The 14th Annual Showcase Concert presents a sampling of the School of Music’s outstanding large ensembles, chamber groups, and soloists. We invite you to witness the exceptional talent of our students and help support student scholarships!
Songs for a New World Opening
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Bill Jenkins
Musical Direction by Johnna Tavianini
Choreographed by Anne Beck
Additional events:
September 5, 6, 9-13 at 7:30 p.m.
September 14 at 7:00 p.m.
September 7 and 14 at 2:30 p.m.
Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World is a powerful, genre-blending theatrical experience that lives at the intersection of song cycle and musical. Each number captures a pivotal moment of decision—a leap of faith, a turning point, a chance to change everything. With a dynamic score that fuses pop, gospel, and jazz, the show transports audiences across time and space, from 1492 to modern-day New York. Featuring a small but mighty cast, this moving production explores the heart of transformation and the courage it takes to step into the unknown.
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. http://www.MTIShows.com
Tickets are available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall in person, by phone at 765-285-8749, or online.
General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art
In Paris in 1929, painters from around the world founded an influential but short-lived artistic group named Circle and Square, after the geometric shapes fundamental to abstract art. Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art showcases more than sixty works by thirty of Cercle et Carré’s participants, as well as outlines the formation of the group and its artistic legacy.
The exhibition was organized by the Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, with the addition of works from the collection of the David Owsley Museum of Art. Generous support for the exhibition was provided by the Daura Foundation.
Image: Pierre Daura (American, born Spain, 1896–1976), designs for Cercle et Carré logo, 1929. Pen and ink on paper, 9 3/4 × 6 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Martha Randolph Daura. 2011.125.
Beat those back to school blues with one of these campus activities!
Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!
Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
- Beginning Genealogy (4 Tuesdays) – 10 a.m.
- Northeast Indiana Cardinal Classic Golf Outing – 11 a.m.
- Writing Your Life: Collect a Series of Vignettes for Posterity (3 Tuesdays) – 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- FULL – Yoga in the Planetarium – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
- Steps to a Successful Watercolor – 1 p.m.
Friday, August 15, 2025
- Beginning Needlepoint – 10 a.m.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
- FULL – Yoga in the Planetarium – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 21, 2025
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
Friday, August 22, 2025
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
- “Magic Tree House: Space Mission” 5:00pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
- “Sky Skills Live” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
- “Magic Tree House: Space Mission” 3:30pm Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
- “Birth of Planet Earth” 5:00pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
- “Sky Skills Live” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
- Muncie Three Trails Music Series – Vanessa Collier with The Fierce – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – Reception and Awards Ceremony – 4 p.m.
- FULL – Yoga in the Planetarium – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
Friday, August 29, 2025
- BEGINNINGS Exhibition – 10 a.m.
- “Magic Tree House: Space Mission” 5:00pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
- “Sky Skills Live” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Beat the July heat with one of these fun campus events!
Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!
Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
- Taste of Poetry – 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
- Magic of Watercolor on Yupo Paper – 1 p.m.
Friday, July 18, 2025
- “Little Wanderers Part 1: The Inner Planets” 5pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
- “Big Astronomy” 6:30pm Planetarium Show
Saturday, July 19, 2025
- “Little Wanderers Part 1: The Inner Planets” 3:30pm Planetarium Show
- “Dynamic Earth” 5pm Planetarium Show
- “Big Astronomy” 6:30pm Planetarium Show
Friday, July 25, 2025
- “Little Wanderers Part 2: The Outer Planets” 5pm Planetarium Show
- “Living Worlds” 6:30pm Planetarium Show
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Spring into one of these awesome Ball State events this April!
Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!
Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Beginning Genealogy – 10 a.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- Lifelong Learners: International Student Panel – 1:30 p.m.
- 4/1 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Northern Illinois – 1 p.m.
- 4/1 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Bellarmine – 3 p.m.
- 4/1 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Northern Illinois – 3 p.m.
- How to Economist in Public: Advice on Applying Your Skills for Politicians, Journalists, Lobbyists, and Other People Paid to Hate You – 5 p.m.
- Junior Recital: Will Weissert, trombone – 5:30 p.m.
- My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer – 7:30 p.m.
- Senior Recital: Carter Brickler, guitar – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- 4/2 Ball State University Gymnastics vs NCAA Regionals
- Support the Planetarium on One Ball State Day 2025 – All Day Event
- One Ball State Day with the Muncie Alumni Club – 8 a.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- Dash and Splash – 12 p.m.
- Culture Exchange – Nepal – 12 p.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics Reception – 4 p.m.
- One Ball State Day with the Alaska Alumni Club – 5:30 p.m.
- Student Recital: Jordan Wickey, saxophone – 5:30 p.m.
- Le passion de Dodin Bouffant film – 6 p.m.
- Good Boys and True – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics Reception – 4 p.m.
- Innovation Fest – 4 p.m.
- 4/3 7:00 PM Ball State University Mens Volleyball at Ohio State University – 7 p.m.
