Ensembles

Large and small performing arts (music, theatre, dance) ensembles are open to all Marywood students by audition or permission of the appropriate instructor/program director. Additionally, some music ensembles are open to community volunteers.

Campus Choir: SATB mixed chorus; membership open to music majors, non-majors, and community volunteers. No audition is required, but interested members should contact the Director to be assigned a voice part. All undergraduate freshmen and sophomore music majors are required to participate in campus choir.

Chamber Singers: select 12- to 20-voice mixed ensemble. Audition is required.

Orchestra: large orchestral ensemble; membership open to music majors, non-majors, and community volunteers. Permission of the Director is required for participation. All string music majors are required to participate in orchestra.

Wind Ensemble: large symphonic-band ensemble; membership open to music majors, non-majors and community volunteers. All woodwind, brass, and percussion music majors are required to participate in wind ensemble.

Woodwind Ensemble: small instrumental winds ensemble; open to woodwind majors and non-majors.

Jazz Ensemble: medium-size instrumental jazz ensemble; membership open to music majors, non-majors and community volunteers. Permission of the Director is required for participation.

Theatre/Dance: ensemble for main-stage and student-directed production consists of all theatre degree students as well as non-majors who wish to be involved in public performance. There are three main-stage productions each year, one of which is Children's Theatre.

Dance Ensemble: consists of all dance minors as well as any student interested in dance. There is a dance concert every year, alternating a professional guest performance with a student/gueat performance.

Brass Ensemble: small instrumental brass ensemble; open to brass majors and non-majors.

Percussion Ensemble: small instrumental percussion ensemble; open to percussion majors and non-majors.

Chamber Music Ensembles: small instrumental groups focusing on the performance of classical chamber music repertoire for strings, winds, and piano.

Guitar Ensemble: open to classical guitar majors.

Flute Ensemble: open to flute majors.