University of Missouri School of Music

06/03/2026

Attention students! Detailed information regarding auditions for Fall 2026 large ensembles and voice/piano studio placements is now available!

Audition excerpts for concert bands and orchestra, schedules and audition signups for choral ensembles, voice studio, opera workshop, concert bands, orchestra, jazz bands, and piano area auditions can be found here: https://music.missouri.edu/news/fall-2026-audition-information

06/02/2026

Congratulations to Adam Chitta who was selected as a State Ambassador for Missouri in the Division of Visual and Performing Arts Education for the Council for Exceptional Children! Adam is currently pursuing a PhD in Music Education at Mizzou.

More info:

State Ambassadors for DARTS division.

06/01/2026

School of Music Alumni Spotlight! We're thrilled to feature Sam Mohler!

Sam Mohler graduated from the Mizzou School of Music in 2019 with a Bachelor’s in Music Education. As a student, Sam performed with Marching Mizzou, and Ionic Winter Guard.

Upon graduation, Sam spent 4 years as a band director and elementary music teacher at Renick School District in rural Missouri. In 2024, he co-created the “Marching Mizzou Media Team”, a unique educational opportunity for university journalism and marketing students to develop their skills in a marching band setting. Marching Mizzou Media quickly became one of the most influential media teams in the marching arts, serving as a leading scholastic example for media & marketing education in the pageantry arts. He currently serves as Marching Mizzou’s Director of Digital Media.

As of 2026, he is the Multimedia Specialist for Music for All, a music education non-profit that is known for creating and operating the Bands of America marching band competition circuit.

During the summer, Sam spends much of his free time on the media team for The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. In the winter, he serves as an official photographer for the MCCGA color guard circuit.

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05/26/2026

Registration is open for this event with the City Club of Columbia featuring Dr. Amy Knopps as the keynote speaker!

More info: https://cityclubofcolumbia.org/event/marching-mizzou-keynote-speaker-and-dinner-event/

05/22/2026

Congrats to Chris Gillette from Eureka High School!

05/22/2026

Congratulations to Olivia Dilse from Boonville R-I High School and Lizzie Reissing from Rock Bridge High School!

05/22/2026

🚨New Show Announcement🚨TheUniversity of Missouri School of Music is back with the Fall & Spring Choral Union Concerts! Experience the power of live classical music performed by talented local musicians in two unforgettable evenings of soaring voices and beautiful music.

Fall Choral Union Concert
Thursday, November 19, 2026
7 p.m. | Jesse Auditorium

Spring Choral Union Concert
Thursday, April 15, 2027
7 p.m. | Jesse Auditorium

🎟️ We're so excited to bring the Fall and Spring Choral Union Concerts to our 2026/27 season, and the only way to get presale ticket access on June 1, 2026 is to become a University Concert Series Member. Become a member today: mizzou.us/ucsmember

05/21/2026

Congratulations to Moses Pavon from Parkview High School and Nathan Crutchley from Fox C-6 High School!

05/20/2026

Congratulations to these future tigers on their scholarship signings!

Lee Van Cleave - Fair Grove R-X High School
Michael Peters - Heights Christian Academy

05/19/2026

Congratulations to Kennedy Kinnick and Gunnar Stanford who were selected as National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Semifinalists! They will compete in San Antonio at the national conference in July.