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2024 CSU Honor Band Festival

2024 CSU Honor Band Festival

December 5, 2024 - December 7, 2024 at 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. 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>Time and Place</em>

Symphonic Band Concert: Time and Place

December 5, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Time and Place With Chris Bloom, Tuba Music’s ability to take us to another time and place is the focus of the Symphonic Band concert, conducted by Dr. Jayme Taylor with Cameron Honnen, graduate student conductor. Featuring Darius Milhaud’s Suite Française, CSU’s own James David’s new work Atomic Time, and introducing CSU’s new professor of [...]
Wind Symphony Concert: <em>Latin American Chronicles</em>

Wind Symphony Concert: Latin American Chronicles

December 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Latin American Chronicles With Wesley Ferreira, Clarinet  The Wind Symphony continues their season performing Spanish and Latin works in preparation for their premiere international trip to Spain in March 2025. Under the baton of Dr. Rebecca Phillips, the dazzling and energetic music of Spanish and Latin American composers comes to life on a program featuring [...]

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Performing and Visual Arts Students Awarded at Graduate Student Showcase

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Michael Bowles pictured 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 […]

It’s the Little Moments that Count

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United States Coast Gard Marching Band pictured

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 […]

The Numbers Game of Marching Band

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CSU Marching Band pictured performing at Mile High Stadium

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 […]