Missouri State University invites guests to enjoy an inclusive evening of classical music at its sensory-friendly University Symphony Concert Sept. 22. Free and open to the public, the event is from 3:30-5 p.m. in Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. It is sponsored by MSU’s music department in partnership with Project Access and Burrell Behavioral Health Autism … [Read more...] about Experience music your way
At the 2024 National Trumpet Competition (NTC), the Missouri State University Trumpet Quintet won third place in The Bill PFund Trumpets College Small Ensemble Division. The competition took place March 8-11 at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. The small ensemble division began with 40 groups from universities around the country. Eight ensembles advanced to the … [Read more...] about MSU quintet shines in 2024 National Trumpet Competition
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Missouri State University a $4 million grant to expand and improve computer science education programs in rural area schools. The funding comes from the Education Innovation and Research program. Missouri State received one of only 20 awards from over 1,000 applicants nationwide. This is how the CODERS Project was born. Since … [Read more...] about CODERS program impacts over 2K students in first 3 years
Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, China, Spain, Germany and South Africa: Missouri State University Chorale students tend to graduate with multiple stamps on their passports. Every other year, Chorale members look forward to an international choir tour. For its 2022 international tour, the Chorale headed to South Africa May 21-June 8. The group performed with local choirs in … [Read more...] about Traveling with a choir: Making travel accessible and memorable through music
On Easter weekend 1906, an angry mob of white men lynched three innocent Black men in the Springfield, Missouri, town square. Until recently, only a small plaque marked the site in remembrance of the victims. Now, Missouri poet Robert Bode and composer William Averitt have partnered with Dr. Cameron LaBarr and the Missouri State University Chorale to create an album that … [Read more...] about Chorale shares Springfield’s history in ‘Easter, 1906’