Collegium Musicum is the early music ensemble of Kansas State University. It is the only K-State ensemble whose membership includes students, faculty, and members of the Manhattan community.  The ensemble specializes in medieval, renaissance and baroque music. Collegium Musicum allows students to work closely with faculty artists in order to learn the subtle intricacies of historical performance practices of this unique, rich repertoire. 


Please contact Thomas Bell

Thomas Bell is Humanities Librarian in the division of Faculty and Graduate Services at K – State Libraries. He holds the BFA degree in Music from Stephens College (1985), MA in Music from the University of California Santa Barbara (1989), and M.L.I.S. from The University of Texas at Austin (2001). He also studied Music and gave recitals at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh, England (1988 & 1989). He has done freelance writing about indie music, especially experimental and avant rock, for the Webzine Spacelab: Reinventing the future, and is a regular writer for CD Hotlist: New releases for libraries. He has contributed reviews to Notes: The Journal of the Music Library Association. He has been a performer of early music since 1986 when he began working with Alejandro Planchart and currently directs the Collegium Musicum at K-State. He has also collaborated on experimental electro-chamber rock projects as well as teaching a course he created, "Underground Architects of Modern Pop Music."