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08/17/2026
Find your place in a Webster ensemble!
Webster University offers a variety of student-centered music ensembles that are open to ALL university students regardless of your major!
CHORAL: Chamber Singers, Chorale
INSTRUMENTAL: Orchestra, Wind Ensemble
JAZZ: Jazz Collective, Jazz Combos, Jazz Singers
OPERA: Opera Studio
For more information about joining a Webster ensemble this fall, email [email protected].
08/14/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Hassan Evers
Major: BM Performance (jazz)
Primary instrument: Drum set
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Why did you choose Webster? I chose Webster because it feels like a launching pad towards being a better man, musician, and student. Not just a student in the classroom but a student in life. I want to take all the information I’ve learned from Webster and apply it to life. Contextualizing it, I want to set a new blueprint for my life.
What are you looking forward to at Webster? I’m really looking forward to just taking in the campus as a whole. Making new friends and being around different opinions.
Fun fact: If you give me about 3 tries to do something, I'll have it down. Be it music, tech, or sports, I've got it!
Welcome to the Department of Music, Hassan!
08/13/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Emma Thornburgh
Major: BM Composition
Primary instrument: Percussion, specifically mallets
Hometown: St. Charles, MO
Why did you choose Webster? I chose Webster after recommendation from St. Charles Community College faculty!
What are you looking forward to at Webster? I am looking forward to the connections I will make at Webster, and the growth opportunities being here will give me!
Fun fact: I participate in many creative hobbies such as crochet, drawing, and writing! I also love playing games of all kinds.
Welcome to the Department of Music, Emma!
08/12/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Arianna Hunter
Major: BM Performance (Instrumental Studies) & English
Primary instrument: Violin
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Why did you choose Webster? Webster is the perfect porridge-- Not too big, but not too small. Not too close to home, but not too far.
What are you looking forward to at Webster? I'm looking forward to meeting my forever friends here at Webster!
Fun fact: I can spin a lightsaber(s) like they do in Star Wars.
Welcome to the Department of Music, Arianna!
08/11/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Nikiyah Shannon
Major: Bachelor of Arts in Music
Primary instrument: Violin
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Why did you choose Webster? I chose Webster because of the fast communication.
What are you looking forward to at Webster? I am looking forward to all of the music opportunities.
Fun fact: I have been using my playing skills to get closer to God.
Welcome to the Department of Music, Nikiyah!
08/10/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Elijah McCollum
Major: Bachelor of Arts in Music
Primary instrument: Voice
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Why did you choose Webster? I was once in the Webster Groves school district and heard constant praise about the music program.
What are you looking forward to at Webster? Continuing to perfect my craft and taking advantage of all the resources Webster has to offer.
Fun fact: Spider-Man is my favorite superhero.
Welcome to the Department of Music, Elijah!
08/07/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Victoria Bocock
Major: Music Education
Primary instrument: Clarinet
Hometown: Mount Vernon, IL
Why did you choose Webster? It sounds like a good program, and I think I'll do well here.
What are you looking forward to at Webster? All the people I'll meet and learning some new songs.
Fun fact: I was originally going to go to Webster for a different major but then changed my mind when I visited and met with people.
Welcome to the Department of Music, Victoria!
08/06/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Alex Kester
Major: BM Composition
Primary instrument: Voice
Hometown: Festus, MO
Why did you choose Webster? Small class sizes, great faculty, good facilities
What are you looking forward to at Webster? Studying the thing I love most: music!
Fun fact: I have written, recorded, mixed, and mastered two albums myself.
Welcome to the Department of Music, Alex!
08/05/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Madeline Yost
Major: BM Performance (piano)
Primary instrument: Piano
Hometown: O’Fallon, IL
Why did you choose Webster? I chose Webster after hearing all the wonderful things about it from alumni and current students.
What are you looking forward to at Webster? I am most excited for all the performance opportunities I will have as a student at Webster.
Fun fact: I also teach piano and I have been since I was 13!
Welcome to the Department of Music, Madeline!
08/04/2026
NEW STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
Name: Madison Sang
Major: BM Performance (voice)
Primary instrument: Voice
Hometown: Manhattan, New York
Why did you choose Webster? The program seemed really well rounded and all the faculty I talked with were so down to Earth and knowledgeable about their craft.
What are you looking forward to at Webster? I’m looking forward to exploring all the performing and study abroad opportunities Webster has to offer!
Fun fact: I have three tattoos but zero piercings, not even my lobes.
Welcome to the Department of Music, Madison!