A musical treat for your mouth or, rather, your ears. Lights, drums, violins, clarinets and much more will be featured in this giant explosion of music.

The ISU Band Extravaganza returns to Stephens Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m.

So instead of sitting around pretending to start your homework, why not become culturally stimulated with the dazzling performance of these young and talented students.

Over 400 students perform in this circus of fun and musical show.

In performance order the Symphonic Band, the Jazz Ensemble I, ISU Wind Ensemble, and the Cyclone Marching Band.

The show has a variety of pop songs like the medley from “How the West Was Won” which is also one of the Cyclone Band’s favorite to perform. Along with jazzy music, the show has special effects like mirror balls that rotate and special lights. The twirlers and flags add to the viewing spectacular.

Joseph Christensen, the head of this huge and sometimes time-consuming event, is the director of bands and the director of the ISU Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band.

He has been a main circuit of what the Extravaganza has been all about for years.

“The band really likes to perform. They have the energy and enthusiasm of having fire lights underneath them,” Christensen said about the band’s feeling toward the Extravaganza this year.

“This year the Extravaganza has one extra ensemble which makes coordinating that many people and instruments into some sort of organization an even bigger obstacle,” Christensen said.

Steve Smith, a senior in music education and member of the Cyclone Marching Band is a survivor of the long practices each night.

“It’s something we look forward to all year,” he said.

“It gives all the marching band fans a chance to see the whole music department,” Smith said. “I like it because it gives us a chance to show off in front of everybody in surround sound in a small area,” he said.

If you were never able to get a good seat at the games, here’s your chance to see and hear their talent up close.

“I guess I just want the audience to come away with a happy enthusiastic feeling of the band being a hardworking band that has a good time,” Christensen explained.

“Everybody come, bring your mommies and daddies and sisters and brothers,” Martin Province, leader of the ISU Marching Band, said.