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.
Tambuco, the renowned Mexican percussion quartet, is celebrated globally for their innovative repertoire and electrifying performances using diverse instruments and objects, earning numerous accolades including the Japan Foundation Award for Culture.
This concert features Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, Kodály’s Dances of Galánta, a Tuba Concerto by Ronald Newman performed by MSU faculty Philip Sinder, and a student-composed Fanfare, conducted by Katherine Kilburn.
Viridis and Campus Choir, directed by Marianna Romero Serra and Stuart Hill, present a program on “new beginnings” featuring choral music that embraces change.
The MSU Wind Symphony performs works by Bach, Bryant, and Shostakovich, while the Spartan Youth Symphony performs Bryant, Vaughan Williams, Cuong, Chambers, and Sousa, conducted by Kevin and Dana Sedatole.
MSU saxophonist Joseph Lulloff, guest pianist Yu-Lien The, and saxophonist Jordan Lulloff will perform a program featuring newly commissioned saxophone duos by John Fitz Rogers and Alyssa Weinberg, as well as works by Amanda Harberg and others.
West Circle Series presents the second concert of the season in Fairchild Theatre.
MSU Choirs and Symphony Orchestra present Holiday Glory at Wharton Center
Renowned vocalist expands the excellence of award-winning program.
Pianist is the newest addition to an esteemed group of keyboard educators.
Organ and choir recording delving into Virgil Thomson's music is first of its kind.
Dudamel and the LA Phil premiere latest work by Ricardo Lorenz.
MSU faculty member gathers students and world-class artists for intensive study and competition.
Renowned trombonist and educator returns to an instrument from his past.
Artists relate the music they play to societal issues and their own experiences.
The calendar of events runs from September through early May and will feature a rich variety of superb classical and jazz performances by exceptional artists including faculty, students, acclaimed visiting musicians, and cutting-edge new music groups. Tickets go on sale on August 21.
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Tickets go on sale starting Oct. 3 at Wharton Center. Orchestra level $15, grand tier $12, $10 group seating (orchestra level or grand tier), available at Wharton Center ticket office only.
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