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=Ball State University Singers= Ball State University ,often refers to BSU or Ball State, is a public coeducational research university that locates in the Midwest of USA , Muncie , Indiana .As most of people know , who have heard something about this university , BSU has a strong strength about sports such as American football and basketball , these two sports events always have excellent performance in NCAA. Additionally, this school also has an amazing performance on its art development. BSU has an excellent ensemble, the Ball State University Singers , which is one of the best ensembles in USA and known as Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors , According to the introduction of Ball State University Singers that displays in its official website , Ball State University Singers plays an extremely important role in BSU , this ensemble aims to entertain audiences and touch the lives of audiences, whomever the audiences are, through their songs and performances, which contain strong faith, hope, and warm love. The latter three things ( strong faith, hope and warm love) represent the spirit of the BUS , in other word , except the football and basketball , Ball State University Singers is another symbol of the BSU , the Indiana , even the whole Midwest of America.

=Nowadays about BSU Singers= In the recent yeas, Ball State University is being known gradually by more and more people and maintain a rapid progress on its performance. In the recent years, according to The Daily News ,the ensemble was regarded as one of the top Show Choirs in the nation on the TODAY Show in 2010. Moreover, The group also was named the World’s Number One Collegiate Entertainment Ensemble during the 2012 World Choir Games. This group are witnessed by its old audience when it is becoming the top show choirs. Ball State University Singers also won the platinum medal at the Xinghai International Choral Championships in China, making them the most awarded collegiate entertainment group in the history of competition.

Directors
In today’s BSU Singers, the director of this group is Alan Alder. Alan Alder is the faculty of member of the School of Music at BSU, and teaching Music History. Under Alan’s direction, Ball State University has won thousands of honors recently , he took the University Singers to perform in Asia , Europe , North and South America and Australia. Alan Alder focus on high school choral directors and their perceptions of the impact of their teaching and administrative practices on their students’ success in learning and performance. Alan in 2011 has been awarded the doctorial degree of the Ball State University’s Excellence in Teaching. Alan leads the Singers to enter a higher level.

Cast
In Ball State University Singers, there are 42 members. These 42 members are divided into 4 groups, the Glee Club , the Band , the Tech Team and the Wardrobe Team. There are 22 members in Glee Club, they are responsible for main performance in every show , they always give audiences amazing and excellent performance. Tech Team is made of four students that have studied or are studying Music Media Production. They give Ball State University Singers strong support. In the Wardrobe Team, there are two members , they always prepare for giving the BSU Singers timely support. For the Band, the majority of the members are studying Music Education and Music Media Production , they aim to give the excellent accompaniment to the Glee Club.
 * Glee Club
 * Tech Team
 * Wardrobe Team
 * Band

Events
Ball State University Singers, the Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors , set up several events to entertain its audiences. Up to now, there are three events displayed on Ball State University Singers’ official website.

BSU Singers is led under the direction of Alan Alder ( A great American director) to celebrate its 55th season and warm up the month of January with its Winter Cabaret. The program, Winter Cabaret, includes a wide variety of song selections including hits such as California Dreamin’ , Livin' On a Prayer , and The Way You Look Tonight. Audiences could get free tickets in advance at Emens Box Office depend on their Student ID or pay $5 at the door. For another audiences, they should pay $5 to get the chance to enjoy the amazing performance.
 * Winter Cabaret 

BSU Singers aims to show the sprit of BSU, the strong faith, hope, laughter and love in the 55th Spectacular. The show would be held in Emens Auditorium. Audiences could pay $10 to get a ticket in advance, for another audiences ,they should pay $15 to have one ticket.
 * 55th Spectacular

The 56th Cast Audition aims to find the perfect blend of personality and talent to prepare for the 56th season! It is one of the most important event for BSU Singers in every season.
 * 56th Cast Auditions

=History about BSU Singers= Ball State University Singers was born in 1964 and has been in existence for over 50 years. The name ‘University Singer’ was proposed by Don Neuen ,the director of BSU Singers at that time. This ensemble was held by Dr.Robert Hargreaves. For the over 50 years, this ensemble' performances were not limited in Midwest of America, it has traveled around the world, such as Greenland, Austria, China and Switzerland, their footprint are all over the world.

Development
Based on G .Jessica( 2016) and C. Joseph A( 2000 ), the development of Ball State University Singers could be identified to two phases.
 * Firstly, the beginning of this musical group, in 1964, a faculty meeting of the Music Department in BSU voted for the organization to be launched with the Winter Quarter. The purpose of this organization was to "represent the progressive spirit of the new Ball State University to the world".
 * Secondly, the transition of this group, in 1966, the group has shifted from a collegiate choral ensemble toward a professional-scale entertainment organization.
 * Thirdly, the High-speed development of University Singers, in 1971, Indiana General Assemble named the University Singers “ Indiana's Official Goodwill Ambassadors ”. Over the last fifty years, the University Singers shows its unique talents and value to people across the world. When it came to 21 century, University Singers has performed throughout the United States, as well as areas of the world such as Iceland, Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Latvia, Poland, U.S.S.R., Romania, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and China.

=External Link=
 * Winter Cabaret in BSU Singers
 * 55th Spectacular in BSU Singers
 * 56th Cast Audition
 * Director: Alan Alder
 * The 55th Cast about BSU Singers

=Reference= Citation

Source
 * C. Joseph A, 2000, "Once Upon a Time..."The History and Traditions of the Ball State University Singers.
 * G.Jessica, 2016, Funding for the Ball State University Singers.