Venues & Maps

Known as Cook Recital Hall in honor of Byron and Dee Cook, this venue features state-of-the-art acoustics with seating for 180 and remains a popular music setting for a variety of student, faculty, and guest recitals.

Presenting opera, jazz, choir and small ensembles, this venue serves a large number of the College’s performances within an intimately scaled setting that seats 400 patrons.

Home of the College’s large ensembles that feature student musicians, conductors, and composers this venue hosts everything from orchestral masterpieces to innovative band and choir repertoire and everything in between with a seating capacity of up to 2,420.

The Pasant Theatre at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts is small and hosts occasional MSU College of Music performances. Offering seating for 600, this round-style is known for its quality acoustics and versatile staging.

This versatile performance venue hosts jazz and other events in the college, including recitals and master classes. Located in the Billman Music Pavilion, this finely tuned acoustic and aesthetic setting seats 156, 130 on the main floor and twenty-six in a balcony.

This classic chapel serves a variety of purposes for the campus and is one of the College’s performance venues which features the installation of the Red Cedar Organ. Called “Opus 134,” this organ was custom-designed and built by Létourneau Organs and made possible by the leadership gift of Ed and Wanda Eichler.

A versatile space scaled for smaller audiences this spaces host a wide variety of recitals, gatherings and lectures and presentations.

The enchanting melodies of MSU’s 49-bell carillon at Beaumont Tower, an iconic campus landmark, can be enjoyed from this location near the Music Building. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets.