2022 - 2023 Event Calendar
September 2022
September 15: WSU Wind Ensemble, Dr. Timothy Shade, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
September 17: Faculty Artist Series, Dr. Carmen Lemoine, flute @ 3:00 pm in Wiedemann Hall
September 20: WSU Guitar Ensembles, William Flynn, conductor and WSU Jazz Saxophone
Ensemble, James Pisano, director @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
September 22: WSU Symphony Orchestra, Dr. David Hunsicker, trumpet soloist, Dr. Mark Laycock, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
September 25: Faculty Artist Series, Fairmount Trio, Dr. Timothy Jones, violin; Catherine Consiglio, viola; Dr. Leonid Shukaev, cello @ 3:00 pm in Wiedemann Hall
September 25: WSU Student Jazz Combos, coached by William Flynn, Jim PIsano, and
Steve Hatfield @ 6:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
September 26: WSU Jazz Arts Ensemble 1 & 2, under the direction of Jim Pisano and
Miguel Santana @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
October 2022
October 5: WSU Symphonic Band, Dr. Steve Oare, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
October 7: WSU All-State Choral Workshop, for more information contact Dr. Ryan Beeken
October 8: Guest Artist Recital, Evgeny Zvonnikov and Diego Caetano @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall Postponed to February 4, 2023
October 11: WSU Concert Chorale and WSU Madrigal Singers, Dr. Ryan Beeken, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
October 12: Wednesdays in Wiedemann, with Lynne Davis @ 5:15 pm in Wiedemann Hall
October 13: WSU WU Choir and WSU Shocker Choir, Dr. Tom Wine, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
October 19: WSU Middle School Band Day, for more information contact Dr. Steve Oare
October 20: WSU Symphony Orchestra, Ellis Island: The Dream of America, Dr. Mark Laycock, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
October 21: WSU Middle School Orchestra Festival, for more information contact Dr. Mark Laycock
October 23: Faculty Artist Series, Dr. Mark Foley, double bass @ 3:00 pm in Wiedemann Hall
November 2022
November 1: WSU Wind Ensemble, Dr. Timothy Shade, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
November 6: Faculty Artist Series, Dr. Julie Bees, piano @ 3:00 pm in Wiedemann Hall
November 8: Rie Bloomfield Organ Series, Clive Driskill-Smith, guest artist @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
November 11: WSU Concert Opera, with Wichita Grand Opera present "Susannah", guest director Marie Allyn King @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
November 13: WSU Concert Opera, with Wichita Grand Opera present "Susannah", guest director Marie Allyn King @ 3:00 pm in Miller Concert Hall
November 14: WSU Symphonic Band, Dr. Steve Oare, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
November 15: WSU Guitar Ensembles, William Flynn, conductor and WSU Jazz Saxophone
Ensemble, James Pisano, director @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
November 16: WSU Student Jazz Combos, coached by William Flynn, Jim PIsano, and Steve
Hatfield @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
November 17: WSU Jazz Arts Ensemble 1 & 2, under the direction of Jim Pisano and
Miguel Santana @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
November 19: School of Music Undergraduate Music Major Auditions, for more information email us
November 21: WSU Impulse Percussion Group, Gerald Scholl, director @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
November 21: Autumn Arias presented by WSU Opera Theater, Alan Held, director via School of Music facebook page
November 28: Rie Bloomfield Organ Series, Organ & Orchestra in Wiedemann, with WSU Symphony Orchestra and Lynne Davis @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
December 2022
December 2 and 3: WSU Choirs present the 59th Annual Candlelight Concerts, Dr. Ryan Beeken and Dr. Tom Wine, conductors @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
December 4: WSU Choirs present the 59th Annual Candlelight Concerts, Dr. Ryan Beeken and Dr. Tom Wine, conductors @ 4:00 pm in Wiedemann Hall
December 9: Madrigal Feast, for more information and to order tickets: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fine_arts/music/choir_madrigalfeast.php
January 2023
January 14 and 15: WSU High School Keyboard Festival, for more information please contact Dr. Meg Gray
February 2023
February 1: Wednesdays in Wiedemann, with Lynne Davis @ 5:15 pm in Wiedemann Hall
February 2: WSU Choral Festival, please contact Dr. Ryan Beeken for more information
