2024 Commencement Ceremony

Curtis’s 91st Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 11, at 11:00 a.m. in Field Concert Hall. Composer George Lewis will receive an honorary doctorate degree, and Yumi Kendall (Cello ’04), Assistant Principal Cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will deliver the alumni address. Watch the ceremony live via Curtis’s YouTube channel.

Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start of commencement, at 10:30 a.m. Entrance after 10:55 a.m. will not be accommodated. Please check in with the registration table upon your arrival.

Commencement is a ticketed event and is not open to the general public. Learn more about parking and venue entrances.