Events

• Thursday, April 23, 2026

  Symphony Orchestra, “Rhythms in Motion: A Celebration of Dance”

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Orchestras

  Conducted by Octavio Más-Arocas, the MSU Symphony Orchestra closes the season with an energetic program featuring Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Contreras’s Mariachitlán, Simon’s Hellfighters’ Blues, Ravel’s Boléro, and a student-composed Sam and Mary Austin Fanfare.

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• Online
  Friday, April 24, 2026

  African Diaspora Percussion Ensemble

  7:30 pm

  Murray Hall

  MSU Small Ensembles

  Members of MSU’s Percussion Ensemble explore the vibrant drumming traditions of the African Diaspora, performing traditional Congolese and Cuban rhythms on culturally unique instruments. 

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• Saturday, April 25, 2026

  MSU Choirs with Wind Symphony

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Wind Symphony and Choirs

  The MSU Wind Symphony joins forces with more than 200 singers from MSU’s Choral Union, State Singers, and University Chorale for a large-scale concert featuring the music of acclaimed composer and conductor Jake Runestad.

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• Online
  Sunday, April 26, 2026

  Spartan Youth Wind Symphony and Symphony Band

  3:00 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Bands

  An afternoon showcasing wind ensemble versatility with Bernstein’s Slava!, Profanation, and BSO Forever, plus works by Chambers, Yagisawa, Piunno, Sousa, and Newman, conducted by Dana Sedatole and David Thornton.

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• Thursday, April 30, 2026

  Exit Music: For the End of Time

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist Faculty and Guest Recital Series

  A piano recital shaped by reflection, asking which pieces stay with us when time feels especially short.

   

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• Sunday, May 3, 2026

  Piano Monster: America 250!

  3:00 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  MSUFCU Showcase Series

  Piano Monster returns in a spectacular finale to the Showcase Series, featuring eight pianists on four grand pianos in a powerful, all-American program celebrating 250 years of music, patriotism, and bold, genre-spanning arrangements.

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• Canceled
  Sunday, May 10, 2026

  CANCELED: Keyboard Conversations

  3:00 pm

  MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel

  Artist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Experience a unique duet recital as MSU’s Hae Won Jang and Deborah Moriarty perform works for piano and organ in the resonant MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel.

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