{"id":400,"date":"2018-06-21T19:11:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T19:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/music\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:11:05","slug":"performance-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Performance areas<\/h1>\n<h2>Find your fit at NAU&#8217;s School of Music<\/h2>\n<p>Choral\/vocal and instrumental ensembles are open to music majors, music minors, and students who major in other areas across campus. Many, though not all, require a performance audition.<\/p>\n<p>Audition information for Fall 2025 is coming soon.<\/p>\n<h3>School of Music performance areas<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Bands_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Bands <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>Wind, brass, and percussion students perform throughout the school year in both concert and athletics ensembles. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/bands\/\">bands<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/bands\/ensembles\/wind-symphony\/\">Wind Symphony<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/bands\/ensembles\/symphonic-band\/\">Symphonic Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/bands\/ensembles\/lumberjack-marching-band\/\">Lumberjack Marching Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/bands\/ensembles\/jacks-pep-band\/\">Jacks Pep Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/bands\/ensembles\/collegiate-band\/\">Collegiate Band<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Choral Studies_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Choral Studies <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/choral-studies\/\">choral studies<\/a> program provides opportunities for students to sing a wide variety of traditional, modern, vocal jazz, and folk music from around the world. Our choirs include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/choral-studies\/ensembles\/shrine-of-the-ages-choir\/\">Shrine of the Ages Choir<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Women&rsquo;s Chorale<\/li>\n<li>Men&rsquo;s Chorale<\/li>\n<li>Chamber Singers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/choral-studies\/ensembles\/university-singers\/\">University Singers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/choral-studies\/ensembles\/high-altitude\/\">High Altitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/choral-studies\/ensembles\/northern-voices\/\">Northern Voices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/choral-studies\/ensembles\/harter-handbell-choir\/\">Handbell Choir<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Jazz Studies_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Jazz Studies <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>Delve into the delightful complexity of jazz in NAU&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/jazz-studies\/\">jazz studies<\/a> program that includes big bands, combos, jazz improvisation courses, and jazz history.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Lyric Theater_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Lyric Theater <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>Fully staged opera, operetta, and musical theater productions through the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/lyric-theater\/\">Lyric Theater<\/a> offer the diverse experiences necessary to build a performance career in today&rsquo;s world.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Orchestra_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Orchestra <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>Perform orchestral music from Baroque to contemporary in full symphonic, smaller chamber, and opera\/music theater pit settings. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/orchestra\/\">orchestras<\/a> include Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Piano Studies_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Piano Studies <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>Expand your keyboard skills as a soloist or collaborative pianist in a professional, supportive atmosphere with NAU&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-music\/performance-areas\/other-areas__trashed\/piano-studies\/\">piano studies<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performance areas Find your fit at NAU&#8217;s School of Music Choral\/vocal and instrumental ensembles are open to music majors, music minors, and students who major in other areas across campus. 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