Performance is a vital part of the education of students in all of our programs. We expect students to grow in their specialties and as musicians throughout their lives. Students at the Cali School enjoy many opportunities to perform in ensembles of all sizes. Our Wednesdays at One series focuses on performances by students, faculty and guest artists in small ensembles. Our annual kaleidoscope concerts feature over 300 students and faculty in an omnibus presentation of many styles of music. Our large ensembles perform several times a year in the acoustically acclaimed Kasser Theater.

We present over 100 concerts a year by faculty, students, guest artists, and our ensemble-in-residence, the Shanghai Quartet. These include performances of early music by Collegium Musicum, classical, jazz and contemporary works by the MSU Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony, MSU Symphony Orchestra, MSU Singers, MSU Chorale, Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Band, Contemporary Ensemble, MSU Harry Partch Ensemble, and much more.