Special events include an annual Halloween concert and student concerto competition. Winners are featured as soloists with the ensemble each spring. Chamber Music Students participate in a wide range of string, woodwind, and brass chamber ensembles that are coached by School of Music faculty. Masterclasses Many leading artists visit the School of Music to perform and give masterclasses. Recent guests include the Ahn Piano Trio, Trio Cracovia, and the Maia String Quartet.
All students participating in orchestra receive a scholarship regardless of their major.
Graduate Assistantships include a stipend plus tuition waiver. The School of Music offers undergraduate degree programs in music education, performance, theory-composition, jazz studies, piano pedagogy, and music media. Graduate studies are offered in music education, conducting, performance, pedagogy, and theory-composition. The orchestra has openings in strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and piano.