Defiance College Music Programs

08/19/2026

🎺🐝 I know you all have been WAITING for DC to bring back their marching band! Now is the time to help it grow! Share this with your favorite musician friend!

🎺 Make some noise. Leave a legacy. Welcome to The Sound of The Swarm!

Defiance College is building a new Athletics Band, and we’re looking for students ready to be part of something from the beginning!

🥁 All instruments welcome
🏳️ Color guard & majorettes welcome
🎶 All experience levels welcome
💰 Merit & band scholarships available

Help bring energy to Yellow Jacket football and basketball games while building a new tradition at Defiance.

Interested? Contact Band Director Stephen Alspaugh at [email protected] or visit Defiance.edu and get in touch via our contact page.

04/10/2026

🎶 Celebrate the sounds of spring! 🎶
Join the talented musicians of Defiance College for One Spring Day—an evening of music filled with renewal, hope, and new beginnings.

Featuring performances by our Choral, Jazz, and Symphonic ensembles, this concert captures the energy and beauty of the season as the world comes back to life✨

📍 Schomburg Auditorium
📅 April 29, 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM

03/19/2026

⭐️Come support some talented students and community members this weekend!⭐️

“Encore! A Cabaret is a student-produced musical theatre showcase featuring both Defiance College students and community performers. As a fundraiser and engagement event, the cabaret aims to reignite interest in the performing arts at Defiance College, marking the first theatrical production on campus in nearly a decade.”

When:
March 20 at 7:00 PM
March 22 at 2:00 PM
(Doors open an hour prior to showtime)

Where:
Defiance College - Schomburg Auditorium (Dana Hall)

Ticket Information:
FREE ADMISSION

11/20/2025

✨ Join us on December 3rd as we step into Winter’s Glow—an evening of music, beauty, and celebration at Defiance College ❄️🎶

04/24/2025

✨We’re so proud to celebrate two incredible students from the Defiance College Music Program who were honored at last night’s Honors Night Convocation!

Congratulations to Sydney Fogt, recipient of the Elizabeth Rimer Latchaw Award in Music, and Emmalyn Westrick, recipient of the Music Programs Directors Award! Your talent, dedication, and leadership continue to inspire our campus community.

Don’t forget to catch both of them in action at our spring concert, Ad Astra Per Aspera – From Hardship to the Stars, this Sunday at 3 PM at St. John’s UCC (right across from campus)🎶

04/21/2025

From Hardship to the Stars… and straight into your weekend plans! 🎶 ⭐️

Join the DC Choir, Jazz Band, and Symphonic Band — with special guests from North Central High School — for Ad Astra Per Aspera, an inspiring afternoon of music.

Sunday, April 27 at 3 PM
St. John’s UCC (right across from campus!)

This concert is free and open to everyone — don’t miss it!

04/14/2025

🎶Calling all music lovers!🎶

Come catch our amazing DC students in action at the Student Recital on Wednesday, April 30 at 6 PM in Ford Chapel (Schauffler Hall)!

You don’t want to miss this — it’s going to be note-worthy!

03/19/2025

📣 IT’S TIME TO VOTE! 🎶
Help us choose the official title for our Spring Band & Choir Concert! 🏆🎵 Check out the full bracket and get ready to vote round by round in our stories, STARTING TOMORROW!

🔔 How it works:
➡️ Voting happens in our Facebook & Instagram stories!
➡️ Each round, the winning titles will advance until we have a final champion!

Let’s hear it—what’s your early favorite? 👀 Drop your predictions in the comments! ⬇️

03/06/2025

🎶 Defiance College Music Scholarship Auditions!
Are you a high school senior passionate about music? Apply for a Defiance College Music Scholarship and take the next step in your academic and musical journey! 🎼✨

📅 Audition Date: April 5th, 10 AM - 4 PM📍 Location: Schauffler Hall, Room 128, Defiance College
🎵 Who Can Apply? High school seniors planning to minor in music
💰Scholarship Award: $2,000 - $8,000 (based on technique, musicality, and originality)

🔗 Sign up now! Any questions, email [email protected] 🎶🎓

01/31/2025

Let’s give a big round of applause to Taylor, Jaykob, and Jazzy! 🎉

Their exceptional performance with the 2025 OPCICA honors band this past weekend was a true display of their talent and made us so proud to see them representing our music programs! 🎶🐝 Fantastic job!