MSU Choral Studies

Come see the President’s Concert on Sunday, April 30th! 3:30pm in Juanita K Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. It’s going to be EPIC! @ClifSmart

Day ends speaking to, introducing and then listening to the @MissouriState Chorale perform at the Missouri Music Educators Conference at Osage Beach. What an amazing group of students. @MSU_Choirs @Cameron_LaBarr

ALBUM RELEASE! The MSU Chorale’s new album, “The Song We Sing,” composed by William Averitt with text by Robert Bode, is now available for purchase and is streaming on all platforms!

Are you going to #TheCelebrationMSU? Join us along with #johngoodman @torikelly and @MSU_Choirs @mostatebands and so much more in just TWO DAYS! #MSUhomecoming2022 #TheCelebrationMSU #OnwardUpwardMSU

The fourth annual Choral Gala was a spectacular night of celebration for our program! Thank you to all of the attendees, event sponsors, and friends and supporters of the choral studies program who helped to make this year's gala the most incredible one yet.✨ #RealBearsSing

Join the MSU Chorale for their upcoming performance, of Light & Life! Sunday, October 9th at 5:30pm in C. Minor Hall #RealBearsSing

Choral Gala underway. Let’s raise money for @MSU_Choirs! (@JesseScheve photos)

Missouri State Choral Studies had a fantastic weekend! The 2022 Invitational Honor Choir put on a wonderful concert Friday afternoon with over 215 local high school students and we celebrated Missouri State with a tailgate party on Saturday. Go, Bears! #RealBearsSing

The MSU Choral Studies program is lucky to have 4 graduate assistants each year! Today we introduce Phoebe Bitoon! Phoebe is a second-year graduate assistant from the Philippines. She obtained her BM from the University of the Philippines. She is a jazz singer and loves traveling

The MSU Choral Studies program is lucky to have 4 graduate assistants! Today we introduce, Zach Reece! Zach is from Cape Girardeau and obtained his degree in music ed from Missouri State in 2020. Zach enjoys running, DIY auto maintenance, and singing with the Queen City Chorale!

The MSU Choral Studies program has 4 choral conducting graduate assistants. This week we will introduce each of them! Tim Pallett is a first-year GA from South Africa. He obtained his degree in conducting from the University of Pretoria. Tim enjoys camping and gaming!

The MSU Choral Studies program has 4 choral conducting graduate assistants. This week we will introduce each of them! GG Pierle received her BM in Music Ed from Murray State Univ and has been teaching choir in Alaska for the past 6 years. She loves the outdoors & her dogs!

ACDA’s International Conductors Exchange Program is an opportunity for choral specialists to affirm that music-making transcends borders, ideologies, religion, and more. MSU’s own Dr. Erin Plisco has been selected as one of six fellows and is set to exchange in Germany. Congrats!

We are excited to announce that BOTH the MSU Chorale and the MSU Women’s Chorus have been invited to perform at the ACDA National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio in February 2023. This is an incredible honor for our program - we are so proud of our students!! #RealBearsSing

Join us for our fourth annual Choral Gala on Saturday, October 1st at Hotel Vandivort. This will be an elegant evening full of celebration and support for our choral studies program. The evening will also include a featured performance by the MSU Chorale. missouristate.edu/music/choralga…

The 22-23 school year is off to a great start! Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, and Chorale worked with Dr. Jami Rhodes from East Carolina University. Women’s Chorus and Chorale kicked off the first weekend of the school year with retreats in Springfield and Lampe! #RealBearsSing

The most profoundly moving experience working with the awesome @MSU_Choirs (USA) and @TuksCamerata (RSA) who performed an extraordinary concert tonight in Pretoria. Such a privilege to play a small part, and humbled by the brilliance of the choirs and their conductors.

Chorale had had an amazing tour in tour in South Africa so far! Check out just a few of the highlights

Grand chorus is back!! Be on the lookout for our upcoming concert on May 1st!!

The MSU Women’s Chorus and Chorale had a successful trip to Little Rock, Arkansas to perform for SWACDA! The Chorale had the honor of collaborating with @Baylor University’s A Cappella Choir. Congratulations to all involved!