Ensembles, Productions, and Lessons

OWU offers an array of vocal, instrumental, theatrical, and dance courses. Whether you have years of artistic expertise or you're exploring something new, OWU has a performance experience for you.

Click on the links below for more information about our performing ensembles, stage productions, and applied lessons in the Performing Arts Department.

Instrumental	CHORAL, THEATRE, & DANCE
Chamber Orchestra (MUSP 005) Mon: 7–9:30 p.m. Fall/Spring Debbie Price	Chamber Choir (MUSP 014) Tues/Thurs: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Fall/Spring Jason Hiester
Marching Band (MUSP 017) Mon/Weds/Fri: 4:30-6 p.m. Fall/Spring Chris Lizak	Choral Art Society (MUSP 001) Tues: 6–8 p.m., Thursday: 6-7 p.m. Fall/Spring Jason Hiester
Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble (MUSP 003) Weds: 6:30–9 p.m. Fall/Spring Kevin Turner	Music Theater Workshop (MUSP 011) Mon/Weds/Fri: 4:30–6:30 p.m. Fall Jennifer Whitehead, Jason Hiester
Symphonic Wind Ensemble (MUSP 002) Tues/Thurs: 4:20–5:50 p.m. Fall/Spring Richard Edwards	'26 Spring Musical: "Into The Woods" (THEA 247, 347) Mon/Weds/Fri: 4:30–6:30 p.m. and arranged. Spring Jennifer Whitehead, Jason Hiester
Ukelele Workshop (MUS 239) Thurs: 5:30–7:00 p.m. Fall Meghan McDonnell	'25 Fall Production: "Macbeth" (THEA 247, 347) Mon/Weds/Fri: 4:30–6:30 p.m. Spring Jennifer Whitehead, Jason Hiester
Percussion Ensemble (MUSP 001) Tues: 6:30–8 p.m. (or TBA) Fall/Spring	Orchesis Dance Company (DANC 225, 345) 347)Mon/Weds/Fri: 4:30–6:30 p.m. Fall Katherine Moore

Instrumental Ensembles

Chamber Orchestra

Membership in the OWU Chamber Orchestra is open to all qualified OWU students on string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. We perform one concert per semester featuring a wide range of repertoire from Bach and Mozart to Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.

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Marching Bishops Band

Become part of an OWU tradition open to all students! The Marching Bishops use a hybrid of corps and military style marching traditions featuring woodwinds, brass, percussion, and color guard. Our music style features rock, blues, hip hop, eclectic punk pop, and upbeat high energy tunes.

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Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble

Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Larry Griffin, is comprised of students who wish to further their musical experience through jazz performance and study. The ensemble primarily functions as a big band with combos arranged from the band. The Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble rehearses 4-5 hours per week, performing on campus as well as for a number of off-campus events. Membership is open to all University students by audition.

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Symphonic Wind Ensemble

The OWU Symphonic Wind Ensemble consists of students from all majors performing a wide range of artistically enriching music from both traditional and modern repertoire. We offer two concerts per semester and regularly rehearse MWF from 4:15-5:30 p.m. in Sanborn Hall.

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Vocal Ensembles

Choral Art Society & Chamber Choir

The OWU Choral Art Society is a large ensemble of 45-70 singers open to all OWU students by audition, regardless of major. We perform a variety of sacred and secular choral literature, including choral/orchestral works. Choral Art Society sings regularly on campus and normally tours within the central Ohio area once a year.

The Chamber Choir is a select ensemble of 20-26 members performing repertoire from many styles, with special emphasis on Renaissance, Baroque and modern music.

Note: Chamber Choir is on hiatus for the 2021-2022 academic year and will be offered again in the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Music Theater Workshop

Music Theater Workshop is an integral component of the vocal performance curriculum at OWU and provides operatic and musical theater experiences essential to all undergraduate voice majors. The class focuses on role preparation, acting technique, stage movement, and effective auditioning. Each year this select ensemble performs programs of scenes from opera, operetta, and musical theater, as well as occasionally mounting fully-staged productions with orchestra.

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Department Contact Info

Location

Ohio Wesleyan University
Sanborn Hall (Music) | Chappelear Drama Center (Theatre)
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH 43015

P 740-368-3702
F 740-368-3314

Department Contacts

Chair: Richard Edwards
Professor in the Department of Performing Arts – Music
Sanborn Hall 205
740-368-3721 | rdedward@owu.edu

Academic Assistant: Lisa Hill
740-368-3702 (Sanborn Hall 104 – Music)
740-368-3846 (Chappelear Drama Center 106 – Theatre)
lahill@owu.edu