On March 31, Ozarks Public Television will air their documentary on the Missouri State Pride Marching Band, “The Beat Goes On — MSU’s Pride Marching Band.” More about the band The Missouri State University band began in 1908 with 16 members. It has since enjoyed national and international success with performances at NFL football halftime shows, featured appearances in … [Read more...] about OPT highlights Pride band with documentary
Missouri State’s five-year-old jazz studies program is sending successful graduates into the music world, bringing living legends to MSU and putting on events for audiences beyond the campus. Building a jazz degree option Music Professor Randy Hamm has been at Missouri State for more than 25 years, and serves as woodwind division coordinator. He is also the director of … [Read more...] about MSU’s jazz program finds its groove
Missouri State University’s Grand Chorus and Symphony Orchestra will perform the University’s President’s Concert on two dates and in two locations this year, including for the first time at the renowned Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. More than 275 students to perform in KC Performing at the Kauffman is a special opportunity for the … [Read more...] about MSU to perform at the Kauffman
Missouri State's touring choir Chorale will be traveling to northern Missouri and Kansas for a three-day tour in January. Each performance is free and open to the public. Schedule Liberty, Missouri Liberty United Methodist Church Jan. 5, 7-9:30 p.m. Prairie Village, Kansas Village Presbyterian Church Jan. 6, 7-9:30 p.m. Topeka, Kansas Grace Cathedral Jan. 8, … [Read more...] about Chorale to tour northern Missouri and Kansas in January
Missouri State opera students will get the chance compete at the National Opera Association's 61st annual convention this year in the graduate division opera scenes competition. The convention will take place Jan. 6-10 in Indianapolis and focuses on "Heritage and Hope: Celebrating Diversity in Performance and Pedagogy." More about the competition The National Opera … [Read more...] about Opera students to compete at National Opera Association’s convention in January