ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts

ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts VAPA programs are designed to develop your expertise, challenge your creativity & fuel your passion.

Art concentrations are offered in ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, and art education. Bachelor of Music studies include performance, theory and composition, musical theater, piano pedagogy, and music education. Bachelor of Arts in Music concentrations include Psychology, Communication, Creative Writing, Journalism, Spanish, Business, and Pre-Medical Studies. Concentrations under development include Jazz Studies, Church Music, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Pre-Creative Arts Therapy. Theater and dance offer minor areas of study and provide a variety of performance opportunities to enhance studio-based courses.

11/05/2025

This Thursday at 11am in the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall, we welcome the Facing West Quartet! Facing West Quartet is a collaborative jazz combo made up of some of the top musicians from around the country. The group features Doug Stone on tenor saxophone (Louisiana State University), Don Norton on tenor saxophone (University of Portland), Braun Khan on bass (Utah State University), Brian Claxton on drums (UNC Greely/UW Eau Claire). Join us Thursday, November 6th for what is sure to be a dynamic and exciting hour of live jazz here on the campus of ULM! (Admission is FREE!)

11/03/2025

This coming Tuesday, Nov. 4th, .22 will give his degree recital in Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall at 7:30pm. Hunter has worked hard the past four years to present a program featuring the works of Haydn, Stevens, Plog and McKee. He’ll be joined by on piano, .corley on trumpet, and as narrator. Please join Hunter for what will be a great senior recital! #🎺

Join the ULM Concert Choir for an evening of majestic music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...mostly! In the spirit of New Yo...
10/31/2025

Join the ULM Concert Choir for an evening of majestic music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...mostly! In the spirit of New York's "Mostly Mozart" festival, the concert will feature Mozart's stirring Coronation Mass, as well as several other works by the legendary Austrian composer, alongside music from many different cultures, time periods, and genres.

The Concert Choir will be joined by guest artists, including the ULM Chamber Singers, Richard Seiler on organ, and soloists Claire Vangelisti, Nancy Carey, Justin Havard, Naomi Kilpatrick, and Harper Innis.

The concert will be Thursday, November 6th at 7:30 pm in the beautiful sanctuary of Parkview Baptist Church on Forsythe Ave.

10/30/2025
10/27/2025

This is a commissioned spoken word project made into a video about The Sound of Today with video clips from our 2025 season. Producer/ Videography: Braden Lo...

VAPA family! Here are a few moments from tonight’s performance of Rusalka! Our incredibly talented students brought this...
10/26/2025

VAPA family! Here are a few moments from tonight’s performance of Rusalka! Our incredibly talented students brought this fairytale opera to life under the brilliant direction of Justin Havard.

We’re so proud of everyone who helped make this production unforgettable from the cast and crew to our dedicated faculty and supporters. 💫

Who: The ULM Jazz Ensemble What: ¡Que Sorpresa! Latin Jazz for Big BandWhen: October 14th, 2025, 7:30pmWhere: Brown Audi...
10/14/2025

Who: The ULM Jazz Ensemble
What: ¡Que Sorpresa! Latin Jazz for Big Band
When: October 14th, 2025, 7:30pm
Where: Brown Auditorium
Tickets: $5 General admission, faculty and students free with ID.

Description: Please join the ULM Jazz Ensemble with special guest Dr. Pearson Cross (piano) for their Fall 2025 concert, ¡Que Sorpresa! Latin Jazz for Big Band. Under the direction of Dr. Eric Siereveld, the ULM Jazz Ensemble will present a music to make you dance. Featuring musical styles ranging from Afro-Cuban to Samba, and Bossa Nova to Bolero, this concert will brings the soul of Latin Jazz to life. Several of the piece will also welcome the band’s vocalist Katherine Malley to the stage in a spotlight performance you won’t want to miss!

ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts presents CLUE!  CLUE is adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written b...
09/18/2025

ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts presents CLUE! CLUE is adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin, additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price.

It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well, dead. So, whodunit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, CLUE is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.

“A very fun whodunit that strikes contemporary parallels on the way to its grand reveal.” – The New York Times
“It’s funny and frothy and light, the kind of breezy night at the theater that most audiences would kill for…” – Entertainment Weekly

From the Director “It has been a real treat to work with this group of actors on this production. We went from side splitting laughter at the first rehearsal, to choreographed craziness for this fast-paced show. It will be a real treat for the audience so see this production and go home with a smile on their face and their sides hurting from laughter.”

It runs Oct. 2,3 &4 at 7:30pm and Oct. 5 at 2pm in ULM Spyker Theatre. General Admission tickets are $10 and are available at Eventbrite.com or at the door. ULM Students are free with student ID.

Join the ULM Chamber Singers and Concert Choir for an evening of choral music as they tour northwest Louisiana and north...
09/17/2025

Join the ULM Chamber Singers and Concert Choir for an evening of choral music as they tour northwest Louisiana and northeastern Texas this fall! The choirs will present a concert at Noel Memorial United Methodist Church in Shreveport on Sunday, September 28th at 6:00 pm. The concert is free and open to the public!

Thanks for coming to visit, Dr. Castille! You’re always welcome in our neck of the woods!!
09/16/2025

Thanks for coming to visit, Dr. Castille! You’re always welcome in our neck of the woods!!

We will never forget!
09/11/2025

We will never forget!

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