- My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 4, 2025
- 4/4 Ball State University Mens Golf at Mason Rudolph Championship- Vanderbilt Legends GC – South Course
- 4/4 Ball State University Track & Field at Cherry Blossom Invitational
- Miller College of Business Spring Carnival – 9 a.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- Card Making Workshop – 2 p.m.
- 4/4 1:00 PM Ball State University Mens Tennis vs Western Michigan University
- 4/4 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis at Western Michigan University
- 4/4 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Eastern Michigan
- 7th Annual Robert J. Morris Chemistry Symposium – 3:30 p.m.
- University Singers 61st Annual Spectacular – 7 p.m.
- Spring Opera – Cendrillon – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
- 4/4 Ball State University Mens Golf at Mason Rudolph Championship- Vanderbilt Legends GC – South Course
- 4/5 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Kent State
- 4/5 2:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Eastern Michigan
- 4/5 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Kent State
- 4/5 7:00 PM Ball State University Mens Volleyball at Purdue Fort Wayne
- Kids Make Art at DOMA – 1:30 p.m.
- University Singers 61st Annual Spectacular – 3 p.m.
- Senior Recital: Carlos Juanillo-Castillo – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
- Spring Opera – Cendrillon – 3 p.m.
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Print Sale – 10 a.m.
- Violin Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Print Sale – 10 a.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with James Rooney – 11 a.m.
- Solar Telescope Viewing Party – 12 p.m.
- 4/6 12:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis at Miami University (OH)
- 4/6 12:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Kent State
- 4/6 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Eastern Michigan
- Lifelong Learners: African Violets – Beyond Box Stores – 1:30 p.m.
- “Black Studies, Health Disparities, and Artificial Intelligence” with Dr. Eric Jackson – 5 p.m.
- Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
- 4/8 6:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Indiana
- David Letterman Lecture Series with Amy Goodman – 7 p.m.
- Viola Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – 7:30 p.m.
- Print Sale – 10 a.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
- Weathering Time and For the Love of Trees: Lens-based Artwork by Nancy Floyd – Artist Talk – 6 p.m.
- Student Composers Forum – 7:30 p.m.
- String Chamber Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Print Sale – 10 a.m.
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- 4/10 1:00 PM Ball State University Mens Tennis vs Northern Illinois University
- Marilyn K. Cory Speaker Series: Kimberly Blaeser – 5 p.m.
- Student Recital: Oscar Joven, piano – 5:30 p.m.
- Night at the Museum with the NEIN Alumni Club – 5:30 p.m.
- Mars Express – 6 p.m.
- Student Recital: Alena Miskinis, piano – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 11, 2025
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
- Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
- 4/11 Ball State University Track & Field vs We Fly Challenge
- 4/11 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis vs Bowling Green
- 4/11 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Miami
- 4/11 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Northern Illinois
- Student Recital: Qianting Huang, Benjamin Swain, and Ayrice Wilson, voice graduate students – 3 p.m.
- “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
- Flute Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
- “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
- THED Show: As If, Cassandra – 7 p.m.
- Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
- Chamber Choir: Romantic Gems and Minnesota Melodies – 7:30 p.m.
- THED Show: Willy Wonka JR. – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
- Chemistry Science Day – 10 a.m.
- 4/12 Ball State University Womens Golf at Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational- Ohio State Golf Club – Scarlet Course
- 4/12 Ball State University Football vs Spring Showcase
- 4/12 1:00 PM Ball State University Mens Tennis vs UIC
- 4/12 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Northern Illinois
- 4/12 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Miami
- 4/12 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Miami
- 4/12 5:00 PM Ball State University Mens Volleyball at Loyola University Chicago
- Writing in the Galleries: People, Places, and Prose – 2 p.m.
- THED Show: Willy Wonka JR. – 2 p.m.
- Ball State Wind Ensemble – 3 p.m.
- “Magic Tree House: Space Mission” 3:30pm Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
- “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
- Cardinals in the Windy City: Ball State vs. Loyola Men’s Volleyball – 5 p.m.
- Student Recital: Damian Davis, voice – 5:30 p.m.
- “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
- THED Show: As If, Cassandra – 7 p.m.
- THED Show: Willy Wonka JR. – 7 p.m.
- Senior Recital: Simone Robinson-Stevens, guitar and voice – 7:30 p.m.
- Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
- Cello Studio Recital – 11 a.m.
- 4/13 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis at University of Toledo
- 4/13 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Northern Illinois
- Blood Wedding – 2:30 p.m.
- Faculty Artist Series: Zoran Jakovcic (viola) and Lisa Kozenko (oboe) with guest Rene Lecuona (piano) – 3 p.m.
- THED Show: As If, Cassandra – 3 p.m.
- Joint Recital: Carlos Juanillo-Castillo and Brianna Komorech, ephonium and tuba – 5:30 p.m.
- Trumpet Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.
