Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department

Chamber Singers

This acapella ensemble is made up of 14-16 vocalists who are also members of the LBC Chorale. Audition is required.

Chapel Guild Choir

This is a 40- to 60-member contemporary gospel choir. Performances on and off campus. Audition is required.

Chorale

A university-level choir with 60+ vocalists. Performances on and off campus. Audition is required.

Handbell Choir

No experience required. Audition is required.

Instrumental Chamber

Small group of student instrumentalists that change each semester, based on interest and coached by faculty members. Past ensembles include a woodwind trio, guitar ensemble, string trio and many others. Audition is required.

Jazz Lab

Wind and brass ensemble that performs swing, jazz and big band music. Performances on and off campus. Audition is required

Orchestra

Performs as a support to LBC productions and supplemented by professionals. Audition is required.

Percussion Ensemble

Small group of student percussionists. Performs on and off campus. Audition is required.

Wind Ensemble

Wind and percussion players performing. standard wind band literature. Audition is required.

Worship Teams

Student-led, auditioned teams of band, vocals and various instruments that lead worship for chapels and campus events. School-year commitment with auditions held in early fall.

MBSSY

Faculty-led, auditioned traveling team made up of band and vocals that leads worship and performs at a wide variety of off-campus events during semesters and a summer tour. Calendar-year commitment with auditions held in November.

BandLab

Faculty-led, auditioned ensemble that prepares material from big band standards to rock covers with varying focus across semesters. Performances are held on and off campus.

Fall Play

Past productions include “Cinderella,” “Into the Woods” and “Pride & Prejudice.” Auditions for the fall play are held in the spring and rehearsals are held during the fall semester.

Musical Theatre Workshop

This ensemble gives vocal and musical theatre performers an opportunity to study musical theatre roles in an ensemble setting with the goal of maturing vocal performance, while also gaining knowledge in the history and literature of musical theatre.

Opera Workshop

The opera workshop is an ensemble for moderate to advanced classical singers to explore the musical, linguistic and dramatic preparation and performance of scenes from the operatic repertory.

Winter Musical Production

Students from any program are invited to audition for the winter musical. Auditions are required and held in the fall. Rehearsals and performances occur in January of each year.

Private lessons are available to non-music majors by audition.  There is an additional fee for each private lesson.