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.
This unique music series delves into works from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, featuring internationally renowned guest ensembles. The series showcases three distinctly themed concerts, highlighting influential compositions and the composers who shaped the music of their time.
Piffaro explores the Bassano family’s migration from Italy to England, transforming instrumental music. They delight audiences with elegant recreations of late Medieval and Renaissance wind band works using meticulously remodeled period instruments.
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu presents arias from 18th-century Italian operas inspired by Hamlet, featuring soprano Roberta Mameli. The ensemble is renowned for its captivating French Baroque performances and modern interpretations of Baroque music.