- DA Performance Recital: Ayrice Wilson, voice – 7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 14, 2025
- 4/14 Ball State University Mens Golf vs Red Bird Shootout- Delaware CC
- Circular Construction – 4 p.m.
- Woodwind Chamber Music Recital – 5:30 p.m.
- Senior Recital: Naomi Martin, piano – 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Jennifer Wiese – 11 a.m.
- Lifelong Learners: Ball State-Muncie Community Schools Partnership Update – 1:30 p.m.
- 4/15 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Western Michigan
- 4/15 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Western Michigan
- 4/15 4:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Butler
- Book Tour Reading: Angie Estes and Mark Irwin – 5 p.m.
- Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
- DA Collaboration Recital: Shengxin Liu (piano) and Oksana Komarenko (voice) – 7:30 p.m.
- Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Book Tour: Angie Estes and Mark Irwin – 11 a.m.
- 2025 Student Symposium – 1 p.m.
- Shuning Liu Sabbatical Lecture – 3 p.m.
- Junior Recital: Katy Tenbarge, cello – 5:30 p.m.
- Le mepris film – 6 p.m.
- Annual Dinner and Lecture: “Hidden History: Women’s Stories and the Built Environment at Ball State University” – 6 p.m.
- Voice Studio Recital: Love the Earth – 7:30 p.m.
- DA Performance Recital: Qihao Zhang, piano – 7:30 p.m.
- Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- 4/17 Ball State University Track & Field at Gibson Invitational
- 4/17 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Bowling Green
- DA Performance Recital: Parikesit Tanudjaja, piano – 5:30 p.m.
- Oboe Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
- The Power of the Word with Too Black and Chantel Massey – 6:30 p.m.
- Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
- Stages – 7:30 p.m.
- Student Recital: Brittany Semler, clarinet – 7:30 p.m.
- Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital – 8 p.m.
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Ball State University Track & Field at Gibson Invitational
- 4/18 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis vs Eastern Michigan University
- 4/18 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Bowling Green
- 2025 Immersive Learning Showcase – 1 p.m.
- Public Drop-in Tour of “People and Places” – 4 p.m.
- Student Recital: Nikolas Fisher, clarinet – 5:30 p.m.
- Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
- Stages – 7:30 p.m.
- DA Dissertation Recital: Kaleb Rhea, composition – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
- 4/19 Ball State University Mens Volleyball vs Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
- 4/19 Ball State University Mens Golf at Boilermaker Invitational- Ackerman-Allen GC
- 4/19 Ball State University Mens Tennis at Western Michigan University (MAC Tournament Host)
- 4/19 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Bowling Green
- Saturday Spotlight Tour at DOMA – 2:30 p.m.
- Blood Wedding – 2:30 p.m.
- Stages – 2:30 p.m.
- DA Performance Recital: Yuliya Turok, viola – 5:30 p.m.
Monday, April 20, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Ball State University Womens Golf vs MAC Championships- Delaware Country Club
- Twentieth Annual Alumni Awards – 12 p.m.
- DA Collaboration Recital: Jiaqi Jin, piano/violin – 5:30 p.m.
- Student Recital: Jordan Gortner, voice – 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Michael Shebek – 11 a.m.
- Lifelong Learners: Mediterranean Diet – 1:30 p.m.
- Piano Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
- Stages – 7:30 p.m.
- New Music Ensemble – 7:30 p.m.
- Horn Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- 4/23 Ball State University Softball at Indiana
- 4/23 Ball State University Mens Volleyball vs Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
- 4/23 6:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Indiana
- DA Lecture Recital: Korn Roongruangchai, violin – 5:30 p.m.
- Ball State Jazz Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.
- Stages – 7:30 p.m.
- MM Recital: Laurel Meitrodt, violin – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Music in the Museum: Vientos Y Colores – 5:30 p.m.
- DA Lecture Recital: Yu-Yao (Rachel) Chiu, cello – 5:30 p.m.
- Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.
- Dueling Pianos – 7:30 p.m.
- Stages – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
- 4/25 Ball State University Mens Golf vs Mid-American Conference Championship- Pinnacle Golf Club
- 4/25 Ball State University Track & Field at Knights Invitational
- 4/25 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Central Michigan
- 4/25 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Buffalo
- “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show
- Violin Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
- “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
- Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.
- Ball State Campus Band and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.
- Stages – 7:30 p.m.
- Student Recital: Jared Slothower, voice – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
- AEAI. Ceramics Workshops – 11 a.m.
- 4/25 Ball State University Mens Golf vs Mid-American Conference Championship- Pinnacle Golf Club
- 4/26 Ball State University Mens Volleyball vs Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
- 4/26 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Buffalo- Senior Day
- 4/26 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Central Michigan
- 4/26 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Buffalo- Senior Day
- “Magic Tree House: Space Mission” 3:30pm Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
- “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
- “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
- Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.
- Cardinal Chorus, Choral Union, Concert Choir, and Vox Anima – 7:30 p.m.
- Stages – 7:30 p.m.
