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School of the Arts |
Department of Music |
Music Ensembles |
Bands Symphonic Winds (MUEN 122) is a concert band comprised of approximately 90 players. Auditions are open to all Messiah Students. Performs the highest quality wind band literature including a mix of sacred and secular works, standards, and newly commissioned works. Two one-hour rehearsals per week. Symphonic Winds performs three on-campus concerts annually in addition to recording and some off-campus performances. Wind Ensemble MUEN 135) is comprised of approximately 45 players. Auditions are open to all Messiah Students. This more select ensemble performs the highest quality wind band literature including a mix of sacred and secular works, standards, and newly commissioned works. Two one-hour rehearsals per week. Wind Ensemble performs three on-campus concerts annually in addition to recording and some off-campus performances.
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Choirs Concert Choir (MUEN 111) Consists of approximately 45 mixed voices, chosen by audition. Literature includes mainly sacred choral music drawn from the Renaissance through the 20th century. Principal performances include Christmas concert and Spring Break tour. Two rehearsals per week. Choral Arts Society (MUEN 112) College-community chorus, consisting of approximately 100 singers. Active in the four-month period, January-April. Annual spring concert presents a major choral work with full orchestral accompaniment. Chamber Singers (MUEN 116) is a select vocal ensemble auditioned from the ranks of concert choir. This 16 member group performs repertoire that encompasses all styles and genre. Women's Ensemble (MUEN 113) This chorus of college women performs in the Christmas concert in the Fall and in a campus concert in the Spring. One rehearsal per week. Men's Ensemble (MUEN 115) This chorus of college men performs in the Christmas concert in the Fall and in a campus concert in the Spring. One rehearsal per week. Messiah College Singers (MUEN 140) is a vocal ensemble auditioned from all students. This 20 member group performs contemporary and traditional sacred music. This is the primary music ministry choir |
Orchestras Symphony Orchestra (MUEN 121) College orchestra open on an audition basis. Performs literature drawn from the Baroque through the 20th Century, presenting three concerts each academic year. Also accompanies major choral and stage productions. One two-hour evening rehearsal per week. Pit Orchestra (MUEN 117) A select ensemble which accompanies musical theater and opera productions. |
Brass Ensembles Brass Choir (MUEN 124) Consists of approximately 20 brass players including trumpets, horns, trombones, euphonium and tuba. Brass Choir performs three concerts per year in addition to several other performances on and off campus. Members are selected by audition. Repertoire includes standard brass choir literature as well as contemporary settings of sacred and secular works. One one-hour rehearsal per week. Brass Quintet Select brass group that performs for on-campus and off-campus events including church services, meetings, and dinners. Members are selected by audition and rehearsals are determined by individual schedules. Trumpet Ensemble (MUEN 145) is a selects group that performs for on campus and off campus events including the National Trumpet Competition held annually in Fairfax, VA. |
Jazz Ensembles Jazz ONE (MUEN 141) 20 piece "big band" that performs and studies jazz standards as well as contemporary arrangements Jazz TWO (MUEN 142) 20 to 25 member "big band" that performs and studies jazz standards as well as other styles. Jazz ensemble II is intended to provide experience for all interested students who wish to develop improvisation skills and jazz reading skills. This group performs two times per year on campus. One one-hour rehearsal per week.
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Studio Ensembles Flute Choir (MUEN 126) An ensemble of 10-12 flutes including alto and bass. Performs in Chapel and occasional off-campus worship services. One rehearsal per week. |
| Chamber Strings (MUEN 133) String chamber groups, such as string duos, string trios, string quartets, and various mixed instrumentation groups (strings and piano, strings, winds and piano) rehearse, receive coaching session weekly for campus and community performances. |
Guitar Ensemble (MUEN 130)  An ensemble of 3 to 6 performers that develops player's note reading ability and finger style techniques. The group plays a wide variety of music from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The ensemble performs on and off campus. One rehearsal per week. |
| French Horn Ensemble (MUEN ) A like-instrument chamber ensemble comprised of hornists from the department, campus, and community which performs both standard and new repertory in four or more parts, both transcriptions and original works. |
| Saxophone Quartet (MUEN 147) An ensemble comprised of soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones. |
| Percussion Ensemble (MUEN 131) Consists of ten to twelve members performing standard percussion and marimba ensemble repertoire. The group performs each semester. |
Chamber Ensembles Recorder Consort (MUEN 132) Small ensemble designed to include players on soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders. The music performed is taken predominantly from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The ensemble performs one or two times at Christmas as well as in the Small Ensembles Concert each spring. |
Concert Handbell Choir(MUEN 128)  includes fourteen ringers chosen by audition in the fall. Performs in the Christmas concert, spring concert, and in various off-campus concerts. One two-hour afternoon rehearsal per week. |
| Piano Quartet (MUEN 146) Ensemble piano duets and quartets such as piano four-hands, two pianos four-hands and two pianos eight-hands rehearse, receive coaching sessions weekly for campus and community performances. |
| Woodwind Quintet (MUEN 143) A chamber ensemble consisting of flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. |
| Brass Chamber Music (MUEN 144) Brass quartets or quintets formed to perform throughout the semester. |
Opera Workshop (MUEN 149) consists of 15 to 20 select singers and 1-2 student pianists. Opera Workshop has one performance consisting of opera scenes from varied time periods in various languages or a complete performance of a one-act opera. This ensemble meets during the spring semester for 3 hours per week. |
Accompaning Accompanying (MUEN 125) Guided experience in piano accompanying. Students are required to accompany for one vocalist and one instrumentalist for classes and lessons as well as public performances |
Music Ministry United Voices of Praise (MUEN 138) Gospel choir of approximately 60-100 singers that meets once a week, that performs on campus as well as local and regional churches. |
| New Light (MUEN 148) A small traveling music ministry ensemble of six to eight students that travels extensively during the summer. A wide range of music is performed highlighting various talents of the performers. Students are selected by audition. |
| Music Ministry Team (MUEN 139) Small student ensembles of varied instrumentation which perform in off-campus worship services. Open by audition. |
for jazz ensemble. The group, consisting of the more experienced jazz performer, performs three times per year on campus and does several off-campus performances. Improvisation is part of the curriculum. One one-hour rehearsal per week.
