In addition to performing at Blazer football games, the Brigade is often invited to perform for professional football games and in exhibition at some of the most prestigious high school marching festivals in the South. The University Community Band offers students and members of the community with limited time an opportunity to perform the best in band literature. Rehearsing just once a week, the band is scheduled with the non-music major in mind and is open to all qualified musicians without audition. The Jazz Ensemble is the principal ensemble for jazz performance majors and others by audition. The group performs various styles of big band jazz including swing, bop, Latin rock, funk, and fusion.
All qualified students are eligible through audition.
The orchestra annually presents a subscription season of four concerts, a youth concert series, regional performances, and special concerts for the community. The Chamber Singers is a 24-voice ensemble open to all university students by audition. The Spotlighters is VSU's vocal jazz ensemble. This 12-voice group is open to all students by audition. VSU Theatre presents seven full-scale theatrical productions each year including period drama, musical theatre, theatre for youth, dance concerts, chamber theatre, original plays, and recent important works from the world of theatre.