Events

• Tuesday, April 7, 2026

  Mosaic and Singing Spartans

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  MSU Choirs

  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.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Thursday, April 9, 2026

  Wind Symphony Concert and World Premiers at Hill Auditorium

  7:30 pm

  Other

  MSU Bands

  The MSU Wind Symphony presents a varied program of classic and contemporary works, featuring world premieres by MSU composers.

  Event Details

  Free
• Online
  Sunday, April 12, 2026

  Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition Showcase

  1:00 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  MSU Chamber Ensemble

  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.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Monday, April 13, 2026

  Hearing Song and Conversion in Medieval France

  4:30 pm

  Music Building Room

  Hollander Distinguished Lecture Series

  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.

  Event Details

  Free
• Monday, April 13, 2026

  USA at 250 years

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series

  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.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Tuesday, April 14, 2026

  Sensory Friendly Spartan Concert

  10:00 am

  Other

  MSU Small Ensembles

  All are welcome to this inclusive chamber concert tailored for individuals on the autism spectrum or with sensory sensitivities, featuring interactive music activities, audience mobility, noise-making, and a quiet room for comfort.

  Event Details

  Free
• Wednesday, April 15, 2026

  Percussion Ensemble

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  MSU Small Ensembles

  MSU’s Percussion Ensemble presents a dynamic program of contemporary works, showcasing a wide range of sounds and textures through varied instrumentation. 

  Event Details

  $$$
• Thursday, April 16, 2026

  Concert Orchestra: Kings, Queens, and Variations

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Orchestras

  The Concert Orchestra presents a program centered on Margaret Bonds’ Montgomery Variations and Respighi’s Belkis, Regina di Saba, pairing music inspired by the civil rights movement with the legendary story of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, alongside Philharmonic Fanfare by Gina Gillie.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Thursday, April 16, 2026

  Jazz Nonets with Anat Cohen

  7:30 pm

  Murray Hall

  MSU Jazz Spectacular Series

  Grammy-nominated clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen joins MSU Jazz Nonets for an evening of inventive arrangements and improvisation.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Online
  Friday, April 17, 2026

  State Singers and University Chorale

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  MSU Choirs

  State Singers explore personal and collective truths through choral works, while University Chorale highlights Jewish musical traditions with pieces by Rossi, Hensel, Kesselman, and Panufnik, concluding with Alex Berko’s Sacred Place, conducted by Derrick Fox and Sandra Snow.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Friday, April 17, 2026

  Jazz Swing Dance

  7:30 pm

  Music Building Room

  MSU Jazz Spectacular Series

  Get on your feet for this high-energy night of swing! MSU Jazz Orchestras deliver timeless charts and toe-tapping rhythms from jazz’s greatest composers.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Saturday, April 18, 2026

  Jazz at Lincoln Center: Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Regional Competition

  8:00 am

  Murray Hall

  MSU Jazz Spectacular Series

  Top high school bands from across the region gather for a full day of performance and competition, presenting works by Duke Ellington and other legends before a panel of Jazz at Lincoln Center clinicians and professional jazz artists.

  Event Details

  Free
• Saturday, April 18, 2026

  Jazz Spectacular Finale Concert with Anat Cohen

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  MSU Jazz Spectacular Series

  Internationally renowned clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen brings her captivating artistry to this series finale, joined by MSU Jazz Orchestra I, the Professors of Jazz, and the Outstanding High School Jazz Band of the Day for a high-energy celebration of jazz collaboration and excellence.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Monday, April 20, 2026

  Musique 21: “From Darkness to Light”

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  Musique 21

  Conducted by Katherine Kilburn with conductors Zongheng Zhang and Dan Jaggars, this powerful program features six contemporary works exploring transformation and tension, anchored by a poetic new song cycle by MSU’s David Biedenbender.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Wednesday, April 22, 2026

  Concert Band and Campus Band

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Bands

  The program, conducted by Arris Golden, features Tuttarana by Reena Esmail, Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst, Resting in the Peace of His Hands by John Gibson, Fallingwater at Twilight by James David, and His Honor by Henry Fillmore.

  Event Details

  $$$
• 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.

  Event Details

  $$$