Minor in Music at Millsaps College
Music is interwoven into the fabric of life at Millsaps. The Millsaps Singers is the oldest music performance organization at the College. Repertoire classes, honors recitals, solo recitals, choir and ensemble performances and master classes with visiting professionals and artists-in-residence are standard features of the program. Concentrations in church music and music performance (piano, voice, organ, guitar, or orchestral instruments) can be combined not just with a music major, but with any major Millsaps offers.
Millsaps Singers
The oldest music performance organization at the college is The Millsaps Singers. Membership in The Singers is open to all students by audition. Each year, this 70-voice choir performs a variety of accompanied and a cappella music for the college and community, and there is usually at least one performance with a professional orchestra. The Singers traditionally perform a fall concert, a Christmas concert, and a spring concert, showcasing a highly diverse repertoire — masterworks, international and ethnic works, and recent additions to the choral repertory. Academic credit is awarded for participation each semester. Singers also takes international tours-they went to England in 2003.
Millsaps Chamber Singers
The highly selective membership of the 16-24 voice Chamber Singers is drawn from the Millsaps Singers and each member of the group receives a scholarship for their service. Their repertoire centers on important sacred literature — both a capella and accompanied. In addition to concerts for United Methodist congregations in Mississippi, the choir takes annual national or international tours. Destination cities have included Chicago, Washington D.C., San Antonio, and Orlando. Past concert itineraries have featured international tours to Germany, the Czech Republic, and Austria. Most recently, the Singers toured Spain and Portugal in May 2002.