ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving VAPA Family!

11/24/2025

Get your tickets for Kaleidoscope: A Global Holiday Concert here!!! See you next week!!

Kaleidoscope: A Global Holiday Celebration” is the premier holiday concert for the ULM School of Visual and Performing Arts.

11/13/2025

ULM Chamber Choir Concert
“We Remember Them”
Tuesday, November 18, 7:30 PM
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall

The ULM Chamber Choir presents a choral reflection on grief, hope and reunion. They will be performing a variety of selections from Renaissance madrigals to Broadway, concluding with Tarik O’Regan’s 3 movement Triptych for choir and percussion ensemble. It will be a moving and uplifting evening of music about those we’ve lost but who remain with us in spirit. Don’t miss this beautiful music performed by our wonderful Chamber Choir!

11/13/2025

Congratulations to Hannah Lando-Tripp on a terrific Junior Recital! She was assisted by some great collaborators: Taylor Strange on piano, Oskar Trejo on horn, and the Canebrake Brass Quintet.

11/12/2025

The University of Louisiana Monroe Dance Repertory Ensemble proudly presents the 2025 Fall Fusion Dance Concert. The performance will be on Friday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

Under the direction of artistic director Starla Gatson, the dance ensemble will perform pieces in a variety of dance genres, including jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. Dances set to music from popular Broadway show, “A Chorus Line,” and from artists like Donna Summer and Jennifer Hudson, ensure the show is diverse and entertaining from start to end.

Entry to the performance is $5 for the general public or free with a valid ULM or VCOM ID.
Event Details:
● What: Fall Fusion Dance Concert
● When: Friday, November 14, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
● Where: Brown Auditorium
● Admission: General admission $5, Free with ULM ID

For more information about the concert or the ULM Dance program, please contact Starla Gatson at gatson@ulm.edu.

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! #🎺

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...

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. 💫