The TAMUCC Band Department offers numerous
performing opportunities for music majors and
non-music majors. Ensembles include the Symphonic
Winds, and the Men's and Women's
Basketball Band. The Symphonic Winds
perform regularly in the TAMUCC Performing
Arts Center, and the Basketball Band performs in the
American Bank Center in downtown Corpus Christi.
Symphonic Winds (MUEN 1123)
The A&M-Corpus Christi Symphonic Winds performs three
concerts a semester with a varied repertoire of music
that includes original works for band, transcriptions,
and marches. The Symphonic Winds performs music of all
styles, with an emphasis on new music, and rehearses
Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2:15 p.m. and
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-1:45 p.m.
The ensemble is open to all students on campus by
audition, and is conducted by Dr. Shawn Smith.
Basketball Band (MUEN 1127)
The TAMUCC Basketball Band plays at most
home games for the men's and women's basketball teams.
The band is an exciting part of Islander Athletics and
adds to the exciting atmosphere in the American Bank
Center at game time. The Basketball Band is open to
all students on campus and is a fun way to get
involved with the university.
Camerata Isla (MUEN 1153)
The select chamber choir of the Island University
performs advanced choral literature suitable for smaller ensembles. This
ensemble performs with the University Singers on their
fall and spring concerts and travels throughout the
region to perform for high schools and civic
organizations. Camerata Isla rehearses Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12:00-12:50 p.m. and is
conducted by Dr. Ross C. Bernhardt.
University Singers (MUEN 1151)
The TAMUCC University Singers perform choral
literature ranging from Renaissance motets to spirituals and contemporary
avant-garde compositions. Performances presented by this 60-voice
select mixed ensemble include fall and spring concerts in the
Performing Arts Center as well as community
appearances and occasional collaborative performances
with the Corpus Christi Symphony. The ensemble
rehearses Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5:15 p.m. and is
conducted by Dr. Ross C. Bernhardt.
Corpus Christi Chorale (MUEN 1143)
The Corpus Christi Chorale is an auditioned community
chorus affiliated with Texas A&M University-Corpus
Christi that welcomes adults and college/university
students within its ranks. The 90-voice mixed ensemble
performs choral/orchestral masterworks as well as
standards from the a cappella choral repertoire. The
Chorale often collaborates with the Corpus Christi
Symphony as well as other Coastal Bend choral
ensembles. The ensemble rehearses Tuesday evenings
from 7:30-9:30 p.m. and is conducted by
Dr. Ross C.
Bernhardt.
