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 Spartan Youth Wind Symphony performs the highest quality wind band repertoire, spanning a wide variety of time periods and styles. SYWS students frequently have the opportunity to interact with some of today’s leading composers and guest conductors.
Title | Composer |
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Illumination | David Maslanka |
Midway March | John Williams/James Curnow |
Shenandoah | Frank Ticheli |
Caribana Afterparty | Omar Thomas |
Melodious Thunk | David Biedenbender |
Aloft | Steven Bryant |
Diamond Tide | Viet Cuong |
Ancient and Honorable Artillery March | John Philip Sousa |
Symphonic Dance No. 1 | Carol Chambers |
Tudor Sketches (2013) | Williams Owens |
Reverberations (2009) | Brian Balmages |
Affirmation (2021) | Randall Standridge |
On Shoulders of Giants (2021) | Andrew Perkins |
Circus Days (1944/1997) | Karl King |
Quicksilver Concert March (2018) | Williams Owens |
Wild Heart (2019) | Katahj Copley |
Embers (2015/2020) | Tom Davoren |
Scarborough Fair (2013) | Boysen |
Pacific Grooves (2023) | Tyler S. Grant |
On the Mall (1923-2004) | Edwin Goldman |
Third Suite (1967) | Robert Jager |
Down Longford Way (1928/1935/1990) | Percy Grainger/arr. Osmon |
A Time to Dance (2006) | Julie Giroux |
Shine (2010) | Michael Markowski |
Astra (2023) | Katahj Copley |