Who We Are
Housed within the Arts Department in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, our mission is to provide inclusive spaces for Rensselaer students to gather, collaborate, learn, and perform. We aim to provide opportunities and program music that reflects the diversity of our student musicians. We also seek to use music to build connections within the Rensselaer campus and with the local community. We hope you will join us as a musician, listener, or supporter.
Did You Know?
- Students in the Ensemble Program represent every school on Campus and over 20 different majors.
- Students in the Ensemble Program have the opportunity to perform on stage in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center's world-class Concert Hall.
- All students in the Ensemble Program are eligible to participate in the annual Rensselaer Concerto Competition, whose winner(s) perform a solo piece with the RPI Symphony Orchestra.
What’s On
First-Year Convocation
Wednesday, August 26th
6pm, EMPAC Concert Hall
Alumni Weekend Side-by-Side
Saturday, October 10th
1-3pm, DCC 308
Albany Pro Musica + RPI Concert Choir
Sunday, October 18th
3-5:30pm, TSBMH
Family Weekend Concert
Saturday, October 24th
7pm, EMPAC Concert Hall
RPI Holiday Concert and Victorian Stroll Kickoff
Saturday, December 5th
7pm, EMPAC Concert Hall
RPI Wind Symphony Concert
Thursday, December 10th,
7pm, RPI Chapel and Cultural Center
Festival of Lessons and Carols
Friday, December 11th, 2025
7pm, RPI Chapel and Cultural Center
Upcoming Spring Semester Highlights
-Video Game Music Concert
-WMHT Next Generation Festival
-Accepted Students Day Showcase
-Wind Symphony/Choir Concert
RPI Orchestra Side-by-Side with Empire State Youth Orchestra: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
April 2027, EMPAC Concert Hall