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Welcome to the harpsichord and early music program at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music!

The College of Music offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in harpsichord, as well as a master’s in early keyboard performance and musicology (double degree in performance and research).

Harpsichord majors concentrate on the study of solo literature spanning the entire breadth of harpsichord repertoire, preparing for careers in solo performance. Additional required coursework includes basso-continuo accompaniment, participation in the early music ensemble, tuning and temperaments and the study of historical performance practices. Harpsichord study is also available as an option for keyboard undergraduate majors to satisfy degree requirements in a second performance area or as an elective at any level. 

The college owns harpsichords by Keith Hill, Devin Golka (workshop of Keith Hill) and Frank Hubbard.

Applicants should carefully review each degree plan and reach out with any questions regarding degree requirements. 

Students interested in pursuing historical performance on instruments other than early keyboards are encouraged to contact Assistant Professor of Harpsichord Lillian Gordis to discuss possible accommodations. 

Lillian Gordis

Born in 1992 into a family of scholars and mathematicians in Berkeley, California, Lillian Gordis fell in love with the harpsichord at age 9 and never looked back. Five years later, Pierre Hantaï discovered her during a tour to the United States and, captivated by her touch, he encouraged her to move to France for further studies. Gordis moved to Paris at 16 where she was mentored by Hantaï and Bertrand Cuiller. Hailed as a “Martha Argerich of the harpsichord” (ResMusica), Gordis regularly performs as a soloist in festivals across Europe and the United States and plays frequently in a duo with Jérôme Hantaï. Recent highlights include her début as a guest soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and a season-long U.S. tour of solo recitals and duo concerts (New York, San Diego, Ann Arbor, Oberlin, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Berkeley and other capitals). MORE