Ball State Strings

03/25/2026

Thank you again to Prof. Sharif Ibrahim for another extremely helpful masterclass on orchestra excerpts. Bravo to all who performed!

02/03/2026

Many thanks to Professor Sharif Ibrahim on an excellent masterclass on orchestra excerpts. Many very helpful things, and it was great to hear new prospectives.
Congratulations to all who performed!! We look forward to the next class on March 23.

01/18/2026

Congratulations to Ball State University Faculty and Students Chamber Ensemble for being selected as one of the invited performers at the 80th IMEA Conference!!!
They performed beautifully on Saturday and made it to the news!

If your commute through downtown Fort Wayne suddenly comes with a soundtrack this weekend, don’t worry. Members of the Indiana Music Education Association are in town, and they’re celebrating 80 years of making music happen in Hoosier schools.

12/12/2025

For the final chamber music concert of the semester, and of 2025, faculty and students combined for yet another great performance success, this time with Strauss and Mendelssohn. Many congratulations to all involved in a terrific concert! Thank you to all who listened (both at the hall and on stream)!

12/04/2025

Congratulations to our bass teacher Professor Sharif Ibrahim on his outstanding recital of Shostakovich, Bach, and Schubert. We look forward to next semester’s concert too!

11/18/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Chen and her studio for their inaugural all violin (+1 bass) chamber music recital. Altogether, they presented music by Vivaldi, Carlos Gardel (arr. by Duo Klein), Lachner, Söchting, Dancla, and Piazzolla (arranged by Julian Milone).
It was an exciting evening with variety of music, and Dr. Chen couldn’t be more proud of her students!
Thank you - family, friends, and colleagues, for coming to the concert! We appreciate your endless support!

11/15/2025

Come hear an unusual and interesting program of all violin chamber music given by Dr. Chen and her studio: Monday, 5:30pm, Hahn Hall!!

11/10/2025

Congratulations to all participating schools and a huge thank you to everyone who made this year’s High School Orchestra Invitational such a success!!

11/07/2025

Congratulations to BSSO on another outstanding concert! Great to see so many people in Sursa Hall to hear some wonderful pieces by Copland, Prokofiev, Ravel and Wagner.

10/07/2025

Kudos to everyone on your dedication and a terrific concert! We're grateful to our outstanding conductor, Joel Smirnoff, and appreciate the parents, teachers, and helpers who helped make it another memorable weekend.

10/04/2025

Day One of Honors Orchestra 2025: a lot of hard work from all the visiting students and a little chamber music to round it off!

09/16/2025

Yesterday, through the wonders of technology, Louisiana State University students benefited from Dr. Chen’s online masterclass!