18 Upcoming Events at Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University

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 to include music from Callirhoé by Cécile Chaminade, the film score from "Spirited Away" by Joe Hisashi, and the Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky.

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

Enjoy a concert with Ball State Jazz! The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli. Saxophonist, Flutist, and Educator Sharel Cassitt will appear as a guest artist. Cassitt is prominent on the New York and Chicago jazz scenes. Voted the 2023 "Rising Star Alto Saxophone", she is in the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award.

Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. 

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

The Wind Ensemble is under the direction of LaToya Webb. Wind Symphony are under the direction of Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.

The Wind Ensemble will feature music by Zhou Tian, Harrison J. Collins, Haley Woodrow, Richard Wagner, and Vincent Persichetti. The Ensemble will also premiere Harrison J. Collin's two movement work titled, Soulsongs which is designed to musically encapsulate two life-ideas that have helped him and which he hopes to share with others: 1.) You gotta love, and 2.) You gotta fight for love. The concert will conclude with a large-scale work titled, Symphony for Band by Vincent Persichetti.

The Ensemble will be guest conducted by the following two Graduate Assistants: Ewerton Siqueira Ravelli, Master of Music in Wind Conducting | Bryen Warfield, Doctor of Arts in Wind Conducting

Learn more about the Ball State University Bands.

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

Under the direction of Andrew Crow and Kerry Glann, 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. Learn more about Chamber Choir and Concert Choir.

The University’s advanced choral ensembles, Concert Choir and Chamber Choir, will open the choral season with a variety of music from around the globe and close to home.

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

Enjoy a concert with Ball State Jazz! The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli. This concert will highlight works from Contemporary Jazz composers.

Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. 

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

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 to include March from Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz, Sinfonia Concertante for Winds by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lyric for Strings by George Walker, and Finale from Symphony no. 2 by Jean Sibelius.

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

Under the direction of Andrew Crow and Kerry Glann, 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. Learn more about University Choral Union, Vox Anima, and Cardinal Chorus.

Vox Anima and Cardinal Chorus bring together students from across our campus who represent the ideals of education and beneficence. Their fall choral concert is always a lively celebration, including the iconic Cardinal Call.

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

The University Singers, also known as "Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors," celebrate their 63rd season this year! Under the direction of Jodi Cotton-Street, the ensemble kicks off the season with its annual Fall Concert featuring songs of faith, hope, laughter, and love.

Learn more about the Ball State University Singers.

This year's show will feature songs from movies. Our 3pm show will feature an opening number with our "Singer-For-A-Day" participants.  Please check out our social media if you would like to participate in "Singer-For-A-Day" and have the opportunity to perform with us!  The Fall Concert is a one-hour sneak peek of what is to come in our 63rd Annual Spectacular Performance. Please join us for this tribute to the magic of Hollywood!

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

The University Singers, also known as "Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors," celebrate their 63rd season this year! Under the direction of Jodi Cotton-Street, the ensemble kicks off the season with its annual Fall Concert featuring songs of faith, hope, laughter, and love.

Learn more about the Ball State University Singers.

This year's show will feature songs from movies. Our 3pm show will feature an opening number with our "Singer-For-A-Day" participants.  Please check out our social media if you would like to participate in "Singer-For-A-Day" and have the opportunity to perform with us!  The Fall Concert is a one-hour sneak peek of what is to come in our 63rd Annual Spectacular Performance. Please join us for this tribute to the magic of Hollywood!

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

The Ball State Campus Band is a traditional concert band that provides an opportunity for music and non-music majors to participate on a limited rehearsal and performance schedule. The Campus Band is under the direction of Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.

Learn more about the Ball State University Bands.

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

The Wind Ensemble is under the direction of LaToya Webb. Wind Symphony are under the direction of Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.

The Wind Ensemble will feature music by Bakhari S. Nokuri, Yukiko Nishimura, Eric Whitacre, Kevin Day, and Benjamin Horne, as well as Kevin Day's Harp Concertino.

Kevin Day's Harp Concertino was commissioned by a consortium led by the United States Coast Guard Band, and the Ball State Wind Ensemble is proud to be a consortium member. The work honors principal harpist MUC Megan Sesma's retirement. It is a celebratory, reflective work, and we are honored to feature our own harp professor, Joanne "Annie" King, as soloist. 

The Wind Ensemble will close the program with Benjamin Horne's Spiritual Symphony — winner of the National Band Association's William D. Revelli Memorial Composition Contest. This work draws on four African American spirituals: "Follow the Drinking Gourd," "Motherless Child," "Deep River," and "What a Morning."

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

Enjoy a brilliant performance from Ball State's Opera Theatre program in Sursa Performance Hall! Director Jon Truitt will be stage directing and vocal coach Cara Chowning will conduct.

This concert is “The Barber of Seville”, one of the most popular operas in the world. It’s a hilarious Rossini comedy that features many of operas greatest arias all in one show.

Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program.

Tickets are sold through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall.

Enjoy a brilliant performance from Ball State's Opera Theatre program in Sursa Performance Hall! Director Jon Truitt will be stage directing and vocal coach Cara Chowning will conduct.

This concert is “The Barber of Seville”, one of the most popular operas in the world. It’s a hilarious Rossini comedy that features many of operas greatest arias all in one show.

Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program.

Tickets are sold through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall.

Enjoy a concert with Ball State Jazz! The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli. 

This night is dedicated to the memory of the great Fort Wayne tenor player Morgy Craig. The Craig family has set up a scholarship fund in Morgy's name for a deserving BSU jazz student. The music will feature classic arrangements from the great big bands.

Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.

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

The University Singers, also known as "Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors," celebrate their 63rd season this year! Under the direction of Jodi Cotton-Street, the ensemble is ringing in the holiday season with its 4th annual Holiday Festival featuring special guests and songs of faith, hope, laughter, and love.

University Singers strives to connect with the Muncie community by inviting several choirs from the area to perform their own selections and also perform a group piece with all participating ensembles. In addition, University Singers will perform their own holiday set, and it will prove to be a night filled with holiday cheer! We invite you to enjoy this inspiring event as we usher in the holiday season.

Learn more about the Ball State University Singers.

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

For our annual holiday concerts, Ball State Choirs will feature 250 choral singers to honor the country's 250th with an All-American musical celebration of holiday traditions throughout our history and around our nation. Five choirs combine to surround the audience in a feast for the eyes, the ears, and the heart.

Learn more about the Ball State University Choirs and conductors Andrew Crow and Kerry Glann.

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

For our annual holiday concert, Ball State Choirs will feature 250 choral singers to honor the country's 250th with an All-American musical celebration of holiday traditions throughout our history and around our nation. Five choirs combine to surround the audience in a feast for the eyes, the ears, and the heart.

Learn more about the Ball State University Choirs and conductors Andrew Crow and Kerry Glann.

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

Enjoy a concert with Ball State Jazz! The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli.

The Tom Shah concert is dedicated to the memory of BSU grad student Tom Shah. Tom was a gifted composer, trumpet player that was recruited by the CIA because of his ability to speak many different languages. Tom was one of the first people killed in the war on terror in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya. This concert will feature original music by students and faculty.

Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. 

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