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.

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, Zion, and Radiant Craig Hamilton, Director
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
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
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
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
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
Tiger Jam Pep Band subject to audition performs at OBU Basketball games performs at select invitational tournaments performs at Gulf South Conference tournament games