The University Chorale is open to all students by audition. It rehearses and performs a wide variety of sacred and secular choral literature for campus and area concerts. The University Orchestra specializes in music for chamber orchestra and is open to all University students by audition. The Instrumental Jazz Ensemble specializes in 20th-century music reflecting jazz, rock and folk influences. The Musical Pit Orchestra is a specialized ensemble formed for the annual musical production.
Membership is by audition.
The Symphonic Band, open to all students, presents concerts on and off campus. Its repertoire reflects all periods, concentrating on works for the wind band. The Susquehanna University Stadium Band performs throughout the fall at football games, pep rallies and special events. Membership is open to all students. Smaller woodwind, brass and string ensembles study and perform chamber music literature and give recitals both on and off campus.