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 program features Out of the Shadows composed by MSU alumnus Henry Dorn, Nocturne (arr. David Thornton and Zhou Tian), and Seeker’s Scherzo by Zhou Tian, and La Fiesta Mexicana by H. Owen Reed. David Thornton, conductor.