Ball State Strings

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.

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!

Indiana Music Education Association kicks off 80th anniversary conference 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.

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!

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

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!