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November 2015 Faculty Notes

Dr. Angela Mace Christian, assistant professor of Music History, published her work on Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in the book of collected essays, Women and the Nineteenth-Century Lied. The book was edited by Aisling Kenney and Susan Wollenberg for Ashgate Press, and appeared Oct. 2015. Dr. Christian’s chapter is titled “‘Der Jüngling […]


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Performing and Visual Arts Students Awarded at Graduate Student Showcase

Each fall, the Graduate School and the Vice President for Research Office at CSU hosts the Graduate Student Showcase. The one-day conference is an opportunity for students to present their work and talents in front of faculty and peers, and learn about other disciplines while gaining presentation and conference experience. Entries in the showcase of […]


Medieval Music Concert is a Rare Experience

Unique: a word we use so often that perhaps we sometimes forget what it means. An adjective meaning the only one of its kind, or unlike anything else, we could interchangeably use words like distinct, individual, and special. On Nov. 10, Dr. Joel Bacon, Chair of Organ and Liturgical Studies and associate professor of Organ […]


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Peter Sommer and Quartet present Nuevo Historias

The Virtuoso Series at Colorado State University continues with a dynamic concert by faculty Peter Sommer and his quartet featuring Eric Gunnison, piano; Kent McLagan, bass; and Marc Dalio, drums. The concert will feature music from Sommer’s most recent release on Dazzle Recordings, Narrando Historias, as well as new compositions and improvisations with elements of […]


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Sugary Spectacle: CSU Opera takes the stage this November with fantastical, candy-coated performance of well-known fairy tale

“Truly, it’s a masterpiece of the highest quality…all of it original, new, and so authentically German.” The composer Richard Strauss made that statement after conducting the premier of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, and now over 120 years later, his words remain true. The Charles and Reta Ralph Opera Center at Colorado State University announces […]


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Legendary Horowitz Steinway Piano at the UCA Nov. 3-4

Vladimir Horowitz’s concert grand Steinway piano will be on display in the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University from Nov. 2-4. Pianists and music lovers can schedule times to actually touch and play this historic piano, as well as take pictures. The legendary Steinway & Sons Model […]



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Powerhouse Trio Brings an Evening of Beethoven to Northern Colorado

The Classical Convergence Series at Colorado State University continues with a concert collaboration featuring The Lysander Piano Trio – comprised of Itamar Zorman, violin; Liza Stepanova, piano; and Michael Katz cello – with special guest Mischa Bouvier, baritone. The acclaimed artists perform on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall of University […]


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Energy From Above

Do you know that energy is not only being created on the Griffin Concert Hall stage, but is being made above the venue as well? Six different solar installation sites at Colorado State University are now complete, including installs at the University Center for the Arts, Colorado State University Campus Rec, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and three […]


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It’s the Little Moments that Count

Last month during a mid-week rehearsal, the CSU Marching Band abruptly switched gears, stopping in the middle of learning drill to play the Coast Guard song, “Semper Paratus.” At the time, the reason was only known by Director Dr. Richard Frey who had previously received a special letter from one of the three people watching from […]