Ensembles

All ensembles are open to the Tufts community and can be taken either for credit or for no credit. Some of our ensembles require auditions to determine placement; details and audition sign-up for fall 2026 ensembles can be found within each ensemble's flyer, linked on this page. Musical excellence is highly valued, but competition for membership is far less intense than in music conservatories.

Students dance as part of a performance by Kiniwe, the African Drum and Dance Ensemble of the Tufts Music Department.

African Music & Dance (Kiniwe)

* No audition required

Members of Tufts Arab Music Ensemble perform.

Arab Music Ensemble

* No audition required

Students congratulate each other after a performance of Chamber Music in Distler Hall.

Chamber Ensembles

* Audition required

Early Music Ensemble participants play the viola da gamba and recorders in a performance.

Early Music Ensemble

* Audition required

A Tufts student performs on a Moog synthesizer in the Electronic Music Ensemble.

Electronic Music Ensemble

* Audition by appointment

Four flutists perform in the Flute Ensemble concert in Distler Hall.

Flute Ensemble

* Audition required

A Tufts students sing a solo as David Coleman directed the Gospel Choir in the background.

Gospel Choir

* No audition required

A close-up shot of Gamelan instruments used in the Gamelan performance in Fisher Performance Room.

Javanese Gamelan (Rinengga Sih Tentrem)

* No audition required

Tufts students perform a variety of instruments in the Tufts Jazz Orchestra.

Jazz Orchestra and Small Jazz Ensembles

* Audition required

The Klezmer Ensemble performs in the Distler Performance Hall.

Klezmer Ensemble (Jumbo Knish Factory)

* No audition required

A close-up of a violinist performing as part of the New Music Ensemble.

New Music Ensemble

* No audition required

Members of the Tufts Opera Ensemble perform a scene from the opera “An Embarrassing Position.”

Opera Ensemble

* Audition required

Members of the Tufts Pep Band cheer on the Tufts Football team.

Pep Band

* No audition required

Students perform in the Tufts Symphony Orchestra performance in Distler Hall.

Symphony and Chamber Orchestra

* Audition required

Members of the Tufts Choruses perform under the direction of Jamie Kirsch.

Tufts Choirs

* No audition required

A photo of composition professor John McDonald, at the piano in Distler Hall.

Tufts Composers

* No audition required

Students in the Wind Ensemble perform in the Distler Performance Hall.

Wind Ensemble

* Audition required