Lota Mundy Music Building, all the needs of the New College music student have been collected and conveniently housed under one roof.  The building features an electronic music studio with equipment for both digital and analog musical composition, four practice rooms and  several audio-equipped seminar rooms and office/studios. The environment supports composition, self-paced instruction and performance.  

The music program at New College combines comprehensive music studies in an intimate humanistic setting with an emphasis on fulfilling each individual’s special potential. Students concentrating in music can elect to focus on historical, anthropological, critical, or theoretical approaches to music or create their own areas of concentration.

NAMESAKE

Lota Mundy was one of Sarasota’s leading musicians, teachers and benefactors.  Until her death in 1970, she was one of the Florida West Coast Symphony’s most active and generous supporters.  She joined the orchestra in 1951 and played with them for the next 16 years (part of that time as assistant concertmaster).  The Florida String Quartet and the Sarasota Music Festival owe their existence to her efforts.  Ms. Mundy was active on the Symphony Board for 19 years (5 years as Board President).  Under her leadership, the Symphony developed two youth orchestras, a summer string program and one of the most extensive youth musical education programs in the country.

Photos (clockwise from top):  1)  The Lota Mundy Music Building. 2) Professor Miles instructs his Music Theory class in one of two seminar-style classrooms. 3) Eric Napier records a live performance during Electronic Music class.