YOU are invited to participate in choir placements!
Our Campus and University Choirs are open to ALL UWSP students – even if you are not a music major/minor. Placements are held the first week of classes and are informal – designed simply to help us find the best ensemble for your voice.
What do I need to prepare? Nothing!
What happens during the placement?
- Vocal warm-up (“Zi-u, Zi-u, Zi-u”)
- Short sight-reading exercise (My Country, ’Tis of Thee)
- Brief conversation about choir opportunities and goals
Where do I sign up?
Sign-up sheets are posted outside of Dr. Cruz’s office (Noel Fine Arts Center room 315)
When are placements held?
The first week of classes. All majors and non-majors are welcome – we would love to sing with you!
choir opportunities
campus choir
Campus Choir rehearses twice a week – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15-5:05 p.m. and welcomes all students would like to sing in choir at UW-Stevens Point. No placement is needed!
Meets: Tuesday & Thursday 4:15-5:05 p.m. – Noel Fine Arts Center room 250
University Choir (mus 341-02)
is the largest choral group at the university and is open to any university student; a minimal placement is required during the first week of classes each semester. Although some repertoire is chosen for women’s chorus and men’s chorus, the majority of the music is for SATB choir.
Meets: Monday through Thursday 1:00-1:50 p.m. – Noel Fine Arts Center room 250
VOICE AND CHOIR FACULTY
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Matthew Markham
- Professor – Voice
- Voice Area Coordinator
Matheus Cruz
- Assistant Professor – Voice
- Director of Choirs
Timothy Buchholz
- Professor – Vocal Jazz and Contemporary Voice
Natalie Cummings
- Teaching Assistant Professor – Voice
upcoming cofac events
The College of Fine Arts and Communication offers more than 500 events open to the public each academic year! These include dance, music, and theater performances, master classes, guest artists, gallery exhibitions, SPTV broadcasts, WWSP radio programs, media and video productions among many other student-created pieces.
While the academic year has concluded, we have an exciting summer ahead! Watch our website for the 2026-27 theatre and dance season announcement, free public concerts during the American Suzuki Institute this July, Carlsten Gallery exhibits and more!
National Association of Schools of Music
Founded in 1924, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 637 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other music-related endeavors.
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at UW-Stevens Point is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.ational Association of Schools of Music.