K-State Early Music

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The K-State Madrigal & Motet Ensemble (MaMo) is currently auditioning *returning students for the Fall 2026 semester.

MaMo is a select, mixed-voice chamber ensemble specializing in unaccompanied vocal music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Singers should have strong music reading skills, an independent work ethic, and be excited to sing 1-3 on a part in a small ensemble. Tenors and basses are especially needed!

The process consists of a short independent audition with MaMo Director, Prof. David Simmons Wood, and callbacks will be held during the week of May 4-8 with the rest of the ensemble. Email [email protected] to set up an audition.

MUSIC119 - 0-1 credit. Rehearses 2-3 hours a week including 1:30-2:20pm Fridays, and additional hours according to the ensemble members' schedules.

*Incoming students will be able to audition the first week of the fall semester in August 2026.

We're looking for students who want to experience music from the Middle Ages through the 18th century in one of K-State's Early-Music Ensembles next fall! We have opportunities for winds, strings, brass, percussion, keyboard, and vocalists.

Collegium Musicum MUSIC490) - vocal and instrumental ensemble: includes the viola da gamba consort (for those with bowed string experience), crumhorns (winds), and more! Play historical instruments or modern. Solo voice with instrument opportunities or small vocal ensemble experiences are available. No audition required.

Recorder Consort (MUSIC120) - previous wind experience is preferred. Instructor permission required.

Madrigal & Motet Ensemble (MUSIC119) - Auditioned mixed-voice ensemble. Preliminary auditions for fall open now.

Enrollment for fall is open now! Email [email protected] with questions or to set up an audition for Madrigal & Motet Ensemble.

Learn more at k-state.edu/music/early-music

That’s a wrap for the 2026 K-State Recorder Workshop. Thanks to everyone for coming and making this the best year yet! And special thanks to our clinician, Anne Timberlake!

K-State recorder workshop is underway with the biggest group ever!

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There’s still time to register! Preregistration is at its largest ever, so join us in the fun!

The K-State Recorder Workshop is for recorder enthusiasts of any musical background 13 and older! Join us for a day of group music making with clinician, educator, and recorder professional Anne Timberlake.

K-State Students: you get in free with support from K-State Student Governing Association!

Registration is open through March 24.
k-state.edu/mtd/music/early-music/recorderworkshop/

It’s been decades since K-State had a consort of both viols and crumhorns, and you’d be hard pressed to find another university with either for several hundred miles around. Early music is alive and well at K-State School of Music, Theatre, and Dance