11 past events with the ball state school of music tag
5 upcoming events with this tagFeb 5, 2025
Wednesday
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Ball State Jazz Ensembles
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
Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli.
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
**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.
Livestream
This concert will be offered as a livestream - visit the Concert Livestream Page to watch live. Streaming begins approximately 15 minutes prior to scheduled concert start time.
Feb 8, 2025
Saturday
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Now That's What I Call Opera! - Ball State Opera Theatre Gala
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance / $20 at the door Seniors: $15 in advance / $17 at the door BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance / $17 at the door Students: $5 in advance / $8 at the door 
About
The Ball State Opera Theatre program presents their ninth annual Opera Gala. The evening will feature School of Music faculty and students performing together. Drs. Gwinn, Narducci, and Truitt will take the stage alongside their students to perform a variety of works.
Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program, director of opera Jon Truitt, and vocal coach Cara Chowning.
*Please note this performance is not available as a livestream.*
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: $18 in advance / $20 at the door
- Seniors: $15 in advance / $17 at the door
- BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance / $17 at the door
- Students: $5 in advance / $8 at the door
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. Parking in this garage is free on weekends.
Sep 12, 2025
Friday
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School of Music 14th Annual Showcase Concert
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: $20 in advance / $25 at the door 
About
The 14th Annual Showcase Concert presents a sampling of the School of Music's outstanding large ensembles, chamber groups, and soloists. We invite you to witness the exceptional talent of our students and help support student scholarships!
Tickets
Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1.
PRICE
$20 in advance / $25 at the door. All tickets for this concert are the same price and are General Admission. Proceeds go towards the Bravo! Scholarship Fund.
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.
Sep 14, 2025
Sunday
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Faculty Artist Series: James Helton
3pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
About
The Faculty Artist Series features School of Music faculty sharing their talent and passion for music with the campus and community.
James Caton Helton maintains an active schedule as a soloist, a collaborative performer and as an adjudicator and teacher of master classes. He has performed throughout most of the United States and in the Czech Republic, Spain, and Thailand. He has had the pleasure of working with Pulitzer Prize winning composers George Crumb, William Bolcom, Lucas Foss and Joseph Schwantner in concerts broadcast over public radio and television.
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 ($2/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.
Sep 18, 2025
Thursday
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Ball State Symphony Orchestra
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 
About
This year, the Ball State Symphony Orchestra's theme is dance! Enjoy concerts throughout semester that feature works from musicals and traditional dances. 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
Strauss - "Blue Danube"
Midwest Premiere: "Steinke Marimba Concerto" featuring faculty soloist YoungKyoung Lee
Schubert - "Unfinished Symphony"
Tchaikovsky Selections from The NutcrackerTickets
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. Paid metered parking is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
Sep 24, 2025
Wednesday
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Ball State Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist Patrick Bartley Jr.
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
Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli.
Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.
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 is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
Oct 12, 2025
Sunday
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Faculty Artist Series: Michael Seregow (piano)
3pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
About
The Faculty Artist Series features School of Music faculty sharing their talent and passion for music with the campus and community.
Pianist Michael Seregow leads a vibrant and diverse career that brings music to life in a variety of forms. As an acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, dedicated educator, and recording artist, his journey has taken him to cities and stages across the United States, Latin America, and Europe.
Program
Program to feature the music of Maurice Ravel and his contemporaries.
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. Metered parking is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
Oct 19, 2025
Sunday
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Ball State Chamber Choir and Concert Choir
3pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
About
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.
The Ball State University Chamber Choir is the university’s most prestigious concert choir, typically comprising 32 singers: mostly upper-level music majors and graduate students. The Concert Choir is a select ensemble open to students of all disciplines by audition.
Program
The program is themed around nature and finding hope, peace, and joy. The concert will feature several selections of South African music as a nod to the November concert from guest artists Soweto Gospel Choir.
Chamber Choir
Featuring composers Jake Runestad and Zanaida Stewart Robles. Chamber Choir will also perform a student composition called “The Glade” by Theodore Hicks, who is completing his doctoral studies this semester!
Concert Choir
Music by Ola Gjielo, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (honoring the 500th anniversary of his birth), Felix Mendelssohn, Jake Runestad, Melissa Dunphy, and Thabo Matshego.
Palestrina’s “Sicut cervus” and Mendelssohn’s “Wie der Hirsch schreit” form a coupling as settings of the same Psalm text (Ps 42, Like as the hart desireth the waterbrook…) in different languages and composed across a time span of roughly 250 years.
The Melissa Dunphy piece “I Took a Walk with Joy” featuring poetry by alum Mark A. Boyle.
Connecting to the campus visit of the Soweto Gospel Choir in November, Concert Choir will present Matshego’s “Ukholo lwami,” an arrangement of two traditional South African gospel songs.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. Parking in this garage is free on weekends and after 7 p.m. on weekdays.
Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday
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Ball State Jazz Ensembles
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
Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles. The ensembles are under the direction of Mark Buselli.
Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.
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 is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
Oct 31, 2025
Friday
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Halloween Spooktacular with Ball State Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble
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 
About
⚠️Caution: This performance will include the use of flashing lights.
Ball State's top two concert bands present a very special Halloween Spooktacular! Enjoy spooky vibes and feel free to wear your costume.
The Wind Ensemble is under the direction of LaToya Webb. The Wind Symphony is under the direction of Jeremy Harmon, director of athletic bands.
Learn more about the Ball State University Bands.
Program
The program will feature music based on stories from Harry Potter, Beetlejuice, Edgar Allan Poe, and more!
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 is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
Nov 1, 2025
Saturday
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University Choral Union, Cardinal Chorus, and Vox Anima
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 
About
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.
The University Choral Union is a large and lively mixed choir comprised of approximately 100 students that performs a variety of literature, from multicultural pieces to show tunes. The Cardinal Chorus is a tenor-bass ensemble and Vox Anima is a treble-voice ensemble.
Program
Program to include Featuring music from South Africa and a wide variety of other choral traditions, the Cardinal Chorus performing "The Cardinal Call", and Vox Anima performing "Will the Circle Be Unbroken".
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 is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
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