Giving to the MSU College of Music
Private gifts play a vital role in our continuous mission to enhance and maintain the quality of the Michigan State University College of Music as a premiere training ground for future musicians, composers, conductors, music educators, and music therapists. Your donations support student scholarships, fellowships, program endowments, equipment, guest artists, professorships, operations, and many other crucial funds that make the College of Music an exemplary place of learning.
We rely on your support now more than ever in this time of immense growth and change for the School. We are in the midst of a comprehensive capital campaign in which one of our top priority is the construction of a state-of-the-art music building. With your help, our campaign will help transform the College of Music into an even stronger place of learning and inquiry, enabling us to achieve the highest levels of artistic creativity, research, outreach, and service.
Public institutions like Michigan State University receive most of their funding from state government appropriations and student tuition, but these dollars are limited. Private financial support has become a major and growing source of revenue to enhance programs and create new initiatives.
MSU has several levels of recognition for donors with life-time giving of $10,000 or more. For a complete listing of MSU donor recognition societies, click here.
To inquire about giving to the MSU College of Music, contact Rebecca Surian, director of development, at (517) 353-9872 or email at surian@msu.edu.
The College of Music is currently raising funds for the construction of a new music building. The current main building dates to 1940; the Music Practice Building to 1968. In order to adequately support the growth of the music program, as well as music education, performance, research, and outreach activities, a new building that can provide more space is urgently needed. Naming opportunities for gifts of $10,000 and more are available; for more information contact the Music Development Office at (517) 353-9872.
College of Music Annual Fund (AE06) » Donate Online
Contributions to this unrestricted fund are critical for the College as new and innovative ways are sought to enhance the integrity of our academic and performance programs, provide for outreach and engagement opportunities with disadvantaged youth in Lansing and Detroit, attract and retain the highest quality faculty, provide for ensemble travel funds to perform at peer-reviewed competitions, and remain competitive in the recruitment of today's best and most talented students.
College of Music Scholarship/Fellowship Fund (AE060739) » Donate Online
Contributions to this fund provide immediate current support to recruit and retain the best and brightest musicians and music educators to the College of Music. Donations will be used in full to provide scholarship and fellowship support for undergraduate and graduate students.
College of Music Endowment Fund (AE0615) » Donate Online
Private support of the College of Music Endowment Fund will provide funds in perpetuity that can be used by the dean of the college to enhance student recruitment, travel for student ensembles, instrument acquisition and repair, faculty and staff development, and other needs.
College of Music Outreach and Engagement Fund (AE06083) » Donate Online
The College's outreach programs are based on the philosophy that sequential instruction in music dramatically enhances learning skills, life skills, cognitive development, social awareness, and self-esteem. Contributions in support of faculty and student participation in outreach and engagement efforts provide critical funds that bring music into the lives of those who would otherwise have no access to it. Funds support faculty and student work with K-12 students in Lansing and Detroit Public Schools, among other initiatives.
Join the MSU Opera Society with your gift to Opera Programs. Gifts to this fund are used for scholarships for voice students and for the development and growth of MSU Opera Theatre, providing faculty and students with funding for stage props, costumes and other production needs.
A long-time supporter of the arts at MSU and friend of the MSU Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Camille McKinley, established a named endowment for the benefit of the College of Music’s orchestras. The Camille McKinley Orchestra Endowment Fund enables the college to acquire equipment and instruments, provide for student travel opportunities, grant student scholarships, commission works, fund guest artists, purchase or rent music, and provide for other opportunities that directly benefit the MSU Orchestra Program. This endowment is the first of its kind established especially for the needs of the Orchestra Program.
Orchestra Enhancement Fund (AE0625) » Donate Online
Private support of the MSU Orchestra provides much-needed funding for student scholarships, rental and purchase of music, guest soloists, and opportunities to commission new works for the orchestra.
College of Music Community Music School {CMS} (AE0659) » Donate Online
Founded in 1993, CMS is the outreach division of the College of Music. Its mission is to provide comprehensive music education – quality instruction, related music services, and educational programs – for children, lifelong learners, and persons with special needs. Gifts to this fund provide support for student scholarships and financial aid for non-MSU students enrolled in the Community Music School, as well as program enhancement and curriculum development.
College of Music Endowed Scholarship Fund (AE0663) » Donate Online
Donations to this fund provide private support in perpetuity specifically directed to scholarships for talented musicians working toward their undergraduate or graduate degree in the College of Music.
Donations to this fund provide for guest artists, conductors, and composers; travel for the Wind Ensemble to peer-reviewed regional and national conferences; funds to commission new works and to subsidize recording opportunities for the Wind Ensemble; and special scholarships for students to participate in University Bands.
The MSU Jazz Studies Program is committed to the highest level of performance, mentoring, education, and community outreach. Gifts to this program provide funds for student scholarships, travel funds, the purchase of jazz music, and instrument purchase and maintenance.
MSU Choral Society (AE0611) » Donate Online
Gifts to this fund provide for scholarships or assistantships in choral conducting and other program-related purposes as recommended by the Choral Society board of directors and determined by the director of Choral Programs at MSU. Since 1989, 27 students have been awarded scholarships and assistantships with contributions directed to this fund.
Contributions to this fund provide support for the 56-voice MSU Children's Choir. Donations assist with scholarships, uniforms, travel to and from invitational performances, and the commissioning of new works written for the MSU Children's Choir.
The goal of this fund is to purchase pianos and instruments for large ensembles, as well as to support technology needs for College of Music faculty and students.
The 300-member Spartan Marching Band depends on private contributions to fund many of its expenses throughout the year. Gifts to the fund underwrite travel expenses for away game performances, uniforms, instrument and equipment acquisitions, and instructional needs.
Spartan Championship Drums Endowment Fund (AE06773) » Donate Online
Members of the 1966 MSU Drumline established The Spartan Championship Drums Endowment Fund in 2004. It provides annual support for drumline competitions, exhibitions and related travel expenses for the SMB Drumline and Competition Drumline, as well as scholarship support to recruit and retain outstanding rudimental drummers.
One of the major expenses for College of Music students that makes participation in concerts, competitions, and auditions difficult is the cost of travel. In order to help make these experiences more affordable, the College of Music has established the Miles for Music program. Miles for Music will match donors with students who need travel assistance. Donors will receive an in-kind gift credit from Michigan State University.
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David Rosin, Vice President, Music Alumni Association