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.
GIVING
Michigan State University’s College of Music empowers excellence, advances equity, and expands the impact of its land-grant mission by investing directly in the education of exceptional performing musicians, scholars, and music educators.
Michigan State University’s College of Music empowers excellence, advances equity, and expands the impact of its land-grant mission by investing directly in the education of exceptional performing musicians, scholars, and music educators.
At Michigan State University’s College of Music, we ignite passion, unlock potential, and transform lives through music. Our mission, rooted in MSU’s land-grant legacy, propels us to new heights of excellence, equity, and global impact.
Your generous support fuels our commitment to musical innovation and education. Your gifts directly empower:
Your generous support fuels our commitment to musical innovation and education. Your gifts directly empower:
Together, we’re creating an unparalleled environment for musical education and innovation.
The College of Music is a catalyst for creativity and artistic growth. Our state-of-the-art $42 million Billman Music Pavilion stands as a testament to our unwavering commitment to provide the best for our students and faculty. We are dedicated to:
The College of Music is a catalyst for creativity and artistic growth. Our state-of-the-art $42 million Billman Music Pavilion stands as a testament to our unwavering commitment to provide the best for our students and faculty. We are dedicated to:
Your support attracts exceptional talent and cultivates an environment where musical entrepreneurship and artistic vision flourish.
Your generosity today supports a brighter future for musicians, educators, and scholars. To explore giving opportunities or make a donation, reach out to:
Your generosity today supports a brighter future for musicians, educators, and scholars. To explore giving opportunities or make a donation, reach out to:
Music Advancement Office
Phone: (517) 353-9872
Email: music.giving@msu.edu
MSU Community Music School in Detroit receives vital funds from MSU Federal Credit Union to expand access to music education.
Artist and long time supporter of MSU brings commitment to space for vocal arts and student recitals.
Name bearers of the Music Building’s recital hall to support Music Pavilion project.
Music Faculty Helton, Rayl, and Sinder invest in programs and shape the future through endowments.
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.
The program includes works by Schuman, Chance, Sousa, and Bryant, conducted by David Thornton.