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.
GIVING
Michigan State University’s College of Music empowers excellence, advances equity, and expands the impact of its land-grant mission by investing directly in the education of exceptional performing musicians, scholars, and music educators.
Michigan State University’s College of Music empowers excellence, advances equity, and expands the impact of its land-grant mission by investing directly in the education of exceptional performing musicians, scholars, and music educators.
At Michigan State University’s College of Music, we ignite passion, unlock potential, and transform lives through music. Our mission, rooted in MSU’s land-grant legacy, propels us to new heights of excellence, equity, and global impact.
Your generous support fuels our commitment to musical innovation and education. Your gifts directly empower:
Your generous support fuels our commitment to musical innovation and education. Your gifts directly empower:
Together, we’re creating an unparalleled environment for musical education and innovation.
The College of Music is a catalyst for creativity and artistic growth. Our state-of-the-art $42 million Billman Music Pavilion stands as a testament to our unwavering commitment to provide the best for our students and faculty. We are dedicated to:
The College of Music is a catalyst for creativity and artistic growth. Our state-of-the-art $42 million Billman Music Pavilion stands as a testament to our unwavering commitment to provide the best for our students and faculty. We are dedicated to:
Your support attracts exceptional talent and cultivates an environment where musical entrepreneurship and artistic vision flourish.
Your generosity today supports a brighter future for musicians, educators, and scholars. To explore giving opportunities or make a donation, reach out to:
Your generosity today supports a brighter future for musicians, educators, and scholars. To explore giving opportunities or make a donation, reach out to:
Music Advancement Office
Phone: (517) 353-9872
Email: music.giving@msu.edu
MSU Community Music School in Detroit receives vital funds from MSU Federal Credit Union to expand access to music education.
Artist and long time supporter of MSU brings commitment to space for vocal arts and student recitals.
Name bearers of the Music Building’s recital hall to support Music Pavilion project.
Music Faculty Helton, Rayl, and Sinder invest in programs and shape the future through endowments.
Pinchas Zukerman will work with MSU students and have an interactive conversation with Dmitri Berlinsky, MSU professor of violin.
Experience Baroque music with works for piano, harpsichord, and violin. Featuring MSU’s new pianist Stanislav Khristenko, harpsichordist Nicola Canzano, and violinist Yvonne Lam.
Presenting “Happy Two Gather,” an evening of duets, arias, spirituals, and art songs featuring Richard Fracker (tenor), Mark Rucker (baritone), and pianists Sadie Rucker and Elden Little.
This program features Strauss’ Blue Danube, Foumai’s The Happiest Color, Rameau’s Les Sauvages, Jolley’s Blue Glacier Decoy, and Copley’s Gasoline Rainbows, conducted by Katherine Kilburn.
The concert features guest composer Viet Cuong and American-Vietnamese guest vocalist Bích-Vân with works by Cuong, Biedenbender, Turina, and Llinás, performed by the MSU Wind Symphony and Symphony Band, conducted by Kevin L. Sedatole and David Thornton.