Our major instrumental ensembles include the award-winning OCU Symphony Orchestra; OCU Wind Ensemble and OCU Wind Philharmonic; and the Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company Orchestra, featured in 12 main stage performances each season
Additional ensembles include jazz; percussion and guitar ensembles; a flexible roster of Project 21 musicians (presenting OCU-created world premieres; and chamber music groups such as Cellovoce, Blackwelder Brass, Graduate Wind Quintet, Saxophone Quartet, and the OCU Flute Choir.
Our vocal ensembles include the elite OCU University Singers, Ad-Astra treble ensemble, and celebrated OCU Chorale.
Click the images below to learn more about some of our ensembles.
Ensemble Placement Auditions
OCU Major Ensembles (Orchestra, Wind Bands, Choirs, Jazz) are open to music majors and non-major students alike.
Ensemble placement is dependent upon the results of ensemble placement auditions, which occur each semester in August and January. Please visit the Ensemble Placement page for more info or contact the Performance Manager, Francisco Venegas ([email protected]).
Chamber and miscellaneous ensembles are administered by OCU studio faculty. For more information, contact the appropriate faculty member directly.
To watch live performances of OCU music ensembles, please visit the Bass School of Music’s live-streaming site.
At the Bass School of Music, musicians gain experience in all genres and periods, from the classical to the cutting edge. Each of our classrooms, teaching studios, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces and performance halls features at least one Steinway piano, representing the highest level of sound and color in music. More than 200 performances – ranging from solo recitals to collaborations involving several ensembles – are staged each year.
All music majors receive individual attention from faculty mentors who continue to perform professionally and who love to teach. Students learn a deeper appreciation of the repertoire through interpretation, performance and collaboration. They are encouraged to expand their range by conducting ensembles, forming new groups, and creating original works to be read and recorded.
