About Our Ensembles
The Conservatory of Music ensembles will develop your skills as a musician through opportunities that combine excellence in teaching and performing.
Ensembles provide a creative atmosphere to:
- find friends with similar passions
- learn from professors who become mentors
- play, record and perform with guest artists from around the world
- perform in the Chicago area and beyond—nationally and internationally through concert events and tours
Ensembles are open to all Wheaton College students.
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Chamber Music
Ranging from string quartets to brass and woodwind quintets, our program affords students the opportunity to explore the world of chamber music through diverse genres and instrumentation.
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Concert Choir
Led by Dr. John William Trotter, the ensemble provides an ideal performance venue for experienced and motivated choral singers whose goal is to make music at a high level.
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Jazz Ensemble
Jazz at Wheaton offers a wide variety of performance opportunities to give you practical musical training grounded in the authentic articulation of the jazz language.
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Men's Glee Club
Truth. Integrity. Brotherhood. These are the core values that comprise Wheaton’s only all-male choral ensemble, the Men's Glee Club.
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Opera Mainstage
Opera Mainstage is a meticulous year-long course that provides primary attention to the careful musical, vocal, and dramatic learning of a given role as students participate in the production of a classic operatic masterpiece.
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Pep Band
The Wheaton College Pep Band is an extracurricular (non-credit bearing) music ensemble that functions to serve the needs of both the Conservatory of Music and the Athletics Department.
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Percussion Ensemble
Each semester, the Percussion Ensemble presents a unique program to enthusiastic crowds. Other activities of the ensemble have included performances in chapel, tours to local schools to give concerts and clinic presentations for young percussionists.
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Symphonic Band
The Wheaton College Symphonic Band performs traditional and contemporary wind band music, maintaining a tradition of music excellence at Wheaton College for over 125 years.
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Symphony Orchestra
Directed by Dr. Benjamin Klemme, the Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra (WCSO) performs four full concerts throughout the year and joins other Wheaton College ensembles for the Homecoming Concert, Christmas Festival, and Commencement Celebration Concert.
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Women's Chorale
Comprised of 50-60 female students representing a variety of academic majors, the central goal of the Women's Chorale is to worship God through musical offerings, to uplift audiences through shared ministry, and to enrich the college experience for ensemble members.