Instrumental Ensembles
Ouachita Baptist University boasts a diverse offering of musical ensembles. It is our belief that a variety of performance experience is necessary to grow as a musician. Students participate in several ensembles each semester and are presented with numerous musical styles and genres that challenge them to broaden their horizons.
Ensembles offered at OBU include:
Wind Ensemble
- subject to audition
- half-hour of academic credit
- offered in the Fall and Spring
- performs campus concerts
- tours to high schools and churches
- repertoire includes sacred and secular
- Hawaiian Tour - 1996
- European Tour - 2000
- European Tour - 2004
- Spain and Portugal - 2007
- CD's - Winds of Praise, And Can It Be, Be Thou My Vision, and Zion
- Craig Hamilton, Director
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Symphonic Band
- open to any OBU student with band experience
- half-hour of academic credit
- offered in the Spring semester
- performs campus concerts
- provides music for OBU functions
- wide variety of repertoire
- Robert Hesse, director
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Jazz Band
- subject to audition
- half-hour of academic credit
- offered in the Fall and Spring
- performs campus concerts
- tours to high schools and churches
- repertoire includes various jazz styles ranging from swing to progressive
- Craig Hamilton, Director
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Chamber Ensembles
- open to all OBU students
- half-hour of academic credit
- offered in the Fall and Spring
- performs campus concerts
- tours to high schools and churches
- performs standard repertoire
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Marching Band
- open to all OBU students with high school marching band experience
- half-hour of academic credit
- offered in the Fall
- performs at football games and marching contests
- repertoire includes jazz, pop, rock, and classical music
- Robert Hesse, Director
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Tiger Blast
- open to all OBU students
- half-hour academic credit (Spring)
- offered in the Fall and Spring
- performs campus concerts
- tours to high schools
- fusion of music, visual, and theatrical elements
- Robert Hesse, director
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Tiger Jam Pep Band
- subject to audition
- performs at OBU Basketball games
- performs at select invitational tournaments
- performs at Gulf South Conference tournament games
- Robert Hesse, director
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