Don't Miss A Concert

Fantasy and Fright
Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Singing Engineers
7:30 PM
Friday, October 20th
Location:
Music Center
Fantasy and Fright


Orchestra and Honors Brass Fall Concert
University Orchestra
7:30 PM
Friday, November 17th
Location:
Music Center
Fall Orchestra Concert


Fall Band Concert
University Band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band
7:30 PM
Monday, November 20th
Location:
Music Center
Fall Band Concert


Holiday Cathedral Concert
University Choir, Singing Engineers, Concert Choir, and Brass Quintet
7:30 PM
Saturday, December 2nd
Location:
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral

2:30 PM
Sunday, December 3rd

Location: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral

South Dakota Mines Music Center

Purchase tickets for the 2024 Sweetheart Dinner & Dance on February 16/17  https://cara.sdsmt.edu/events/dinnerdance

Give to music! Contribute to support music at Mines with Hardrockers Give!

At the South Dakota Mines, music is interwoven into the science and engineering curriculum, allowing students to flourish in a diverse environment rich with talent, knowledge, and passion. Music-making sparks the imagination, demands innovation, develops rigorous self-discipline and intellectual flexibility – skills integral to success in every field.

Our unique music ensemble courses and other offerings challenge our students to think creatively and develop greater musical understandings through the study and performance of all varieties of music, while gaining invaluable teaming and communication skills that serve them well throughout their chosen careers. Our music program, created and developed by former South Dakota Mines Director of Music Dr. James D. Feiszli, was cited by The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and Carnegie Foundation as the major reason for his being awarded the 2013 CASE-Carnegie Professor of the Year for South Dakota.

South Dakota Mines music ensembles have performed at conferences, competitions, and festivals around the world. Students receive personalized instruction from faculty renowned and respected for their contributions to the music profession.

Music activities are housed in the Music Center, located in one of the most historic buildings on campus, on the southeast corner of the campus quadrangle. A focal point of campus life, the Music Center hosts concerts, recitals, classes, rehearsal rooms, and social events.

For more information, contact the music office at (605) 394-2433 or any of the faculty members linked on these pages.


Alana Playing Instrument

Scholarship Auditions, February 2, 2024

Students wishing to obtain a music scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year must prepare a solo displaying advanced musical skills and sensibilities. There will be a competitive audition for available scholarships. Scholarship applicants must 1) be enrolled in a degree program at South Dakota Mines with a minimum of a 2.0/2.5 GPA, 2) have been in a South Dakota Mines music ensemble for at least one semester, and 3) exhibit leadership potential. Scholarship winners will be expected to play in a large ensemble and a small ensemble at the Director of Music's discretion.