Events on February 15, 2025
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Ball State Bands Wind Conducting Workshop
8am @
Music Instruction Building, Ball State University
1809 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: College student observer: $35, Observer: $75, Conductor Participant: $300, Conductor (Auditioned): $300 ACTIVITIES
- Option to conduct the Ball State Wind Ensemble in Concert! See "Conductor - Audition Track" below to apply.
- Option to receive a conducting lesson with our featured clinician! See "Conductor - Audition Track" below to apply.
- Conduct the Ball State University Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony in beautiful Sursa Hall in a workshop setting.
- Work and collaborate with outstanding conductors and educators.
- Attend an open rehearsal with renowned conductors and composers.
- Participate in discussions dealing with repertoire, score study, rehearsal techniques, conducting technique, gesture and movement, and personal growth.
- Attend a performance by the Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony
REGISTRATION
To Register and submit payment, please fill out this form:
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Friday (Optional Rehearsal Attendance)
- 7:00p.m. - 10:15 p.m. – Open Rehearsal with Ball State Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble with Guest Clinician and Selected Auditionee
Saturday
- 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. – Welcome and Continental Breakfast (Hahn Hall)
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. – Conducting Session with Wind Ensemble (Sursa Hall)
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Wind Ensemble open rehearsal
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Lunch (Provided)
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. – Lecture/Discussion Sessions (Band Room, MIB Room 152)
- 7:30 p.m. – Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony Concert Performance (Sursa Hall)
Sunday
- 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Open Rehearsal with Libertyville High School Wind Ensemble
- 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Conducting Session with Wind Symphony (Sursa Hall)
- 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Wrap up Lecture/Discussion session (MIB Room 152)
Betty’s Cabin Activity: Storytime Saturday
11:30am @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
Betty's Cabin
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year.
Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.
- Zokawa Goddess Galentines Event (Live Music +Yoga) 2pm @ Community of Hope Church ZOKAWA studio (upstairs, follow signs) 1968 W. Main Street
Cost: $25 Ages: 14+ Goddess Galentines Event is next weekend!
Grab your gals and join us for live music and gentle yoga to celebrate the divine goddess that you are!
Live music will include a two piece acoustic string ensemble featuring Rosalie Crowe on violin and Nicholas Foreman on cello!
Yoga is a gentle restorative style yoga, ALL LEVELS!
Space is VERY LIMITED. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
- Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door About
The Wind Ensemble is under the direction of Thomas Caneva, director of bands. The Wind Symphony is under the direction of Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.
Learn more about the Ball State University Bands.
Program
To be announced.
Tickets
Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1.
Prices
- General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
- Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
- BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
- Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door
*One (1) free student ticket per ID is available in advance (before 5 p.m. on the night of the concert) at the College of Fine Arts Box Office
Purchase Options
- ONLINE
- Phone: 765-285-8749
- In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance
**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.
Parking
Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. Metered parking ($1/hr) is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
