The Brooks Center is Clemson's home for a yearlong series of world class performing arts attractions. Events range from international orchestras, to Broadway musicals, to award-winning jazz artists to dance companies. The Lillian and Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series showcases new and emerging artists in concerts that are free to all. The annual Clemson Shakespeare Festival and the Festival of African American Literature and the Arts supply yet another layer of top notch events including plays, concerts, exhibits, and lectures. Music The Department of Performing Arts sponsors a wide range of student ensembles which offer academic credit to all students who participate.
Membership is open to any student regardless of major.
Tiger Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra are the major instrumental ensembles. University Chorus, Chamber Singers, Southern Accents, and Men's and Women's Glees are the major choral ensembles. Each ensemble performs several concerts a year in the Brooks Center that are generally free to all. Membership in music ensembles is by audition and held at the beginning of each semester. Lectures Both general and special-interest lectures are frequently scheduled at Clemson.