416 past events with the ball state university tag

Orchestra Indiana performs the sounds of the season under the baton of Troy Webdell and featuring the Taylor University Chorale. On Saturday night, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana joins for a special side-by-side performance.

Bringing your kids to this concert? Join us in the lobby before the performance for a FREE instrument petting zoo!

How will our national and regional economy perform in 2024? How will inflation continue to affect businesses and households? Get insight at the 28th annual Indiana Economic Outlook luncheon, sponsored by First Merchants Bank.

This event includes lunch, the 2024 economic forecast, and a keynote presentation by Todd Young, U.S. Senator for Indiana.

Speakers

• Todd Young is a U.S. Senator for the State of Indiana.
• Michael J. Hicks, PhD is the G&F Ball distinguished professor of economics and director of CBER at Ball State University.

Registration

• Register no later than Jan. 15, 2024 (5 PM Eastern)

All attendees MUST register online by Jan. 15, 2024. No walk-ins, registration or payment will be accepted on event day. Price includes event seating and a plated lunch—please select your entree and specify dietary needs on the registration form.

Note to Journalists: Email us to make media accommodations no later than Jan. 15th. All journalists must present their press credentials at the door.

This event is proudly sponsored by First Merchants Bank.

“If life were everything it should be, it would be more like HAIRSPRAY.  It’s irresistible!”– The New York Times

You Can’t Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?

Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the ’60s,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” HAIRSPRAY is “fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times).

This all-new touring production will reunite Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O’Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring HAIRSPRAY to a new generation of theater audiences. Don’t miss this “exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy” (The New Yorker). 

Get your tickets today!

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.

The EM concert series is a showcase for compositions of electronic and digital media. Pieces may involve loudspeaker playback, instrumental performers, or interactive computer performance systems. Featured composers include students, faculty, alumni and other contemporary or historical composers.

Learn more about the Ball State Music Theory and Composition program and the Music Media Production program.

The Unexpected Guest

By Agatha Christie

Directed by Karen Kessler

University Theatre

February 9-10, 13-16 at 7:30 pm
February 10-11 at 2:30 pm

A stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. The woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. As the ghosts of a past wrong begin to emerge, a tangled web of lies reveals family secrets and chilling motives, where the real murderer turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.

“The Unexpected Guest” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Tickets

Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall in person, by phone at 765-285-8749, or online.

General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door  

Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

Romance will be in the air in a program featuring Brahm’s impassioned Violin Concerto and highlights from Prokofiev’s searing Romeo & Juliet

Music & audio

The Unexpected Guest

By Agatha Christie

Directed by Karen Kessler

University Theatre

February 9-10, 13-16 at 7:30 pm
February 10-11 at 2:30 pm

A stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. The woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. As the ghosts of a past wrong begin to emerge, a tangled web of lies reveals family secrets and chilling motives, where the real murderer turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.

“The Unexpected Guest” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Tickets

Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall in person, by phone at 765-285-8749, or online.

General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door  

Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

The Wind Ensemble is under the direction of Thomas Caneva, director of bands and the Wind Symphony is under the direction of Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.  

Learn more about the Ball State University Bands.

The Campus band is under the direction of Thomas Caneva, director of bands and Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.  

Learn more about the Ball State University Bands.

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is open to students in grades 6 - 8 ONLY.

Join Associate Professor Dr. Michael Prater of the Ball State Art Education program and use the Beyond the Medici exhibition as inspiration to learn drawing techniques and create allegorical portraits. This event is free but space is limited and registration by February 21 is required.

Under the direction of Andrew Crow, director of choral activities, and featuring the work of graduate student conductors the Ball State Choirs present a series of concerts each year featuring a wide range of music from around the world and across the centuries.

The Chamber Choir is the university’s most prestigious concert choir.

Ball State faculty, area schoolteachers, and DOMA Friends are invited to enjoy a tour of the special exhibition Beyond the Medici: The Haukohl Family Collection. Dr. Robert La France, DOMA director, will guide visitors through the show and discuss educational opportunities provided by the exhibition.

Register here; the event is free, but space is limited and a reservation is appreciated.

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 music by Gabriela Lena Frank.

Two honor bands of the 51st Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival perform with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble I and guest artist Michael Rodriguez.

Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.

Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office and online.

The Ball State University School of Music is pleased to feature guest composer Elainie Lillios at the 53rd Annual Festival of New Music. Additional guest artists include Forward Motion and composers from around the country.

This year's Festival is in part made possible by the Pellegrini Music Festival Endowment (fund #5720). Donations to the fund are welcome.

Event Schedule

• Friday, March 15:
  • Guest composer talk and master class - 4:00 p.m. in MI213
  • Concert - 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16 (all concerts):
  • 11:00 a.m. (Hahn Hall)
  • 2:00 p.m.
  • 4:00 p.m.
  • 7:30 p.m.

The Ball State University School of Music is pleased to feature guest composer Elainie Lillios at the 53rd Annual Festival of New Music. Additional guest artists include Forward Motion and composers from around the country.

This year's Festival is in part made possible by the Pellegrini Music Festival Endowment (fund #5720). Donations to the fund are welcome.

Event Schedule

• Friday, March 15:
  • Guest composer talk and master class - 4:00 p.m. in MI213
  • Concert - Ball State Symphony Orchestra and guest performers - 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16 (all concerts):
  • 11:00 a.m. (Hahn Hall)
  • 2:00 p.m.
  • 4:00 p.m.
  • 7:30 p.m.

Join a DOMA docent for a tour of the galleries. Meet in the Sculpture Court at 2:30 p.m. This tour is free and open to the public with no registration required.

Under the direction of Andrew Crow, director of choral activities, Andy Schroetter, and Stephen Larson, the Ball State Choirs present a series of concerts each year featuring a wide range of music from around the world and across the centuries.

The University Choral Union (UCU) is the perfect choir for the casual singer or busy non-music major. UCU is a large and lively mixed choir that meets once each week.Cardinal Chorus is a tenor/bass ensemble open to students of all disciplines who enjoy sharing camaraderie through music and excellence in live performance.

This concert will be followed by a free Doctoral Lecture Recital given by Andy Schroetter.

Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1. 

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