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NMSU Percussion Studio Sensory Percussion Masterclass

The NMSU Music Department Percussion Studio, Jeff Ausdemore and Evans Hybrid, present Sensory Percussion, an electronic percussion masterclass,...

NMSU Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital

The NMSU Faculty Woodwind Quintet will present 5 Brilliant Bs, featuring the music of Nancy Bachmann, Grazyna Bacewicz, Amy Beach, Mel Bonis and...

NMSU Philharmonic, Choirs and New Horizons Symphony Present Carmina Burana

NMSU Philharmonic, Choirs and New Horizons Symphony Present Carmina Burana April 24, 2025 at 7:30 pm at NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall, with a...

NMSU Wind Symphony Concert - Landscapes

The NMSU Wind Symphony, alongside the NMSU Campus Band, conducted by Dr. Michael W. Mapp, will present Landscapes, April 25 at 7:30 pm, in Atkinson...

NMSU Spring Trumpet Studio Recital

The NMSU Trumpet Studio under the direction of Dr. Jacob Dalager, will present its spring recital, April 16 at 7:30 pm at Atkinson Recital Hall....

NMSU Percussion Ensemble Concert

The NMSU Percussion Studio will present its spring concert, April 15 at 7:30 pm at Atkinson Recital Hall. Admission is free.

NMSU 15th Annual Saxophone Saturday

The studio of Dr. Rhonda Taylor will present the 15th Annual Saxophone Saturday, April 12 at 3 pm at the NMSU Music Center Choir Room, 1075 N....

Upcoming NMSU Music Department Events

Upcoming events for the NMSU Music Department. Unless noted, all are free and take place at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe Street.

NMSU Clarinet Studio Spring Recital

The NMSU Clarinet Studio will present its Spring Recital on April 7 at 7:30 pm at Atkinson Recital Hall. The program will feature more than a dozen...

NMSU Low Brass Studio Recital

The NMSU Low Brass Studio will present its recital, April 6 at 3 pm at Atkinson Recital Hall. Students will perform more than a dozen works on...

NMSU Music Department Auditions

NMSU Offers In-Person and Virtual Auditions for the Music Department

NMSU Flute and Piano Guest Artist Recital April 4

The NMSU Music Department welcomes guest artists Dr. Tomoko Kashiwagi, piano and Dr. Cristina Ballatori, flute, of the University of Arkansas, for...

NMSU Flute Studio Recital with Dr. Jennifer Grim

The NMSU Flute Studio welcomes Dr. Jennifer Grim, Professor of Flute at the University of Miami Frost School of Music for a Flute Recital, April 3...

SW Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival Concert

The public is invited to the Second Annual NMSU Southwest Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival Concert, April 1 at 7:30 pm at Atkinson Recital Hall....

NMSU Voice Studio Recital: Voices of Her Creation

The NMSU Voice Studio presents Voices of her Creation, music celebrating women composers, March 28 at 6 pm at St. Paul's United Methodist...

Upcoming NMSU Music Department Events

The NMSU Department of Music presents free concerts and events.

NMSU Voice Studio Concert: Voices of Her Creation

The NMSU Music Department Voice Studio will present Voices of Her Creation, celebrating songs by women composers, March 28 at 6 pm at St....

NMSU Music Department Flute Recital with Dr. Dmytro Gnativ

The public is invited to a flute masterclass for NMSU students at 3:30 pm, and a recital at 7:30 pm, March 24 at Atkinson Recital Hall, with guest...

NMSU Piano Studio Recital - March 21

Students of Dr. Laura Spitzer will present a Piano Studio Recital on March 21, 2025 at 7:30 pm at Atkinson Recital Hall. The program will feature...

Shearer-Spitzer Trio in Concert March 22, 2025

Dr. Jim Shearer, Celeste Shearer and Dr. Laura Spitzer will perform a concert of music for French horn, tuba and piano, March 22, 2025 at 7:30 pm...

Audition for the NMSU Music Department

Fall auditions for the NMSU Music Department are open to all those who want to pursue music performance and music education majors. Virtual and...

NMSU Joint Faculty Recital

Dr. Rhonda Taylor, saxophone, and Dr. Angela Winter, horn, will collaborate in a faculty recital, March 6 at 7:30 pm, at Atkinson Recital Hall....

February 2025 Faculty News and Honors

February 2025 Faculty News and Honors

NMSU Duo Piano Ravel Recital

Piano faculty Dr. Laura Spitzer will perform her final piano recital for the NMSU Music Department before retiring at the end of this semester,...

Upcoming NMSU Music Department Events

The NMSU Music Department presents free concerts throughout the month, including piano recitals, faculty recital, wind symphony and more.