Performance Opportunities

UMassD offers a number of ensemble opportunities for students who want to continue in music performance as part of their college experience. All of these performance opportunities are open to all UMassD students. You can absolutely sing in the choir as a Music Education major or a Psychology major. You can equally study Nursing or Engineering and play in the Corsair Athletic Band.

Corsair Band

A marching and concert band performing for university athletic events, pep rallies, campus celebrations, and off-campus shows, parades, and events. Open to all interested students; no experience required.

Corsair Band

University Choir

Open to students, staff, and faculty. Sight-reading not required but minimal experience in group singing desirable.

Social Justice Choir

The ensemble will study, rehearse, and perform music addressing a wide variety of social justice issues as well as highlighting music written or arranged by composers from historically excluded or underrepresented groups.

Wind Ensemble

This course provides an opportunity for qualified students to perform major standards and contemporary band literature.

Jazz Orchestra

Study and performance of traditional large jazz ensemble repertoire focusing on big band tradition. Musical styles to be studied include swing, Latin, bebop, funk, and rock, among others.

Percussion Ensemble

An exploration of diverse percussion instruments and techniques. Open to all students; no audition or prior experience required.

Steel Band

A specialized study of steel pan performance, the acoustic percussion instrument from Trinidad and Tobago. Open to all students regardless of background; no audition required.

String Ensemble

A performance ensemble exploring string repertoire from multiple genres and historical periods. Open to all qualified students with audition and instructor permission.

Contact

Jason Loete he/him/his

Director of Recruitment, Retention & Student Success
College of Visual & Performing Arts
College of Visual & Performing Arts 155

508-910-6635
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