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.
Small class sizes and a student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1 ensure that all vocal arts students receive the individualized attention needed for success at the highest level. Every faculty member in the vocal arts area is an active performer and specialist in a particular performance medium. Because of that, students receive professional training across a variety of fields, including art song, oratorio, opera, musical theater, new music, diction, vocal pedagogy, and teaching methods.
Faculty members hold their own studio classes, while students perform repertoire for the entire vocal arts area in a weekly voice recital hour. Students perform degree-required recitals and non-degree recitals, and may audition for solos in choral ensembles or roles in MSU Opera Theatre Productions. Students may also develop their skills through MSU jazz ensembles, the new music ensemble Musique 21, and symphony and concert orchestras.
All successful applicants are automatically considered for competitive merit-based music scholarships. Graduate applicants are eligible for graduate assistantship positions in vocal arts as well as fellowships and scholarships, and no supplemental application is required to be considered.
Viridis and Campus Choir, directed by Marianna Romero Serra and Stuart Hill, present a program on “new beginnings” featuring choral music that embraces change.
Mosaic and Singing Spartans perform historical and contemporary choral gems from around the world, conducted by Sandra Snow and Jonathan Reed.
Over 250 voices join the MSU Symphony Orchestra for an uplifting concert featuring Poulenc’s Gloria and selections from Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Sandra Snow and Jonathan Reed.
Secure your tickets for the MSU Professors of Jazz concert, led by Rodney Whitaker and featuring vocalist Carmen Bradford, with imaginative holiday tunes and festive cheer.
Join us for Liederabend, an evening of German art songs featuring Jane Bunnell (mezzo-soprano), Marc Embree (bass-baritone), and Elden Little (piano).
Alum will lead graduate studies and creative endeavors in the College of Music.
Renowned vocalist expands the excellence of award-winning program.
Spartans bring a deep bench of talent to national choral conference.