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K-State Clarinet Day

Join us for K-State Clarinet Day on Jan 31, 2026, 12–5 pm! This free event welcomes clarinetists of all ages and levels and features guest artist Dr. Julie Detweiler. Come learn, play, and make music with us!

MTD NewsJanuary 28, 2026

Music News Workshops Guests

“Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice: Current Concepts” presented by Dr. Robert Sataloff

This event is presented in a partnership between the K-State Student chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (SNATS) and K-State Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association students. The Zoom presentation will take place January 26th at 5:00pm in 109 Justin Hall. Dr. Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS is Professor…

MTD NewsDecember 29, 2025

Faculty Music News Featured

Wimmer to Lead K-State Band Program

Alex Wimmer, assistant professor and associate director of bands at Kansas State University, has been appointed as the director of bands effective June 7, 2026. Alex Wimmer As director of bands, Wimmer will provide visionary leadership and management for K-State’s comprehensive band program, including directing the Pride of Wildcat Land — the…

MTD NewsDecember 15, 2025

Faculty Music Featured

Conversation through concert

Even after thousands of performances on some of the world’s most famous stages, Dr. Anna Marie Wytko (University Distinguished Professor of Saxophone) takes no performance for granted.

MTD NewsDecember 10, 2025

Faculty Music Current Students Alumni Featured Performances

The 35th annual Manhattan Tuba Christmas will be held on Saturday

The annual Manhattan Tubachristmas will be held in Manhattan, KS, on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM at the Manhattan Town Center Mall. Tubachristmas is a special event each year when persons who play the tuba, euphonium, or baritone horn, get together to play Christmas carols for the public.…

Dylan DeanDecember 9, 2025

Dance Music Theatre News Featured

Wareham Hall Pens Agreement with MTD

Wareham Hall entered a memorandum of understanding with K-State’s School of Music, Theater, and Dance in April. When renovations at the historic opera house conclude in 2027, officials say The Wareham will be a “home away from home” for K-State’s performing arts department.

MTD NewsNovember 29, 2025

Faculty Music News

Hinman to Perform Mahler 7 with Kansas City Symphony

MTD Faculty, Dr. Dan Hinman will perform as a substitute with the Kansas City Symphony on their upcoming performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 7. The performances will be November 21, 22 & 23 at Kauffman Performing Arts Center.

MTD NewsNovember 17, 2025

Music Current Students News Featured

K-State Voice Students Earn Honors at Regional Auditions

This past weekend, K-State Voice Division students traveled to Laramie, Wyoming to compete in the 2025 West Central National Association of Teachers of Singing (WC NATS) Auditions. NATS celebrates the art of singing through a series of competitions and auditions designed to showcase the talented singers, performers and composers who are…

MTD NewsNovember 11, 2025

Group of percussion students standing, posing in concert black

Music Current Students News Featured

K-State Percussion Ensemble Performs at International Competition

K-State’s Percussion Ensemble I has been invited to perform in the Concert Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The performance, which will take place at the Indianapolis Convention Center, is scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday, November 13. The ensemble comprises junior,…

Dylan DeanNovember 10, 2025

Music Current Students News

Piano Students Win Honors at State Competition

Congratulations to this year's Kansas Music Teachers Association State Competition award winners from the Kansas State University Piano Studio: Hera Hessenius (First Prize, collegiate senior/junior category) Connor Jones (Honorable Mention, collegiate senior/junior category) Oliver Merry (First Prize, 9th grade category) Hera Hessenius Connor Jones Oliver Merry

MTD NewsNovember 10, 2025