Organizations such as the Chamber Choir, University Singers, Concert Choir, Oread Consort, Women's Chorale, and others provide extraordinary and widely varied opportunities for the choral singer. In addition to the standard choral programs, these groups perform with the KU Symphony Orchestra in the Holiday Vespers program and the Annual Chorus and Orchestra Concert. The KU Jazz Studies program offers performance opportunities for both the instrumentalist and the singer. Three large jazz ensembles, eight combos, and two vocal jazz groups form the core of these opportunities. Down Beat award-winning Jazz Ensemble I, Jazz Singers, and Fusion Combo set the standard for jazz performance in Kansas and throughout the country.
Productions range in scope from chamber-sized to grand opera.
The styles range from traditional to experimental, from comedy to tragedy, and the venues in which they are produced from the intimate Inge Theatre to the grand Lied Center. Some are co-produced with the University Theatre. Productions are distinctive for their freshness, variety of directorial approaches, and exceptional quality. Dance The University Dance Company is open to all KU students by audition. Resident and visiting choreographers create challenging and stylistically diversified works for Company members.