The Marquette University Symphony Orchestra provides members with an opportunity to develop and share musical talents through participation in a large-group setting.

Membership

Membership is open to any full-time undergraduate student who plays violin, viola, cello, or string bass. Symphony Orchestra is registered as MUSIC 1300 in the university’s undergraduate course bulletin.

Enrollment

Students may choose to enroll in Symphony Orchestra for credit, and in this case, credit earned in Symphony Orchestra (MUSIC 1300) counts towards the music minor offered through the Diederich College of Communication. Associate membership is available to any part-time undergraduate student, graduate/professional student, faculty member at Marquette University or Marquette alumni at the discretion of the director, Dr. Erik Janners.

Auditions

Auditions are conducted for seating purposes only. All levels of musical ability are welcomed and encouraged. Literature is selected from all periods of music history. If you have any questions about orchestra, please e-mail erik.janners@marquette.edu.

Rehearsals and Performances

Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:50 p.m. Orchestra is a performance-based course and grading is based upon participation in rehearsals. Dress rehearsals and performances are mandatory. Some university-owned orchestral instruments are available for member use.

The Marquette University Symphony Orchestra performs concerts in October, February and April, and participates in other events throughout the year.

Conductor

Dr. Erik Janners is the conductor for the Marquette University Symphony Orchestra. For more information about Dr. Janners, please see his faculty biography.

 

Marquette Orchestra Spring 2025

Violin I

Aedan Cabahug         

Melissa Castro

Annabel Gabriel

Vivianne Gawlik

Sarah Hurst

Catherine Lehmkuhl  

Sophie Panahon         

Alyssa Schneider                                           

Lizzy Stith

Matt Waters*

 

Violin II                                  

Christian Balanon

Sophie Bryant

Erin Graber

Faith Hall

Veronica Lasak

Katlyn McVey

Dora Mercado

Tim Schmidt* 

Claire Stroger             

Valerie Tuzhilkov                   

 

Viola

Riley Bare

Katie Box       

David Ibitoye*           

Ajay Katwala                         

Aislinn Martinez

                       

 

Cello

Nico Arena     

Paige Baffes* 

Ethan Chen                

Genesis Gutierrez

Harris Ikram                           

                       

 

Bass

Allan Fox       

Sophia Hart-Liepert*

Sophia Maniscalco     

           

 

* = Principal Player