Dedicated in 1998, the Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center houses the 450-seat Jerry E. Hudson Concert Hall, a rehearsal hall, percussion studio, music technology laboratory, several faculty studios, practice rooms, the Roger W. Rogers gallery and the music office. The building is named in memory of Mary Stuart Rogers by her son, John Rogers '63.
Willamette's Music Department offers students a program of rigorous and intensive training in specialized music disciplines combined with music core courses in theory, history and literature all within a broad spectrum of courses in other liberal arts disciplines. For the major and non-major alike, the department offers music study and performance through individual instruction, chamber music, large ensembles and general music courses, many of which meet the fine arts requirement of Willamette University's general education program.