Irving S. Gilmore School of Music
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5434 USA
(269) 387-4667
Music Convocation
This is your one-stop shop for information regarding MUS 1010 Music Convocation. View upcoming events for the Convocation Series, hosted in the Recital Hall on select Wednesdays at 1 pm, and Convo credit-eligible events held throughout the semester. You can also view the schedule of Area Recitals for the current semester.
Event listings will change frequently as concerts are added or cancelled throughout the semester. Check back frequently to see what is coming up, and sign up for the weekly events newsletter.
Last Updated: 10/14/2024
Description: As part of its accreditation through the National Association of Schools of Music, the School of Music is required to provide an ongoing schedule of cross-disciplinary listening experiences as an important part of the education process for each of its majors. To fulfill this curricular objective, the School of Music created Music Convocation 1010, a series of special music-related presentations required of all music majors. A committee of music faculty selects the events on the series. These programs take place on Wednesdays from 1β1:50 p.m. This same schedule on Mondays is used for Area Recitals, which are not part of the Convocation requirement. Students need only attend those Area Recitals which pertain to their area(s) of study and only during the time they are enrolled in applied music. Seven semesters of Convocation are required of students in a Bachelor of Music curriculum; six semesters of students in a Bachelor of Musical Arts, Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Science curriculum. Graduation will not be possible until this attendance requirement has been fulfilled. Multimedia Arts Technology students have alternative events available and should consult with the MAT faculty for instruction.
Attendance: The recommended number of attendance credits is 12 per semester. A minimum of 12 attendance credits must be achieved in each semester of enrollment if a student holds a School of Music scholarship. Each student is working to achieve an overall number of events (84 for Bachelor of Music; 72 for Bachelor of Art, Bachelor of Musical Arts, Bachelor of Science) throughout their time as a student in the School of Music. A semester typically includes a 10β12 Convocation events on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. A studentβs cumulative attendance is tracked, and any deficits or surpluses will be carried forward. Students who have a deficit of more than six (6) events and have a School of Music scholarship will be subject to the scholarship being revoked or placed on probation. Students who perform on a Convocation event at 1 p.m. on Wednesday may get credit for attending. Students who perform on other Convocation events may not.
Convocation attendance is recorded via card swipe as you enter the program. To be credited with Convocation attendance, each student must swipe their Western ID card (Bronco Card) at the beginning of the program and attend the entire program. Cards may not be swiped in βafter the fact,β nor may one student swipe another studentβs card. Wednesday attendance swipes should be completed no later than 1:10 p.m. Evening and weekend attendance swipes will not be collected later than 10 minutes after the program has begun. It is the studentβs responsibility to swipe in at each event in order to obtain credit for attending.
Please Note: All entrances to the Recital Hall are locked during each program. One door (near the elevator) will be periodically opened from the inside for latecomers. Do not knock on the door or rattle the hardware, as it disturbs both the performers and the audience. Thank you.
Event Schedules
RH = Recital Hall LH = Lecture Hall
| September | |
| 2 | No Area Recitals (Labor Day Recess) |
| 9 | New Student Assistance Program β RH |
| 16 | Keyboard β RH String β LH Jazz β 1116 |
| 23 | Woodwind β RH Voice β LH |
| 30 | String β RH Jazz β LH |
| October | |
| 7 | Voice β RH Woodwind β LH Brass and Percussion β 1116 |
| 14 | Keyboard β RH String β LH Brass and Percussion β 1116 |
| 21 | Voice β RH Jazz β LH |
| 28 | Keyboard β RH Woodwind β LH Brass and Percussion β 1116 |
| November | |
| 4 | Voice β RH String β LH |
| 11 | Brass and Percussion β RH Keyboard β LH |
| 18 | Woodwind β RH Voice β LH Jazz β 1116 |
| 25 | Keyboard β RH String β LH Jazz β 1116 |
| December | |
| 2 | Brass and Percussion β RH Voice β LH |
| 9 | No Area Recitals (Final Examination Week) |
FANFARES AND INTRODUCTIONS
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
Opening Convo
Dalton Center Recital Hall
GUEST PRESENTATION
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
KSO Season Preview
Dalton Center Recital Hall
DEGREE SPOTLIGHT
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
Jazz Studies
Dalton Center Recital Hall
DEGREE SPOTLIGHT
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
Music Research and Cultural Studies
Dalton Center Recital Hall
DEGREE SPOTLIGHT
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
Music Education
Dalton Center Recital Hall
STUDENT MUSICALE
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
featuring Jazz, Keyboard, and String performers
Dalton Center Recital Hall
STUDENT MUSICALE
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
featuring Brass/Percussion, Composition, Voice, and Woodwind performers
Dalton Center Recital Hall
