The Cardinal Marching Band performs at all home football games, at a season ending concert and at other campus events during the fall semester. The band prepares 3 to 5 halftime shows each season drawing on music from the pop, rock, Latin and jazz repertoires.
Prerequisite: High school marching band experience or instructor permission.
Credits: 2 cr
Notes: Open to all SVSU students.
An instrumental ensemble that plays a broad range of wind literature designed for a single player per part.
Prerequisite: Audition and instructor permission
Credits: 1 cr
A select chamber vocal ensemble that sings a variety of literature that is both accompanied and unaccompanied.
For more information on choirs at SVSU please visit their website.
Prerequisite: Audition and instructor permission.
Credits: 1 cr
The Concert Band reads, rehearses and performs a wide variety of music. This includes marches, show tunes, popular music and contemporary and standard works from the band and wind ensemble repertoire. Student soloists also perform with the band. The concert band performs an annual spring concert and at the spring commencement.
Prerequisite: High school band experience or instructor permission.
Credits: 1 cr
Notes: Open to all SVSU students.
A large vocal ensemble that sings a variety of literature that is both accompanied and unaccompanied.
For more information on choirs at SVSU please visit their website.
Prerequisite: Prior membership or instructor permission.
Credits: 1 cr
Study and performance of classic and contemporary big band literature. Rehearsal twice a week with one performance at the end of the semester. Emphasis on correct style & improvisation.
Prerequisite: Audition and instructor permission.
Credits: 1 cr
Audition Information: Jazz Audition Info (53KB)
MUS 481A: Percussion Ensemble-Director: Jonathan Ovalle
MUS 481B: Jazz Combo I: Dr. Colin Wood (Audition Info: Jazz Audition Info (53KB) )
MUS 481C: Jazz Combo II: Dr. Colin Wood (Audition Info: Jazz Audition Info (53KB) )
MUS 481D: Guitar Ensemble: Eric Merkle
MUS 481E: Pit Orchestra: Dr. Norm Wika
Non-curricular groups:
Flute Choir-Director: Dr. Townes Miller
Brass Choir-Director: Dr. Norm Wika
music@svsu.edu
(989) 964-4159(989) 964-4159
Department Chair
Norman Wikanwika@svsu.edu
Office
Arbury Fine Arts Center 226