By Christopher Van Hof, Assistant Professor of Trombone and Euphonium The School of Music, Theatre and Dance has a new ensemble making a big splash in the Northern Colo. music scene, but it is a bit of a head-scratcher: an 18-member polka band that is open only to brass instruments and drums. Neue Polka Colorado […]
Robert Stahly, ’08, B.M. Music Education, Tuba, is currently the director of Orchestras and Music Technology at Longmont High School in Longmont, Colo. where he conducts three orchestras, teaches AP Music Theory, and Music Technology. He also teaches the tuba section and serves as the visual caption head and head sound designer/mixing engineer for Loveland […]
Mt. Saint Abbey in Mt. Angel, Ore. This summer, Horn Professor Dr. John McGuire performed with the Boulder Brass at the Mt. Saint Abbey Bach Festival in Mt. Angel, Ore. According to the festival’s website, the event, established in 1971, invites national and international musicians for a three-day classical music celebration. Guests enjoy vespers with […]
Sometimes, it’s all about the numbers. In the first six weeks of the 2015 season, 230 CSU Marching Band members – including 24 color guard, 24 Golden Poms, and 33 percussionists – led by 24 section leaders, 3 drum majors, and 5 graduate teaching assistants have followed the instruction of 3 directors and faculty, logging […]
Many CSU Golden Poms Dance Team alumnae have made the decision to become professional dancers and performers following graduation. “It’s great to see the CSU game day experience has made such an impression on these ladies, so much so that they have decided to continue performing professionally,” said Brittany Wade-Pruett, Golden Poms director. When the […]
For the month of Sept., Sports Authority Field at Mile High was the CSU Marching Band’s home away from home. For the third consecutive year, the band made a special appearance during halftime at a Denver Broncos game on Sept. 13. Less than a week later, the CSU Marching Band returned to the stadium for […]
The CSU Wind Symphony begins its four-part symphony series with a concert featuring the work of German composer Paul Hindemith on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Concert Hall. This season, the Wind Symphony celebrates outstanding cornerstones written for the winds and percussion genre, each featuring one of the great original symphonies by […]
On Sept. 17, an inspiring and collaborative event took place when the University Center for the Arts hosted a premiere screening of the documentary, How A Place Matters: How Place Can Shape Innovation. The film featured Post Paradise, who not only provided the soundtrack for the film, but appeared in it. Following the film, the […]
Have you heard about the Colorado State University Alumni Band experience? CSU’s Alumni Band began in 1993 when a group of enthusiastic alumni from the 80s and 90s rented a flatbed truck and participated in the Homecoming and Family Weekend parade. Over the years the group has grown in size, and annually joins the CSU […]
The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) convened an historic and innovative research symposium, “IMPROVING ACCESS AND QUALITY: MUSIC THERAPY RESEARCH 2025” (MTR 2025), July 16-18, 2015. This visionary special event was designed to recommend guidance for future research in music therapy. Dr. Blythe LaGasse, associate professor of Music Therapy and coordinator of Music Therapy at […]
