MSU Bands

The 20th Annual Michigan State University Conducting Symposium 💚🤍

We are live for conducting symposium rounds on Mozart's Serenade in C minor!

Live in Large Rehearsal Hall Live Event

Join us tomorrow afternoon for a livestream of our conducting symposium rounds on Mozart's Serenade in C minor, featuring the MSU Chamber Players!

https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/Live+in+Large+Rehearsal+Hall/1_7gu9fm47/11980901

We are thrilled to share that recent doctoral conducting graduate, Ben Horne, has been appointed the visiting Assistant Professor in Bands at the University of Florida!!

The 2026 MSU Conducting Symposium is underway!! We welcome conductors from across the country for a week of music making and learning. This year is particularly meaningful as it marks the 20th anniversary of this event! Go Green!!

Our full CBDNA concert is now posted on YouTube! Use the link below to view the full playlist:

MSU Wind Symphony | 2026 CBDNA North Central Conference The MSU Wind Symphony performs at the 2026 College Band Directors National Association - North Central Conference at the University of Michigan.

At noon today, the final video of our CBDNA North Central performance series will premiere on our YouTube channel. The MSU Wind Symphony concludes the concert with Michael Daugherty’s phenomenal “Fifteen: Symphonic Fantasy on the Art of Andy Warhol”

Michael Daugherty: Fifteen | MSU Wind Symphony | 4.9.26 MSU Wind Symphony performs Michael Daugherty's "Fifteen: Symphonic Fantasy on the Art of Andy Warhol" at the 2026 College Band Directors National Association...

Premiering at 12:00 PM EST today! Cheldon Williams' beautiful transcription of George Walker's "Lyric" for band, performed by the MSU Wind Symphony with Dr. Arris Golden, guest conductor.

George Walker: Lyric | MSU Wind Symphony | 4.9.26 MSU Wind Symphony performs George Walker's "Lyric," transcribed for band by Cheldon Williams, at the 2026 College Band Directors National Association - Nort...