Choral Union

The MSU Choral Union is created as a collaborative cultural collaboration between the university and the local community. Singers include community musicians from the Greater Lansing area, along with faculty, staff, and students. The repertoire focuses on major choral and orchestral works that represent both historical and contemporary music, performed with the University Symphony Orchestra and/or Lansing Symphony.

Singers should have basic music reading skills and be able to sing their voice part independently.

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Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Location: NEW this year: University United Methodist Church - Asbury Hall

1120 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823

Parking: The parking lot is behind the church off Harrison near Trowbridge. Parking is bountiful, and disabled parking spaces are available.

FIRST REHEARSAL: Wednesday, September 3, 2025   

Tuition and Registration: Tuition is $90 per semester and covers instruction and musical scores.

Please register with the Community Music School using one of the three options below:

Online: Choral Union Registration Here

Phone: 517-355-7661

In-Person: CMS office

4930 S. Hagadorn Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823

There is a discount for MSU faculty, staff and students so please ASK when you register.

Financial assistance is available.

Vocal placement auditions for section assignment will be held on Wednesdays, September 3 and September 10, at 6 pm, at University United Methodist Church, 1120 S. Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823.

Please be prepared to sing the first verse of "America, the Beautiful". Any auditionees should plan to remain after their audition for rehearsal. America the Beautiful in Bb

Our Upcoming Season:

Oct 4 The Planets/Lansing Symphony Orchestra

Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci/Jocelyn Hagen

Dec 6 Alegría Navidad

Handel’s Messiah, in a special Spanish-language performance

Ramerez Navidad Nuestra

Kesselman Festival Light—World Premiere

Apr 25 MSU Wind Symphony and MSU Choirs

Music of Jake Runestad

Choral Union Fall 2025 Syllabus