What You’ll Learn 

Music’s power comes from sharing, so our program supports various ways to develop the performance and communication skills you need to create great art with others:     

• Other Colleges: Vermont State’s University Chorale and Chamber Singers perform regularly with other choirs and professional instrumentalists in the Vermont Collegiate Choral Consortium.    
• Campus-Grown Groups: Some students form musical groups on campus that perform on and off campus at restaurants and ski areas, including Pico, Killington, and Okemo Mountain. 

Outside the Classroom, In the Community 

You’ll have many options to interact with professional and student musicians from other parts of Vermont and from out of state. Our program regularly invites outside artists to campus and arranges collaborations with off-campus ensembles. You also can travel to hear great music within the U.S. and abroad. Recent Vermont State trips went to the Bahamas, Cuba, and Costa Rica.  

All of our students are offered membership in the American Choral Directors Association and the National Association for Music Educators, and attend regional and national conferences hosted by these organizations. All these opportunities will present outstanding ways for you to build a solid professional network.    

Vermont State Castleton has a number of campus groups you can join, including University Chorale, Chamber Singers, String Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Woodwind Doubling Ensemble, Vocal Unrest (a cappella ensemble), Jazz Ensemble, and Spartan Spirit Band.