A wide variety of performance opportunities await our students each year, with orchestras, bands, choirs and opera, jazz nonets and combos, small ensembles, and more.
A variety of programs and initiatives operate continuously or annually to enhance learning experiences and help students prepare for their future in music.
The MSU College of Music supports and challenges students, values innovation and creativity, and helps every community member achieve professional excellence.
The Singing Spartans honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with music exploring freedom’s enduring meaning, while Mosaic performs works centered on Isabella Leonarda’s Domine, expressing hope and resilience, led by Meredith Bowen and Stuart Chapman Hill.
The MSU Wind Symphony presents a varied program of classic and contemporary works, featuring world premieres by MSU composers.
Now in its sixth year, the Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition showcases top student ensembles competing for cash prizes and professional development opportunities, with winners selected by external jurors and announced at the event’s conclusion.
Celebrate 250 years of American independence with an evening of familiar American music reimagined through solo and duo piano, violin and piano, and jazz-infused ensemble arrangements performed by MSU artists.
This talk by Mary Channen Caldwell explores the concept of conversation literally and metaphorically through the lens of French, Hebrew, and Latin song in thirteenth-century France.
MSU Opera Theatre close out the season with Puccini and Rossini Double Bill.
Unique concert celebrates American music and composers.
Annual showcase concert features six student groups competing for top prizes.
Multi-GRAMMY nominated artist returns as MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence.
Guest artist Haiqiong Deng joins MSU musicians for fifth annual celebration.
Guest ensemble appears in two concerts and a weeklong residency
West Circle Series’ Happy Birthday, Mozart! marks 270 years of beloved works
The calendar of events runs from September through early May and will feature a rich variety of superb classical and jazz performances by exceptional artists including faculty, students, acclaimed visiting musicians, and cutting-edge new music groups. Tickets go on sale on August 20.
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