DEGREE SPOTLIGHT
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
Music Therapy
Dalton Center Recital Hall
DEGREE SPOTLIGHT
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
Composition
Dalton Center Recital Hall
DEGREE SPOTLIGHT
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
Performance, featuring the Western Brass Quintet
Dalton Center Recital Hall
STUDENT MUSICALE
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
featuring Brass/Percussion, Jazz, and String performers
Dalton Center Recital Hall
STUDENT MUSICALE
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 β 1 pm β Free
featuring Composition, Keyboard, Voice, and Woodwind performers
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Wednesday, Sept. 11, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Continuum Wind Quintet (free w/Bullock code)
Sunday, Sept. 22, Recital Hall, 3 pm
Scott Tegge, Tuba (admission charge)
Tuesday, Sept. 24, Recital Hall, 7 pm
Tenor/Bass Day Closing Concert featuring Cantus (admission charge)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Saturday, Sept. 28, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
CD Release Concert by Western Jazz Collective (admission charge)
CANCELLED due to illness (rescheduled to October 22)
Monday, Oct. 7, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Best of MAT
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Tuesday, Oct. 8, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
University Jazz Lab Band (admission charge)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Wednesday, Oct. 9, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Hub New Music (free w/Bullock code)
Thursday, Oct. 10, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
University Jazz Orchestra (admission charge)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Saturday, Oct. 12, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Choral Showcase (admission charge)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Monday, Oct. 21, Recital Hall, 7 pm
Dave Meder Jazz Ensemble (admission charge)
Tuesday, Oct. 22, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Best of MAT
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Wednesday, Oct. 23, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
JungHae Kim, Harpsichord (free w/Bullock code)
Thursday, Oct. 24, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
TubaWeen
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Tuesday, Oct. 29, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Western Winds (free w/Major code)
Wednesday, Oct. 30, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Patricio Cosentino, Tuba (free w/Bullock code)
Friday, Nov. 1, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Gold Company Sneak Preview (free w/Major or Jazz code)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Saturday, Nov. 2, Recital Hall, 4 pm
Pianist Lori Sims and Friends (free w/Major code)
Friday, Nov. 8, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Opera: Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (free w/Major code)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Saturday, Nov. 9, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Opera: Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (free w/Major code)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Sunday, Nov. 10, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
University Symphony Orchestra (free w/Major or Jazz code)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Monday, Nov. 11, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Ryan Robinson, Tuba (free w/Major code)
Wednesday, Nov. 13, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Frank Waln, Lakota Multi-Genre Music Artist (free w/Bullock code)
Thursday, Nov. 14, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Student Composers I
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Tuesday, Nov. 19, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Campus Choir
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Friday, Nov. 15, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
University Jazz Orchestra and University Jazz Lab Band (free w/Major or Jazz code)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Monday, Nov. 18, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Birds on a Wire
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Wednesday, Nov. 20, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Relic Ensemble (free w/Bullock code)
Thursday, Nov. 21, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Leland Matsumura, Trombone (free w/Major code)
Friday, Nov. 22, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
University Percussion Ensemble
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Monday, Nov. 25, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Jazz Combo Showcase
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Tuesday, Nov. 26, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Western Horn Choir
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Monday, Dec. 2, Recital Hall, 5 pm
51Έ£ΐϋΙη Drum Choir
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Thursday, Dec. 5, Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Jazz Masters Series: Arturo O'Farrill, Piano (free w/Major of Jazz code)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)
Sunday, Dec. 15, Recital Hall, 3 pm
Brass for the Holidays (free w/Major code)
(performers/composers/participants may not earn credit)