Music Ensembles
The Arthur Satz Department of Music's thirteen faculty-directed ensembles are regularly scheduled 1-credit classes, open by audition [see individual ensemble links below] to all students on the River Campus.
Those interested in participating in small chamber-music groups may take the 1-credit course, MUSC 155 Chamber Ensembles. An audition is required, as well as permission from the Director of Orchestral Activities.
If your interest is jazz in a smaller group setting with an emphasis on improvisation, you may take the 1-credit course, MUSC 157A Jazz Combos. An audition is required.
A description of each ensemble can be found in our music ensemble descriptions PDF.
There are student-directed groups abound on campus, as well. Several a cappella groups are informally supported by the music department, although participation in them does not earn collegiate credit. There are many more vocal and instrumental groups operating independently, some having been in existence for several years, others forming rather spontaneously from a number of students with a common interest.
Instrumental:
- Symphony Orchestra
- Chamber Orchestra
- Chamber Ensembles (small chamber-music groups)
- Wind Symphony
- Jazz Ensemble
- Jazz Combos (small jazz groups)
- Brass Choir
- Rock Repertory
- West African Drumming Ensemble
- Sansifanyi
Vocal:
- Concert Choir
- Treble Chorus (formerly "Women's Chorus")
- Chamber Singers
- Gospel Choir