The Bands of Southwest Minnesota State University

The Bands of Southwest Minnesota State University Keep up with the Bands at Southwest Minnesota State. Be sure to Check out our upcoming events. The goals of the bands are:
1.

The Bands of Southwest Minnesota State University are among the most visible representatives of the campus and consist of students from all backgrounds and career aspirations. to provide high quality musical entertainment to the widest and most diverse populations possible;
2. to train music majors to excel in the performance of outstanding band literature of all styles, traditions, and difficult

y levels;
3. to provide rewarding musical experiences for musicians from throughout the university and the wider southwest Minnesota community; and
4. to model and encourage life-long music making for all.

04/16/2026

Today is M4L Day. We hope that you'll participate and support the Fine Arts (and/or other programs) at SMSU.

03/22/2026

We hope our Mustang family will support M4L Day.

There's one more week to go on our Ireland fundraiser. There are lots of great things to choose from.
09/27/2025

There's one more week to go on our Ireland fundraiser. There are lots of great things to choose from.

Our group is having a fundraiser and you can help!

In just under a month, the bands at SMSU will kick off another busy year. There is a lot to look forward to including a...
08/04/2025

In just under a month, the bands at SMSU will kick off another busy year. There is a lot to look forward to including a trip to Ireland; two concerts with guest jazz guitarist, Mike Dana; an AI in Music Education workshop with Scott Kummrow; a combined pep band event with the Lac Qui Parle Valley H.S. Band; and many great concerts and events at various stages of planning right now. Although we don't have the concert schedule for the Music Program ready to publicize, you can learn about upcoming band events through each band's page on the SMSU Music Program website at www.smsu.edu/go/music .

We hope to see everyone during the year.

The music program seeks to create an environment conducive to the development of musical understanding and appreciation, creativity, utilization of technology and artistic performance. Specific objectives are to achieve personal and professional growth through the development of artistic sensitivity...

05/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who supported the Band's Poppin' Popcorn fundraiser. We hope that you love everything you purchased. And if you did, we'll be doing another sale in the fall.

On Monday, members of the SMSU Jazz Ensemble performed several combo charts for the residents at Minneota Assisted Livin...
04/22/2025

On Monday, members of the SMSU Jazz Ensemble performed several combo charts for the residents at Minneota Assisted Living and the Minnesota Veterans Home in Montevideo. What a beautiful day to share this music.

There's still one week left to support the SMSU Band's fundraiser for their trip to Ireland next year. Just visit the P...
04/22/2025

There's still one week left to support the SMSU Band's fundraiser for their trip to Ireland next year. Just visit the Poppin' Popcorn website at https://poppinpopcornonline.com/store/store.php?sID=XUQSPA to check out all the products they have. (It's not JUST popcorn.) You can order and pay online and everything is shipped directly to you. But you need to do it by Monday, April 28th. Thank you in advance for your support.

Our group is having a fundraiser and you can help!

04/07/2025

The SMSU Band members are planning a trip to Ireland over spring break next year. In order to raise funds to help pay for the trip, we are starting a fundraiser today (running until April 28th) through Poppin' Popcorn. Just click on the link below. From there, you can search through available products, order and pay for them, and have them shipped directly to you. If you know a band member, you can include their seller ID so the funds go directly toward their trip. If you don't, your support will go to help all students traveling.

We hope you'll check out their products and help us pay for this trip.

Please support our fundraiser by clicking the link below:

https://poppinpopcornonline.com/store/store.php?sID=XUQSPA

Thank you!

The SMSU Jazz Ensemble had a fantastic time working with this year's guest jazz artist, Kate Skinner. Thank you to the ...
04/03/2025

The SMSU Jazz Ensemble had a fantastic time working with this year's guest jazz artist, Kate Skinner. Thank you to the directors and jazz bands at Luverne H.S., Marshall H.S., Lakeview H.S. for joining us on our concerts last Monday and Tuesday.

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