Music Student Performances
Belmont University’s School of Music offers students a variety of performing ensembles that showcase the School of Music’s incredible musical diversity. With 25 instrumental and 14 vocal ensembles, audiences are sure to find a style they enjoy, including chamber music, orchestral, choral, jazz, bluegrass, country, popular hits or gospel.
Musical Theatre and Opera tickets are available through the Belmont Box Office. All faculty and student ensemble performances and recitals are free of charge and open to the public. Some student events may be live streamed. Visit the live stream page for more information.
January
21
Graduate Honors Recital
Select graduate students perform solos and chamber works ranging from classical to commercial styles.
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
February
08
Composition Honors Recital
Compositions written and performed by students.
Date: Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
09
Belmont University String Chamber Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra
The University String Chamber and Symphony Orchestras will present a very special concert Thursday, February 9, at 7:30 p.m. in McAfee Concert Hall. School of music faculty member and violinist Elisabeth Small will solo with both ensembles in her final time performing with the orchestras before her retirement at the end of the semester. Small will play Vivaldi’s “Winter” from The Four Seasons and Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending. Also on the program will be Tomaso Albinoni’s Sinfonia in G Major and Dvorak’s Symphony no. 8. The concert is free and open to the public.
Date: Thursday, February 09, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
13
Bass Ensemble
Instrumentalists performing a mix of jazz and rock.
Date: Monday, February 13, 2023
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
17
Wind Ensemble & Concert Band
Woodwind, brass and percussion students performing traditional and contemporary works.
Date: Friday, February 17, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
21
Classical Guitar Ensemble
Guitar duo, trio, quartet and orchestra arrangements and compositions from a variety of time periods and composers from around the world.
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
28
Commercial Guitar Ensemble
Instrumentalists performing a mix of jazz and rock.
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
March
01
Jazz Septet & Quartet
String students combine classical traditions with jazz and other popular styles
Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2023
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
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01
Rock Ensemble
Primarily instrumental performances of rock ranging from fusion to heavy metal.
Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
16
Pops
Several small vocal groups that represent the range of genres the music industry encompasses.
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
16
Voxology
Gospel & R&B ensemble performing current and classic selections.
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
17
Commercial Guitar Ensemble II
Instrumentalists performing a mix of jazz and rock.
Date: Friday, March 17, 2023
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
21
Company
An award-winning commercial vocal ensemble that performs fresh, modern pop music with electric choreography.
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
21
Classical Performers
A showcase of classical music students. Vocalists and instrumentalists are selected by audition to perform as soloists with the University Symphony Orchestra.
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
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22
Chamber Brass
A recital of brass music for a variety of instrument combinations.
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Time: 10:00am
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
24
Phoenix
Pop/Rock ensemble with vocalists and band members performing current and classic hits.
Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
27
Classical String Quartets
Repertoire consisting of a variety of styles, time periods and composers for quartets.
Date: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 10:00am
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
29
World Fiddle Ensemble
A string music group that performs inspiring and innovative folk music from around the world.
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
29
Jazz Small Group II & III
Advanced student instrumentalists performing a mix of popular music and jazz.
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
30
Jazz Band II
Performing big band swing to modern jazz-fusion.
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
April
01
Chorale and Bel Canto
Choral music performance by Chorale, Belmont’s flagship classical choral ensemble, and Bel Canto, a treble choir that performs sacred and secular music.
Date: Saturday, April 01, 2023
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
02
University Singers/Chamber Singers/Belmont University String Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Singers and University Singers perform choral music alongside the Belmont University String Chamber Orchestra.
Date: Sunday, April 02, 2023
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
04
Bluegrass Ensemble & Southbound
Bluegrass is an acoustic ensemble performing challenging and creative contemporary and traditional bluegrass. Alongside Bluegrass, Southbound will perform country originals, current hits and classic favorites.
Date: Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Massey Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
14
Wind Ensemble & Concert Band
Woodwind, brass and percussion students perform chamber music, traditional and contemporary works.
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
17
Percussion Ensemble & World Percussion
Chamber percussion ensemble performing standards and new compositions. World Percussion features global rhythms including the steel drum sounds of Trinidad and the dance rhythms of West Africa.
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Music Student Performances
22
President's Concert & Reception
Join Belmont University's College of Music and Performing Arts for the thirty-third annual President's Concert and Reception. The evening will showcase the talent of the School of Music students while raising scholarship funds for aspiring musicians and performing artists. The concert will begin at 6:30 pm followed by a dessert reception at 7:45 pm. Premier works from the College of Music and Performing Arts Fall 2022-Spring 2023 performance season will be showcased.
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Music Student Performances
25
New Music Ensemble
Performance of original works by composition students and significant works of 20th and 21st century classical styles.