Madrid, September 15, 2010. Starting this October, Francisco de Vitoria University, a Legion-run university in Madrid, will offer a music degree in all specializations: piano, accordion, guitar, strings (violin, viola, cello, contrabass), woodwinds (flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon), and brass (trumpet, trombone, horn, and tuba), percussion, and voice.

Francisco de Vitoria is now the first university in Spain to offer an official degree in these subjects; previously, a degree in music could only be obtained from the Official Conservatory of Music.

From its very beginnings, the university had a polyphonic choir and offered voice classes for students and university personnel. Now, with its new course offerings, Francisco de Vitoria is aiming to situate itself as a reference point for higher musical education in Spain and throughout Europe.

For more information, visit the web site of Francisco de Vitoria University.