Dr. Shawn Wahl, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, commissioned a video to highlight the music department, the renovation of Ellis Hall and the university’s new status as an All-Steinway School.
“The musicians of Missouri State — both faculty and students — are remarkable. They contribute a great deal to the beauty and pride of the entire campus,” Wahl said. “We’re thankful that the university’s leadership recognizes this and supports them by providing excellent facilities and the advantage of practicing their craft on Steinway pianos.”
Wahl also mentioned the variety of music programs and performance opportunities available at Missouri State.
He said, “Our music students receive conservatory-quality training within the vibrant environment of a large university. We offer the best of both experiences.”
A team of faculty, students, staff and alumni
Faculty and students from the music department composed or arranged and performed all music in “Ensemble.”
The production team included several alumni and students from Missouri State’s film programs.
Cast members came from the music department and the department of theatre and dance.
Production team
- Written and produced by: Lucie Amberg
- Direction, lighting, camera operation and editing by: Locke + Stache (Austin Elliott, Chris Olson, Josh Pfaff and Logan Triplett)
- First assistant director: Jacqueline Crawford
- Key grip: Andrew Trice
- Audio recording and audio mixing by: James Styron
- Field sound and sound design by: Colton Jackson
- Post-production color by: Brian Singler
- Services coordinator: Barb Jones
Music arrangement and composition
- Vocal Alma Mater with accompaniment: Dr. John Prescott
- Alma Maters for piano in the styles of Prokofiev, Debussy, Mozart and Liszt: Dr. John Prescott
- Jazz Alma Mater: Kyle Aho
- Alma Mater for string quartet: Dr. John Prescott
- Pop Alma Mater: Faith Morgan
- Alma Mater for choir: Dr. John Prescott
Music performance
- Vocal Alma Mater: Kayli Owen
- Vocal Alma Mater accompaniment on piano: Dr. Minju Choi
- Alma Maters for piano in the styles of Prokofiev, Debussy, Mozart and Liszt: Dr. Wei-Han Su
- Jazz Alma Mater: Kyle Aho, Drew Axley, David Dove, Joseph Heflin, Brant Jester and Eric Ladish
- Alma Mater for string quartet: Nicolas Arguello, Ian Jett, Lian Ojakangas, Mark Stauffer
- Pop Alma Mater: Faith Morgan
- Alma Mater for choir: Members of Missouri State University Choirs
Cast
- Baylor Barnes
- Nicolas Arguello
- Drew Axley
- Sidney Baker
- Trenton Barnes
- Minju Choi
- Julie Combs
- David Dove
- Brady Eaton
- Connor Jones
- Morgan Gliedt
- Taylor Godwin
- Joseph Heflin
- Shun-Yeen Hoi
- Hye-Jung Hong
- Brant Jester
- Ian Jett
- Mari Kamikura
- Eunhyang Koh
- Marissa Kyser
- Eric Ladish
- Faith Morgan
- Lian Ojakangas
- Kayli Owen
- Caitlin Palmisano
- John Prescott
- Yuet Yang Siew
- Mark Stauffer
- Darcy Stevens
- Wei-Han Su
- Emily Trent
- Andrew Trice
- Alyssa Wolfe
- Members of Missouri State University Choirs
Special thanks
- Dr. Shawn Wahl
- Dr. Julie Combs
- Kyle Aho
- Richard Amberg
- Angela Barker
- Dr. Ann Marie Daehn
- Stephanie Dixon
- Robert Gibson
- Danielle Hardin
- Nathan Hartzler
- Dr. David Hays
- Dr. Daniel Ketter
- Dr. Cameron LaBarr
- Hok Lam
- Bobby Lewis
- Alec Morrow
- Chris Nagle
- T.J. Phinney
- Dr. Erin Plisco
- Dr. John Prescott
- Devonna Rains
- Blake Richter
- Dr. Brad Snow
- Darcy Stevens
- Weiyan Wang
- Aiyana Williams
- The faculty, staff and students of the College of Arts & Letters