Music

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:

REGISTER & SUBMIT PAYMENT

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)

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.

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:

REGISTER & SUBMIT PAYMENT

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)

About

The Faculty Artist Series features School of Music faculty sharing their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. 

Learn more about Cynthia Smith, Annie King and Galit Gertsenzon .

Program

Program to be announced.

Livestream

This recital will also be offered as a livestream - visit the Concert Livestream Page to watch live. Streaming begins approximately 15 minutes prior to scheduled concert start time.

Free Admission

This recital is free and open to the public.

Parking

Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. On weekdays, metered parking ($1/hr) is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free. This garage is free on weekends.

About

The Ball State Symphony Orchestra is a flagship ensemble of the School of Music that performs orchestral music from a wide variety of backgrounds and time periods.

Program

Program to include Bernstein's Chichester Psalms featuring the Ball State Chamber Choir.

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.

About

Entering its 52nd year, the Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival attracts over 35 high school jazz bands annually. The bands participate in jazz band and combo competitions as well as clinics. The day ends with an evening concert featuring the two winning bands from the day’s competition and the Ball State Jazz Lab Ensemble with special guest artists. Ball State Jazz faculty and invited guests present clinics and judge the competitions.

Guest Artist: Alexis Cole

Called "one of the great voices of today," by Jonathan Schwartz, and praised for her “Impeccable control and style” by Michael Feinstein, Alexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day. A Top Winner of the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition judged by jazz icons TS Monk, Catherine Russell, Grady Tate and Dr. Billy Taylor, 3rd prize winner in the Montreux Jazz Vocal Competition, and a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan Competition, Alexis has a dozen albums to her credit on Motéma, Chesky, Venus Records and Zoho. She has recorded with such artists as Fred Hersch, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Don Braden. She’s been a soloist with the Boston Pops, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has headlined at clubs around the US and Asia.

As an educator, Alexis was the head of vocal jazz at the conservatory at SUNY Purchase and counts Grammy Winning Samara Joy and rising star Anaïs Reno as her students. She is the founder and director of JazzVoice.com, an online educational community featuring singing classes, professional development sessions and private lessons from a roster of renowned jazz vocalists and educators. And she is artistic director of the Virginia Beach Vocal Jazz Summit. Her most recent release “Jazz Republic: Taiwan, The United States and the Freedom of Swing” features original arrangements for big band and orchestra, performed by Alexis with the Taipei Jazz Orchestra. Alexis' latest endeavor is MusicAuditions.com, a website to connect musicians to employers.

Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.

About

Two honor bands of the 52nd Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival perform with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble I and guest artist Alexis Cole. This concert will also be livestreamed.

Called "one of the great voices of today," by Jonathan Schwartz, and praised for her “Impeccable control and style” by Michael Feinstein, Alexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day. A Top Winner of the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition judged by jazz icons TS Monk, Catherine Russell, Grady Tate and Dr. Billy Taylor, 3rd prize winner in the Montreux Jazz Vocal Competition, and a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan Competition, Alexis has a dozen albums to her credit on Motéma, Chesky, Venus Records and Zoho. She has recorded with such artists as Fred Hersch, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Don Braden. She’s been a soloist with the Boston Pops, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has headlined at clubs around the US and Asia.

As an educator, Alexis was the head of vocal jazz at the conservatory at SUNY Purchase and counts Grammy Winning Samara Joy and rising star Anaïs Reno as her students. She is the founder and director of JazzVoice.com, an online educational community featuring singing classes, professional development sessions and private lessons from a roster of renowned jazz vocalists and educators. And she is artistic director of the Virginia Beach Vocal Jazz Summit. Her most recent release “Jazz Republic: Taiwan, The United States and the Freedom of Swing” features original arrangements for big band and orchestra, performed by Alexis with the Taipei Jazz Orchestra. Alexis' latest endeavor is MusicAuditions.com, a website to connect musicians to employers.

Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.

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