Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief and The Telephone
October 23, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program Enjoy two comedic one-act opera gems by Italian American composer, Gian-Carlo Menotti.
Past Productions & Events
2026
Wind Symphony Chamber Concert / FREE
October 23, 2026 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Featuring graduate student conductor Amanda Manning, the Wind Symphony performs chamber works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Thèodore Gouvy, Florence Price, and Erika Svanoe.
Concert Orchestra Concert: Peter and the Wolf / FREE
October 21, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Join Concert Orchestra as we open with Peter and the Wolf. Sergei Prokofiev’s beloved musical features colorful characters and vivid orchestral storytelling, with a few surprises along the way!
Virtuoso Series Concert: Galit Kaunitz, Oboe –Reverberations: An Evening of Chamber Music for Winds
October 19, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Reverberations: An Evening of Chamber Music for Winds With Juhyun Lee, Piano and Harpsichord; Ysmael Reyes, Flute; Tenly Williams, Oboe; and Cayla Bellamy-Lanz, Bassoon Contemporary woodwind playing draws on the traditions of the past, but in this case, the past is anything but boring! Join us as we travel from the quirky sonic world of Madeline […]
University Symphony Orchestra Concert- Arts of Resistance: Music as Movement
October 15, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Arts of Resistance: Music as Movement Arts of Resistance: Music as Movement traces the ways musicians have used sound, structure, and collective action to respond to the world around them. The orchestra, directed by Dr. Rachel Waddell, opens with the explosive energy of Ginastera’s Danza Final from Estancia, a celebration of cultural identity and the […]
Symphonic Band Concert: From Sea to Shining Sea
October 13, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – From Sea to Shining Sea Join the Symphonic Band as it celebrates both the 150th anniversary of the State of Colorado and the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The band, directed by Dr. Jayme Taylor, with graduate student conductor, Benjamin Corneliusen, performs the music of Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, Caroline Bremer, Dana Wilson, […]
Virtuoso Series Concert: Meredith Blecha-Wells, Cello and Friends
October 12, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The American Soundscape: A 250th Anniversary Celebration Join us for an evening celebrating the richness and diversity of American music through works for cello and piano, solo cello, and string quartet. The American Soundscape: A 250th Anniversary Celebration features Samuel Barber’s powerful Cello Sonata, Allison Loggins-Hull’s evocative Stolen for solo cello, Jerod Tate’s Pisachi, as […]
Spur Music Lab: 2nd Saturdays at CSU Spur – October 10, 2026
October 10, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – The CSU Spur Music Lab is a free space for learning and playing music, either alone or as a community. We sing and play pianos, guitars, ukuleles, percussion, and accordion, or you can bring your own instrument. We provide space to learn together or to work on your own, and help you practice your musical […]
Audition/Application Deadline: 2026 CSU High School Honor Band Festival
October 9, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The annual CSU Honor Band Festival brings together the finest high school musicians in the Rocky Mountain Region, selected from hundreds of applicants throughout the western region; the three-day festival takes place at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.