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CSU Music On-Demand Fall Showcase

CSU Music On-Demand Fall Showcase

September 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Throughout the semester, select CSU Music concerts that were presented in-person and via Livestream will be made available on-demand. Please purchase an on-demand subscription through our ticket site. The following videos are currently available for on-demand viewing. This list will be updated throughout the semester. Brass Area Recital #1 Virtuoso Series Concert — Jooyeon Chang, [...]
2021 CSU Honor Band Festival

2021 CSU Honor Band Festival

December 9, 2021 - December 11, 2021 at 12:00 AM
The annual CSU Honor Band Festival brings together the finest high school musicians 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. Guest clinicians and conductors enhance the student’s experience, providing invaluable insight and expertise. In addition to rehearsals, students enjoy several concerts given by CSU faculty and student ensembles. The experience is capped off with a performance by the Honor Wind Symphony and the Festival Concert Band in the beautiful, world-class Griffin Concert Hall.
Symphonic Band Concert: <em>Serenades, Shadows, and Satiric Dances</em>

Symphonic Band Concert: Serenades, Shadows, and Satiric Dances

December 9, 2021 at 7:30 PM
This concert will be presented in-person and via livestream. Serenades, Shadows, and Satiric Dances With faculty guest artist Stanley Curtis, Trumpet The Symphonic Band, directed by Dr. Jayme Taylor will delight the audience with lively dances by Norman Dello Joio, a dark, brooding piece by Michael Markowski, a hauntingly beautiful work by Jennifer Jolley, and [...]

News

2021 All-State Instructional Videos Now Posted

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For a seventh year, the music faculty at Colorado State University brings you All-State Instructional Videos to help prepare your High School student instrumentalists for their upcoming auditions. Dedicated to its land-grant heritage, the music faculty at CSU are committed to promoting music and pedagogy of the highest quality, serving music education through actions that […]

CSU Marching Band announces drum majors for Fall 2021

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Fall 2021 Drum Majors: Kathryn Kennedy from Fruita Monument High School, and Katie St. Gemme-Pate from Legend High School The Colorado State University Marching Band announces the drum majors for the 2021 season. In the coveted role, Fruita Monument High School alum Kathryn Kennedy and Legend High School alum Katie St. Gemme-Pate will conduct the 250-member […]

Announcing Dr. Jayme Taylor as the new director of Athletic Bands at CSU

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Dr. Jayme Taylor is the newly appointed director of Athletic Bands at Colorado State University and will be serving as associate director of bands and assistant professor in the School of Music, Theater, and Dance. We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Taylor to CSU and the School where he will join our outstanding students, faculty, […]