University of Indianapolis MusicSearchUIndy Home

Degree Offerings

 

Prospective Students

Admissions

 

Faculty

 

Ensembles

 

Facilities

 

Faculty Artist Series

Performances

 

Community Music Center

 

Radio Broadcasts

 

Music at Athens Campus

 

UIndy Jazz Fest

Ensembles

All University of Indianapolis students, including non-music majors, are eligible to audition for Music Department ensembles. The ensembles with the amount of scheduled rehearsal times per week are listed below:

Concert Choir

(4 hrs.)

Paul Krasnovsky

Crimson Express

(3 hrs.)

Pete Schmutte

Opera Scenes

(2 hrs.)

Amy Eggleston

Schola

(3 hrs.)

Paul Krasnovsky

Women’s Chorus

(2 hrs.)

Paul Krasnovsky

Baroque Ensemble

(2 hrs.)

Thomas Gerber

African Drum Ensemble

(1.5 hrs.)

Art Reiner

Collaborative Piano

(2 hrs.)

Rebecca Sorley

Beg. Handbell Ensemble

(2 hrs.)

Lawrence Bunting

Piano Ensemble

(1 hr.)

Richard Ratliff

Adv. Handbell Ensemble

(2 hrs.)

Lawrence Bunting

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

(4 hrs.)

James Spinazzola

Pep Band

(1 hr. + games)

James Spinazzola

Campus Band

(2 hrs.)

James Spinazzola

University Orchestra

(2 hrs.)

Dennis McCafferty

Tuba Ensemble

(2 hrs.)

Joseph Garmon

Jazz Ensemble (the Big Band)

(3 hrs.)

Harry Miedema

Jazz Combo

(2 hrs.)

Harry Miedema

Percussion Ensemble

(2 hrs.)

Paul Berns

Honors String Quartet

(2 hrs.)

Dennis McCafferty

Guitar Ensemble

(2 hrs.)

Petar Jankovic

Guitar Chamber Music

(1 hr.)

Petar Jankovic

Choral Union

Paul Krasnovsky

Information about all the above can be obtained by contacting the Music Department office. A great part of the first semester is spent in preparation for public performance in the second semester; therefore, membership is by the school year, not by the semester.

Credit:
All music ensembles may be taken for either .5 or 1.0 credit hour. Those who wish for more credit in a given semester should register for 1.0 credit. Those who have a particularly heavy load of course work in a given semester might choose to register for only .5 credit. There is no charge for any number of ensembles taken for .5 credit even when above the full-time load of 17 hours.

Participation Requirement:

  1. Music ensembles at the University of Indianapolis are open to all students and the participation of non-music majors is actively encouraged. Regular audition times are scheduled at the beginning of each academic year. Placement in ensembles is determined by audition and by the ensemble director in consultation with the directors of choral and instrumental activities.
  2. Students in each ensemble are expected to register for either .5 or 1 credit hour. There is no charge for any number of ensembles taken for .5 credit even when above the full-time load of 17 hours.
  3. Music majors will participate in a large ensemble each semester in which they are registered as full time students except for those discussed in number 4 below. The large ensemble for instrumentalists is Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Jazz Band for Jazz Concentrations);for vocalists, it is Concert Choir or Women’s Chorus.
  4. Students receiving music scholarships are expected to participate in a minimum of two ensembles each semester. Non-majors with ensemble grants must participate in two ensembles and study their instrument or voice privately. Scholarship and ensemble grant students failing to follow these guidelines will forfeit their scholarship.
  5. Music majors whose applied area is guitar or piano will be expected to participate in a large ensemble for two years. For the remaining four semesters they will be in either small or large ensembles.


Student Photo

Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Schola
Schola

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Low Brass
Symphonic Wind Ensemble Low Brass

© Music Department •  University of Indianapolis • 1400 East Hanna Avenue •  Indianapolis, Indiana 46227 • U.S.A.
   (317) 788-3255 • fax: (317) 788-6105 • 1-800-232-8634 •  music.uindy.edu •  music@uindy.edu