Department of Music professor and composer Dr. Michael Murray will be showcasing a selection of chamber music through an upcoming livestream concert. This concert will feature the world premiere of Butterfly Days (2020) for mezzo-soprano and piano, The Darkening Green (2018) for string quartet, and Genevieve's Cats (2017) for soprano and piano. The livestream is being held in … [Read more...] about Butterfly Days: A Livestream World Premiere
Missouri State’s Grand Chorus and Symphony Orchestra — 278 performers in total — will join for the University's annual Holiday Concert on Dec. 1 at the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. Dr. Christopher Kelts, director of orchestral activities, will conduct the free, two-hour concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Cameron LaBarr, director of choral studies, … [Read more...] about Choral and symphony students to perform free Holiday Concert
Missouri State’s University Symphony Orchestra will offer a free concert on Nov. 3 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. One of the music department’s more recent faculty additions, Director of Orchestral Studies Dr. Christopher Kelts, will conduct the concert, performing works of celebrated classical musicians such as Wagner and Mendelssohn. Symphony … [Read more...] about Symphony orchestra to perform free HHPA concert
Bears and band fans can get a preview of this year’s band performances at the annual "Concert-On-The Green" Aug. 16 at the Plaster Sports Complex. The Pride Band began their week-long camp Aug. 9 to drill and rehearse their 2015-16 repertoire which will include jazz, Latin, patriotic, classical and pop hits. The free concert is an opportunity to hear some of that … [Read more...] about Pride Band camp concert debuts this year’s repertoire
High school musicians from across the region will be on campus next week for the Missouri State University Choral Institute summer choral camp. The culminating camp concert will be held at 6 p.m. on July 16 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. The concert is free and open to the public. Singing, seminars and scavenger hunts The camp, taking place July 13-16, … [Read more...] about July choral camp to end with free Hammons Hall concert