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Auditions for Spring 2027 are October 30! 📄Applications are due 2 weeks in advance, so if you're interested in the joining the School of Music, get playing now! 🙌 by @wmusom

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Things are taking off in the School of Music! 🚀Don’t miss any of our fantastic guest, faculty, and student events throughout this month!
📅Events can be found on our website! 🌟Tickets on our Ludus page!

@wmujazzstudies @wmusom @wmuchhs @wmubands #wmusic #wmu #BullockSeries #WMUMusic #LiveMusic #ArtsAtWMU #MusicandTechnology #WMUEvents by @wmusom

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This Friday, at 11am, come to the Fetzer Center’s Kirsch Auditorium to celebrate outstanding faculty and staff. The School of Music is proud to house one of two Distinguished Teacher Awards, granted to Dr. Councell-Vargas. 🎵
Martha Councell-Vargas enjoys an exhilarating career as a solo and chamber flutist, teaching artist, and scholar. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Central and South America, Europe, China, and across the United States. In 2011, Councell-Vargas received a grant to travel to Havana, Cuba, where she researched the Cuban flute tradition, research that was inspired by her study, performance, and doctoral scholarship on Paquito D’Rivera’s flute concerto, Gran Danzón.
Learn more about Dr. Councell-Vargas on the WMU website and go support her award this Friday!🎉 by @wmusom

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The School of Music is off to a strong start this year! Come check out gifted guests, fantastic faculty, and stupendous students performing in the coming week!
🏷Tickets: https://wmumusic.ludus.com/index.php by @wmusom

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Join us at 1:00pm TODAY for the first ConvaSation event: Naming What We Value
📍Dalton Center Recital Hall

🎶A part the Convocation Series - Wednesdays at 1:00pm by @wmusom

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Tonight! Come see the kickoff to the School of Music events - the trio of Schmidt-Swartz (saxophones), Sowa (drums), and Biggs (electronics). 🎼Listen to them mesh jazz, rock, and electronic music elements into immersive visceral and surreal landscapes. The concert celebrates the release of their debut album, “No Left Turn,” released by Katalyst Entertainment. by @wmusom

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🎵COMING IN ONE WEEK - Christopher Biggs, Composer; Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Saxophones; and Erik Sowa, Drums
The trio lives in the moment, reacting to each other and developing material extemporaneously. The electronics imitate, vary, and extend the acoustic sound, in addition to providing material not based on the performance. The acoustic performance responds to these distinct sounds, allowing the music to develop freely, like three highly skilled conversationalists exploring a shared topic or a sports team elegantly adapting to changing scenarios.

ABOUT the Performers:
🔸Ben Schmidt-Swartz is a Chicago born saxophonist, composer and educator, living and working in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Ben holds both a Bachelors, and Masters in music from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where he also taught, and will be teaching in the fall of 2026. He is now teaching and freelancing throughout Chicago, performing with some of Chicago’s finest improvisers including Peter Maunu, Avreeyal Ra, Bill Harris, Vincent Davis, Jim Baker, Ed Wilkerson, and Preyas Roy just to name a few. His main interest is playing music of great expressive, creative, unifying and spiritual power, and loves to straddle the line between absolute freedom of expression, and stoic traditionalism.
🔸Christopher Biggs is a composer, electronic music performer, and multimedia artist residing in Kalamazoo, MI, where he serves as Professor of Music Composition and Technology at Western Michigan University. Biggs’ recent projects focus on developing and performing a live electronic music system for both in-person and networked performances.
🔸Erik Sowa is a Chicago based drummer/percussionist whose musical directions are informed by free improvization, jazz, ambient/noise, post rock, and afro-beat traditions. In recent years, Erik has collaborated with a wide range of performers of varied musical genres including Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Jeb Bishop, Mai Sugimoto, Thomas Comerford, and Snek Trio. In 2022, Erik released a self-titled solo album of instrumental compositions titled by @wmusom

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Classes have BEGUN! 🎉 Welcome to all our new students and welcome back to our returning Broncos! Let's make it a great year!🎵 by @wmusom

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🎶 Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a music therapy major at WMU? 🎵✨ From morning classes to practice sessions, ensemble rehearsals, and much-needed coffee breaks ☕, every day is full of learning, music-making, and meaningful connections. Follow Lucy through their schedule to get a taste of what life is like as a music therapy major! Go Broncos!🎤🎹🎸
#wmumusic #wmu #musictherapystudent #dayinthelife #musicmajor by @wmusom

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2 years ago

All aboard! 🚢✨ Titanic The Musical sets sail TOMORROW NIGHT, and you won’t want to miss this epic journey. Hear from our cast as they share what makes this show so special⚓️🎭

With breathtaking music, powerful performances, and a collaboration between the Schools of Music and Theatre & Dance, this limited-run concert is sure to make waves. 🌊

Catch Titanic on Feb 8-9 before it sails away forever! 🎶

📸: @julia.bolla & @marrynelizabethbarney
@wmufinearts @wmusom #wmutheatre #wmusic #TitanicMusical #wmufinearts #collegetheatre #musicaltheatre #wmuacting #theatrekid #wmu by @wmusom

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2 years ago

🚨 WMU Summer Music Camp is BACK! 🚨
Apply by March 21 to join us for an unforgettable week of music, learning, and fun! 🎶✨ Camp runs July 13–19, 2025—don’t miss your chance to grow as a musician, work with incredible faculty, and make lifelong friends. 🎻🎷
Learn more & apply today! 🔥➡ wmich.edu/music-camp (link in bio) by @wmusom

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It’s audition season! We have three New Student Audition Days (NSAD) coming up and the first one is this Friday!
Friday, Jan. 31, 2025
Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
Make sure to visit the link in our bio for more details! Apply to be a Bronco today!
During these audition days, don’t miss our “High Noon” performances, where current students showcase their talents. It’s the perfect chance to experience the energy and excellence of our School of Music firsthand! #wmu #wmumusic #wmustudents #audition by @wmusom

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