The LSU A Cappella Choir, LSU’s flagship touring choir, opens the 26-27 season with with soaring choral works inspired by the beauty of the natural world and the promise of “Another glorious day.” From radiant harmonies that greet the morning to powerful musical portraits of forests, rivers, skies, and changing seasons, we invite our audience to reconnect with nature through song. Uplifting, exciting, and deeply moving, this opening program celebrates the joy of shared voices and the timeless inspiration found in the world around us. The concert features contemporary composer, Jake Runestad's "Come to the Woods" from his American Triptych.

LSU Manship Distinguished Professor of Piano Michael Gurt joins talented LSU artists for a recital featuring premieres of music by French composer Eugène Bozza. Known for colorful harmonies, lyrical melodies, and dazzling technical demands, Bozza’s music has long captivated chamber musicians. This program presents recently discovered works from a French archive, including music for piano, voice, saxophone, and violin—revealing a fresh side of this distinctive composer.

Join the LSU Symphonic Winds for their season-opening concert, featuring a dynamic program that showcases the ensemble’s power, precision, and passion through a compelling blend of classic masterworks and bold new voices. Repertoire details will be announced later this summer.

The LSU Tiger Glee Club and Chorale present an evening of choral music that showcases the voices and musicianship of LSU students. Featuring a varied program for vocal ensemble, the concert highlights the connection, discipline, and joy that come from singing together. From rich harmonies to moments of lively expression, this performance offers audiences a welcoming look at LSU’s choral community.

Unattainable: Songs from the Edge of Desire explores the spaces between longing and fulfillment, memory and reality, and the beloved and the self. Through music by Mahler, Fauré, Duparc, Santoliquido, and David N. Takach, mezzo-soprano Lindsay Kate Brown and pianist Dr. Jeong-Eun Lee follow a journey from heartbreak and imagined escape toward remembrance, transformation, and self-possession. Brown, Assistant Professor of Voice at LSU, and Lee, Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano, bring together their shared commitment to expressive, text-centered collaboration.

The LSU Chamber Jazz Ensembles will present a concert featuring classic small group jazz repertoire from a variety of eras. In the chamber jazz ensemble format, student musicians have the opportunity to focus on improvisation, exploring the harmonic and rhythmic nuances of the pieces, and highlighting their unique and personal melodic musical voices. Please join us for an intimate and inspiring musical evening.

You're invited to celebrate the season with one of the LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts and School of Music's most cherished holiday traditions: the annual Candlelight Concert. Enjoy an inspiring evening of holiday music, spirituals, and seasonal choral works featuring the exceptional voices of LSU's A Cappella Choir, Tiger Glee Club, Gospel Choir, CHorale, and more. This festive concert and treasured tradition fills the air with holiday cheer, sacred sounds, and timeless melodies.