Ensembles
Music department
Major Ensembles
These ensembles require an audition, and rehearsals are three to six hours each week. Participation in each of these ensembles earns students one credit per semester.
A select religious choir of 30 voices, which serves as a choir of the Chapel of the Resurrection, specializes in festive liturgies, and sings a diverse repertoire of sacred music from chant to Bach to music in folk and jazz idioms. Conducted by Haruhito Miyagi, Ph.D.
The auditioned student symphonic orchestra, which performs major orchestral repertoire, music theatre, oratorio, and concerti. Conducted by Diego Piedra, DMA.
The premier auditioned symphonic band at Valparaiso University, which plays the finest in band music on and off campus with special focus on original band compositions. Conducted by Jeffrey Scott Doebler ’87 M.M., Ph.D.
An auditioned “big band” which performs both traditional and contemporary jazz, with performance opportunities on and off campus and clinic experiences annually with top jazz legends. Conducted by Robert Lark, DMA.
An auditioned symphonic band focusing on the development of skills. This ensemble forms the core of the University Community Band and also rehearses as a separate ensemble. Conducted by Jeffrey Scott Doebler ’87 M.M., Ph.D.