|
  |
|---|
Band of Blue
|
Band of BlueThe marching band at MTSU, the Band of Blue, is directed by Associate Director of Bands, Craig Cornish, and presents original halftime shows at all home football games and selected out-of-town games. Membership is open to any university student who can display good marching techniques and a Brass Choir is an ensemble that includes trumpets, horns, trombones, euphoniums and tubas. Membership is open to any university brass player with instructor approval. The group meets only in the Spring semester, and rehearses once a week. The ensemble presents at least one public concert each semester. The MTSU Clarinet Choir performs a wide variety of original compositions and transcriptions |
|---|---|
|
A uniquely fashioned student ensemble designed to explore music of different kinds   The MTSU Flute Choir is an enthusiastic group of flutists that perform a variety of musical styles ranging from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary, Popular and Jazz. The MTSU Flute Choir currently consist of sixteen members and showcase all four members of the flute family: piccolo, C flute, alto flute and bass flute. Performing some of the greatest literature written for this ensemble, the MTSU Guitar Ensembles give students valuable chamber experience. Students interested in joining an ensemble should contact Dr. William Yelverton, coordinator of the MTSU Guitar Department. "Listen to the MTSU Guitar Ensembles" The MTSU Horn Ensemble is open to all
MTSU horn players with the instructor's
approval. The Horn Ensemble rehearses Directed by jazz faculty and graduate jazz teaching assistants, these small ensembles provide students the opportunity to develop jazz performing skills, master standard literature, strengthen improvisational ability, and explore original compositions and arrangements. Placement in combos is by audition and the groups range from beginning to advanced. The combos perform both on and off campus. Directed by Don Aliquo, MTSU Jazz Ensemble I is the top performing large ensemble in the jazz studies program. It features the most experienced student players and concentrates on cutting-edge literature and master works from the big Real Audio: MTSU Jazz Ensemble I
MTSU Jazz Ensemble II Directed by Jamey Simmons, this ensemble provides training and performance experiences in the big band tradition. They perform throughout the year including a yearly performance at the MTSU Jazz Festival. 
Open by audition to any string, woodwind, brass or percussion player, the MTSU Symphony Orchestra provides an ensemble in which students are challenged and exposed to some of the finest symphonic repertoire. The Orchestra presents several concerts every semester on campus and performs tour programs throughout Tennessee. Interested auditionees should the director Dr. Carol Nies. 
The MTSU Percussion Ensemble is a diverse group performing original twentieth century compositions written expressly for percussion instruments as well as classical and jazz arrangements. Over the past years the ensemble has performed regularly at MTSU as well as appearing at various high schools and in Texas in 1998. Future tours include Boston and a joint concert with the University of Massachusetts Percussion Ensemble. Students in piano ensembles study and perform representative selections drawn from the rich repertory of music written for one piano, four hands; two pianos, four hands; and two pianos, eight hands. Both original compositions and transcriptions from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries are covered in various semesters. The MTSU Salsa Band is an ensemble
dedicated to the study and performance of
Afro-Cuban Salsa music. The group One of this nation’s versatile ensembles, the saxophone ensemble is known for performing all styles of music. This group has performed in many different venues such as school concerts, jazz festivals, shopping malls, and student recitals. The ensemble is open to all students at MTSU seeking an opportunity for a challenging and exciting musical experience. Students are encouraged and given the opportunity to gain chamber music experience through the formation of small chamber groups, trios, quartets, quintets, etc. Faculty members coach the ensembles, and performing venues are available on and off campus. The MTSU Steel Drum band consists of: lead
pan, double seconds, double tenors, cellos,
tenor basses, drumset and 
The MTSU Symphonic Band fosters the highest performance standards while offering its members an opportunity to expand their technical, intellectual, and musical horizons. The ensemble seeks to broaden performance and pedagogical skills through the programming of exemplary wind band literature while fostering an interest in the band as an integral part of the American musical scene. Membership is open to all university students through audition and the conductor is Craig Cornish, Associate Director of Bands. Membership is open to majors and non-majors. Instructor approval is needed to join. There is one rehearsal each week. Repertoire includes transcriptions and original works for trombone choir. The trombone ensemble performs publicly at least once each semester. Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble is open to majors
and non-majors with instructor approval. This
ensemble may be a large Conducted by Dr. Reed Thomas, The MTSU
Wind Ensemble is the premier performing
ensemble for wind, brass, and percussion
students at the university. Members are
selected through audition each semester and
comprise the best Listen to the MTSU Wind Ensemble in streaming audio:
Students are encouraged and given the opportunity to gain chamber music experience through the formation of small chamber groups, trios, quartets, quintets, etc. Faculty members coach the ensembles, and performing venues are available on and off campus. Repertory includes choral works from the
Renaissance to the present. Participation is by
audition only. The Concert This auditioned ensemble is comprised of the men of the MTSU Concert Chorale. The repertory of this group reflects literature for Men’s voices from all historical style periods to the present including Broadway and popular styles. This ensemble performs jazz, Broadway and contemporary vocal literature. It is designed to emphasize the development of stage presence and vocal skills related to the entertainment industry. There is limited enrollment of eight to ten members. The Opera Workshop is the preparation and
public performance of opera and/or musical
theater, either a complete work Participation in the Schola Cantorum is by audition only. It is designed primarily for upper division vocal majors and graduate students. Repertory includes choral works from the Renaissance to the present. This group is also a touring choral ensemble. Formal Concert attire is required. Listen to Schola Contorum conducted by Dr. Raphael Bundage in streaming audio:
This choir is open to all MTSU students by audition. Repertory includes octavo literature, Renaissance to the present, as well as major works. It is designed for music and non-music majors. This choir will perform two concerts per semester. Formal Concert attire is required. The MTSU Women's Chorale is a select
ensemble composed of the university's
most talented female voices. These |
|
