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Music Ensembles

The North Greenville University School of Music offers many opportunities for student performance. Listed below are some of the ensembles available to the student body and music majors.

Brass Quintet


	Casey and Justin

With assistance of faculty member, Dr. Gayle Chesebro, The North Greenville Brass Quintet is a scholarship group open by audition. They meet for two hours of faculty supervised coaching each week and study the standard brass quintet literature. Representative literature from past performances includes works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Malcolm Arnold, Ingolf Dahl, and Robert Nagel. Performance opportunities for the Quintet are many, both on and off campus.

Concert Choir

Under the direction of Dr. Barry Combs, The North Greenville Concert Choir, composed of selected voices, is one of eight performing ensembles in the Music Department of the Fine Arts Division, and is open to students from all academic majors. Membership is by interview with the Director of Choral Activities. The Concert Choir offers a high quality choral experience for future music educators, church musicians, and performers. It provides music for chapel, and performs several concerts both on and off campus each year, including a tour each spring. It has been honored by being selected to perform on the state convention of the South Carolina American Choral Directors Association, the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting, and has performed with the Greenville Symphony.

Handbell Choir

The handbell choir meets twice a week and students may earn one credit hour per semester. The handbell choir was established in 1999. The handbell choir performs in chapel, schools, and other special events.

Jazz Band

Under the direction of Mr. Charlie Parker, The North Greenville Jazz Band is open to instrumentalists by audition. Standard jazz ensemble instrumentation will be used to trace historical jazz styles through performances

Marching Band

NGU Marching Band

The NGU Marching Crusaders perform at all home football games, select away games, and area parades and festivals. The marching band was established in the fall of 2000 and is a scholarship-based organization in which funds are distributed between fall and spring semesters. The band is open to all enrolled students at NGU. The Marching Crusaders were the featured ensemble for the 2006 Red Ribbon Week Parade in Greenville, SC and appeared in the 2006 Victory Bowl. It is under the direction of Mr. Christopher Davis.

Please click here to download the NGU Marching Band Handbook.

North Greenville Singers

Under the direction of Dr. Barry Combs, The North Greenville Singers are a chamber ensemble that performs a wide variety of choral literature. Membership is open to the student body by audition only. The group frequently sings for community events, local churches, campus chapels, as well as participates with the Concert Choir in a spring tour. The North Greenville Singers have participated in Madrigal Dinners, and combined with the theater department in musicals.

Percussion Ensemble

NGU Percussion Ensemble in concert, Hamlin Recital Hall

The North Greenville University Percussion Ensemble is open to anyone with permission of the director. The ensemble rehearses three hours each week and performs a variety of musical styles in the standard percussion ensemble literature as well as world music. It performs on campus each semester as well as extra events around the campus. Each spring, the percussion ensemble tours to high schools around the state of South Carolina. It is under the direction of Mr. Christopher Davis.

Please click here to download the NGU Percussion Handbook.

Orchestra

String Students in concert.

The North Greenville University Orchestra is a full orchestra with membership open to all university students with instructor approval. Performances range from evening services for churches to full length concerts and collaborations with other music ensembles and NGU's Theatre Department. What sets North Greenville's orchestra apart from other university orchestras is the integration of faith with the study and performance of standard classical repertoire and sacred orchestral music. The orchestra rehearses on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:05-4:20. The 2008-2009 season includes a Christmas collaboration with the North Greenville Singers and the NGU Theatre Department, and a performance of 'A Grand Night for Singing' in March at Greenville's Gunter Theater in collaboration with NGU's Theatre Department. For more information or to be considered for membership please contact the orchestra director, Dr. Michael Weaver, (864) 977-7994 or mweaver@ngu.edu.

Concert Band

Under the direction of Mr. Charlie Parker, the North Greenville Concert Band consists of both music majors and non-majors with permission of the director. The Band rehearses twice each week, and students may earn one credit hour per semester. The Concert Band performs a variety of literature combining sacred arrangements with standard and contemporary band pieces. The Concert Band also performs at Chapel services, Founders Day, Commencement, fall and spring concerts, and a Christmas Concert.

Woodwind Ensembles

With the assistance of faculty member, Ms. Martha Kitterman, North Greenville University Woodwind Ensembles are scholarship groups open to students by audition. The groups perform music from the standard literature. Performance opportunities for the group include Chapel on campus, concerts in area schools for elementary or junior high school students, departmental concerts. Occasionally, the group plays in area churches or other off campus venues. Students rehearse two hours per week.