Music Ensembles (MUSE)
Advanced, auditioned choral ensemble open to all university students. Repertoire performed locally and on tour includes great chamber literature of the past five centuries. Three rehearsals per week. Course is repeatable for credit. (PR: Audition with Director)
A mixed chorus of 60-90 singers open to all university students without audition. Public performances of a variety of music are given each semester. Three rehearsals per week.
Large choral ensemble available to university and regional singers without audition. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation and performance of opera scenes and full operas. Membership open to students as singers, pianists, and technical personnel. Roles assigned by audition. Two rehearsals per week plus private coaching. (PR: Audition with Director)
A mixed a capella ensemble dedicated to the performance of a variety of popular, jazz, and contemporary styles. Open to all students regardless of major. PR: Permission.
The Marshall Orchestra is open to all university students, faculty, and interested musicians in the community with permission of the instructor. Concerts are presented each semester. (PR: Audition with Director)
A select, auditioned group of wind and percussion players who study and perform original and transcribed works for wind orchestra and works for small mixed chamber ensembles. (PR: Audition)
The Marshall University Symphonic Band rehearses twice a week and presents two concerts each semester. Symphonic Band performs a varied repertoire of music from wind band staples to contemporary works.
Study and performance of traditional and progressive jazz repertoire in a big band ensemble. Open to all university students by audition. May be repeated for credit.
Ensemble improvisation from duet to tentet. Emphasis on music sightreading, recognition and application of chord/scale relationships in a performance setting. Ensemble playing skills. May be repeated for credit.
A community/university ensemble modeled after the British-style brass band. May be repeated for credit.
Performance of contemporary music in various media.
An ensemble for the performance of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music, with special attention to performance practices and instrumental and vocal techniques. May be repeated for credit.
Ensemble devoted to the performance fo traditional African drumming and dance. May be repeated for credit.
Chamber ensemble experience for woodwind players. May be repeated for credit.
Chamber ensemble experience for brass players. May be repeated for credit.
An ensemble dedicated to performing a wide variety of musical styles on instruments in the percussion family. May be repeated for credit.
Chamber ensemble experience for string players. May be repeated for credit.
Study and perform a wide variety of musical styles for multiple pianists on 1-5 pianos. Audition with instructor required. May be repeated for credit.
An ensemble for guitar majors and qualified guitar elective students; focus on sight reading skills, ensemble accuracy and position playing. May be repeated for credit.