Events

• April 16, 2025

  University Chorale and State Singers

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  MSU Choirs

  “Ring Out, Wild Bells” features music inspired by Tennyson’s poem, calling for fairness and tolerance, with works by Mendelssohn, Dove, Kesselman, and more, conducted by Sandra Snow and Jonathan Reed.

  Event Details

  $$$
• April 21, 2025

  Musique 21, “Finnish Perspective”

  7:30 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  Musique 21

  Honoring the influential composer Kaija Saariaho, this concert explores her impactful music and that of other Finnish composers, showcasing their distinctively Finnish musical character. Conducted by Octavio Más-Arocas.

  Event Details

  $$$
• April 22, 2025

  Concert Orchestra, “Russian Masters”

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Orchestras

  This concert features Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture, Borodin’s Symphony No. 2, and the winning work from the Jere Hutcheson Composition Competition, conducted by Katherine Kilburn.

  Event Details

  $$$
• April 24, 2025

  Wind Symphony

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Bands

  The concert, conducted by Kevin L. Sedatole, features guest composer Frank Ticheli and tubist Phil Sinder with the Wind Symphony performing works by Ticheli, Williams, and Larsen.

  Event Details

  $$$
• April 24, 2025

  Masterclass with Ira Gold, double bass

  7:30 pm

  Music Building Room

  Masterclass

  Double Bassist Ira Gold works with MSU bass students.

  Event Details

  Free
• April 26, 2025

  Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, “Songs of Love and Destiny”

  8:00 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Orchestras and Choirs

  The MSU Symphony, Choral Union, State Singers, and University Chorale perform Brahms, Strauss, Walton, and a student-composed Fanfare, featuring baritone Mark Rucker and conducted by Sandra Snow and Octavio Más-Arocas.

  Event Details

  $$$
• April 27, 2025

  Symphony Band with Spartan Youth Wind Symphony

  3:00 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Bands

  The concert features guest composer Frank Ticheli and MSU oboist Nermis Mieses. Performances include works by Gala Flagello, Frank Ticheli, Julie Giroux, David Maslanka, David Biedenbender, and Omar Thomas, conducted by David Thornton and Dana Sedatole.

  Event Details

  $$$
• May 4, 2025

  Piano Monster

  3:00 pm

  Fairchild Theatre

  MSUFCU Showcase Series

  “May the Fourth Be With You” as four grand pianos perform space-themed music from films like Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey at Fairchild Theatre.

  Event Details

  $$$