Student Organizations – Music
Bands
Concert Band
Approximately 70 players perform literature from the standard concert band repertoire and present at least two major concerts each year.
Symphonic Wind Band
This band has approximately 50 players who are devoted to performance of the finest concert literature, both secular and sacred, for winds and percussion. The Wind Band performs at least four concerts each year, in addition to recording, touring regularly and performing in Vespers.
Membership in both bands is open through audition to all students.
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Choral Program
The choral program is composed of eight choirs: University Singers, Conductor's Chorus, Collegiate Choir, Concert Choir, Lyric Choir, Men's Glee Club, University Chorale and University Chamber Singers. All students are welcome to audition and are placed according to their classification and abilities. Singers are re-auditioned periodically to determine proper placement. Performance venues include concerts of standard choral literature and church music, Vespers and Sunday morning worship services, and the annual opera, oratorio and Commencement Concert performances.
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Instrumental Ensembles
Several permanent chamber ensembles provide performance opportunities for qualified instrumental students. These include a woodwind choir, flute choir, trombone choir, horn choir, tuba-euphonium choir, trumpet choir, handbell choir, concert band, percussion ensemble and several smaller chamber groups.
Opera Association
An opera is presented each spring semester. The University hosts guest artists to sing the principal roles. Supporting roles and chorus parts are taken by students who show requisite ability. Past performances include world-famous works such as “Aida,” “Tosca,” “The Barber of Seville” and “Rigoletto.” Performance Archive
Orchestra
The University orchestra presents a concert each semester as well as performances in vespers programs, an oratorio and an opera. In addition to the standard symphonic repertoire, the orchestra often performs such special assignments as recording for films. Membership is open to all students through audition. Learn more
