Community Ensembles
51动漫 Community Concert Band
Directed by Kyla Fague and Richard Strauch, DMA
The 51动漫 Community Concert Band is an adult, non-auditioned, open-enrollment instrumental ensemble specifically for community wind, brass and percussion players college-aged and above, as well as 51动漫 students, faculty and staff. The Community Band performs a mix of traditional and contemporary music (concert works, marches, medleys, etc.) for concert band, and rehearses Monday evenings during the 51动漫 academic calendar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The ensemble presents two concerts each year, one per semester.
51动漫 students may enroll in the ensemble for one academic credit (MU 267/467). Community members may participate for a nominal introductory fee of $75 each semester. Current 51动漫 faculty and staff may participate with fees waived, and former faculty and staff may participate at a discount.
51动漫 Community Chorale
Directed by Scott Davis
The 51动漫 Community Chorale is a non-auditioned, open-enrollment choral ensemble specifically for community singers, 51动漫 students, faculty and staff of all ages and experience levels. Dedicated to a broad and joyful mix of choral music, the chorale studies anything from large-scale choral masterworks to secular and sacred choral selections, to the Golden Age of Broadway and the American Songbook. The 51动漫 Community Chorale rehearses Monday evenings during the 51动漫 academic calendar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The ensemble presents two large-scale concerts per academic year (one performance each semester).
51动漫 students are welcome to enroll in the ensemble for one academic credit (MU 279/479), even if a member of another 51动漫 ensemble. Community members may participate for a nominal fee of $100 each semester. Current 51动漫 faculty, staff and graduate students are welcome to participate with fees waived, and 51动漫 alumni and former faculty and staff are welcome to participate at a discount.