February 3 and 4: WSU High School Honor Band, for more information please contact Dr. Timothy Shade
February 4: School of Music Undergraduate Music Major Auditions, for more information email us
February 4: Guest Artist Recital, Evgeny Zvonnikov and Diego Caetano @ 7:30 pm in
Wiedemann Hall Postponed to fall 2023
February 10: WSU Opera Theater presents "Opera Scenes", Alan Held, director @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
February 11: WSU Graduate Voice Auditions, for more information please contact Alan Held
February 11: Faculty Artist Series, Dr. Warren Kim, piano @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
February 14: WSU Symphony Orchestra, Concerto-Aria Concert, Dr. Mark Laycock, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
February 19: WSU Faculty Series, in collaboration between sister cities Wichita and Orleans, France, presents Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat. Guest artist Vincent Mitterand, principal trumpet of the Orchestre Symphonique D'Orleans and WSU French faculty @ 3:00 pm in Miller Concert Hall
February 20: WSU Concert Chorale, WU Choir and Shocker Choir, Dr. Ryan Beeken, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
February 21: WSU Wind Ensemble, featuring guest artist Vincent Mitterand, principal trumpet of the Orchestre Symphnique D'Orleans, Dr. Timothy Shade, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
February 22: WSU Symphonic Band, Dr. Steve Oare, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
February 25: WSU Graduate Voice Auditions, for more information please contact Alan Held
February 25 and 26: Middle School Piano Festival, for more information please contact Dr. Meg Gray
February 26: WSU Jazz Combos, James Pisano, director and WSU Latin Jazz Ensemble,
John Goering, director @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
February 27: WSU Jazz Combos and WSU Guitar Ensembles, coached by William Flynn and
Steve Hatfield @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
March 2023
March 1: WSU Jazz Arts Ensemble 1 & 2, under the direction of Jim Pisano and Miguel
Santana and WSU Jazz Combo led by William Flynn @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
March 5: Konrad Wolff-Ilse Bing Chamber Music Competition-Finals, for more information visit
March 6 and 7: WSU Madrigal Singers Invitational @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
March 8: Wednesdays in Wiedemann, with Lynne Davis @ 5:15 pm in Wiedemann Hall
March 18 and 19: WSU School of Music presents the Natzger Young Artists Auditions and Awards, for more information visit
March 27: WSU Shocker Sing, for more information contact Dr. Ryan Beeken
March 31: WSU Opera Theater presents "Handelmania", an evening of Handel Arias and Handel's "Acis and Galatea", Alan Held, director @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
April 2023
April 2: WSU Opera Theater WSU Opera Theater presents "Handelmania", an evening of Handel Arias and Handel's "Acis and Galatea",Alan Held, director @ 3:00 pm in Miller Concert Hall
April 6: WSU High School Orchestra Invitational, for more information please contact Dr. Mark Laycock
April 13: WSU Wind Ensemble, Dr. Timothy Shade, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
April 14: Faculty Artist Series, Phillip Black, tuba @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
April 15: School of Music Undergraduate Music Major Auditions, for more information email us
April 17: WSU Impulse Percussion Group, Gerald Scholl, director @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
April 18: Rie Bloomfield Organ Series, Alcée Chriss, guest artist @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
April 20: WSU Madrigal Singers, Dr. Ryan Beeken, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Wiedemann Hall
April 21: WSU Jazz Invitational, for more information please contact William Flynn
April 24: WSU Symphonic Band, Dr. Steve Oare, conductor @ 7:30 pm in Miller Concert Hall
April 24: WSU Guitar Ensembles, William Flynn, conductor and WSU Jazz Saxophone Ensemble,
James Pisano, director @ 7:30 pm at Odd Fellow Hall
930 W Douglas, (316) 469-5337. Tickets: Adults $8, students free with ID.
April 25: WSU Student Jazz Combos, coached by William Flynn, Jim Pisano, and Steve
Hatfield and Jazz Arts 2, directed by Miguel Santana @ 7:30 pm at Roxy's,
412 1/2 E Douglas Ave. (316) 265-4400 (WSU students must call to reserve tickets.)
April 30: WSU Symphony Orchestra and Choirs join forces @ 3:00 pm Miller Concert Hall
May 2023
May 3: Wednesdays in Wiedemann, Annual Organ POPS Concert, with Lynne Davis @ 5:15 pm in Wiedemann Hall