Welcome to the Mars Hill University Department of Music

Come Join Mars Hill University…The Private College of Choice in Western N.C.

Mars Hill Is Music!, Dr. Tony Floyd, Past President Mars Hill University

2026-2027 Choral Festival Information is available here. Audition Registration opens September 7 and closes September 27. The dates of the festival are February 5-6, 2027.

Visual and Performing Arts Visit Day (October 27, 2026) Info. and Registration Here!

The University Application for the 2027-2028 Academic Year is now available.  Follow the University Application Button on the right to apply!

The Department of Music at Mars Hill University (located in the idyllic Blue Ridge Mountains just 20 mins north of Asheville, N.C.) is well-known for producing superb educators and performers whose career paths include the classroom, community and church work, graduate school, the concert stage, and beyond.

Students, regardless of major, participate in our many ensembles. These include The Mars Hill University Choir and The Mars Hill University Wind Symphony, Opera Workshop, Chamber Singers, and Jazz Band, and numerous other Instrumental Small Ensembles.

If your academic interest includes a potential major in music, know that we offer the Bachelor of Arts in Music (which is a broad degree that allows for exploration of other academic interests and might lead to careers in Music Business, Music Therapy, or Church Music), the Bachelor of Music in Music Education (leading to K-12 certification in NC), or the Bachelor of Music in Performance (for those students with an eye towards a career as a professional performing artist). We also offer a minor in music for students pursuing other academic interests, but who also wish to explore their passion for music beyond just performing in our ensembles. Regardless of your interests, Mars Hill can be the place for you!

If you would like more information about joining our music program click the Request Music Info. button on the right side of this page.

If you would like to join us at our next Visual and Performing Arts Visit Day follow the link under Camps, Festivals and Workshops on the left side of this page (Coming Soon).

Upcoming Events:

Thursday, September 3 @ 730P
Faculty Recital/Matt Blanks, Tenor and Ivan Yumagulov, piano
Broyhill Chapel

Wednesday, September 9 @ 300P
Student Showcase Recital
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Wednesday, September 23 @ 300P
Student Recital Hour
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Saturday, October 3 Homecoming
9-930A Alumni Band Rehearsal Meares Field
930-1000A Music Alumni Reception Fellowship Hall
10-1030 Alumni Choir Rehearsal Broyhill Chapel
11-1150 Vocal/Choral Gala Concert Broyhill Chapel
2OOP Football Game Mountain Lion Marching Band & Alumni

Thursday, October 8 @ 730P
The Mars Hill University Wind Symphony Concert
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Saturday, October 10 @ 930A
The Mars Hill University Choir
NCACDA Performance First Baptist Church, Asheville

Wednesday, October 14 @ 300P
Student Recital Hour
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Tuesday, October 27 All Day Varous Locations
Visual & Performing Arts Visit Day

Wednesday, October 28 @ 300P
Student Recital Hour
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Tuesday, November 3 @ 730P
Chamber Ensembles Concert
Broyhill Chapel

Wednesday, November 4 @ 300P
Student Recital/Amanda McLeod
Broyhill Chapel

Thursday, November 5 @ 730P
Percussion Ensembles Showcase Concert
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Wednesday, November 18 @ 300P
Student Recital/Isaiah Cedillo, Percussion
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Thursday, November 19 @ 730P
Jazz Band
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium

Friday, December 4 @ 700P
Holidays on the Hill
The Wayne Pressley Stage in Moore Auditorium