150 Years of Music
Continue to main contentMusic has been a part of Southeast Missouri State University since the University's founding in 1873. For the Sesquicentennial Celebration, the Department of Music has gathered materials that provide a glimpse of music activities at Southeast from the very beginning all the way to the present day. Enjoy!
Music Sesquicentennial main links
In the Beginning
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Photo of the entire Normal School from 1913. Look at all the musical instruments held by the people in the front row!
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Samples from early bulletins and The Sagamore (the school yearbook) (YouTube).
The 20th-21st Centuries
Band
- Reminisces from Dr. Robert Gifford of our years in Brand Hall
- Sample programs from Southeast bands
- Southeast Band YouTube links
Jazz
- Posters from the Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival from 2018-2023
- Selected jazz programs from 1983-2017
- Selected jazz programs from 2018-2023
- Jazz photo album (YouTube)
- Video links to jazz performances
Orchestra
- Southeast Symphony Orchestra posters
- Selected Symphony Orchestra programs, 1958-2013
- Samples of recent orchestra performances
Choir
- 1998 MMEA (Missouri Music Educators Association) performance
- Link to sample choir programs and audio excerpts
- Sample choral performances from 2018-2023
Opera
- Opera posters, 2008-2023
- Opera programs, 1972-2023
- Brief samples of operas, 2018-2023
- Links to full-length opera videos