Cynthia Stokes, 1981, B.A. Speech and Theatre Arts, recently founded SD CITY Opera in San Diego, Calif., a new, artist-driven opera company dedicated to building community by turning beautiful music into stunning theatre and contributing to the dynamic reimagining of opera in America for the 21st century. Previously, Ms. Stokes started La Jolla Playhouse’s Summer Conservatory […]
Heston McCranie, ’09, B.M. Music Performance, Cello, currently lives in Atlanta, Ga., and is working on her Ph.D. in Music Education at Georgia State University. Heston teaches string techniques for the university as well as working on research projects on improvisation and creativity. In the fall, she began a position as the primary orchestra director […]
The School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University presents the annual Holiday Spectacular with concerts celebrating “Goodwill to All.” The popular event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center of the Arts, located […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dan Bell Dan Bell, ’88, M.M. Performance, Trumpet, is director of Bands at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High in Colorado Springs. Dan has taught for 27 years in the Colo. districts of Fort Lupton, Rangeview HS in Aurora, and Cheyenne Mountain as a high school assistant and junior high band director. In his career, he has […]
Each year since 2011, talented CSU alumni with thriving music careers are invited back to campus to perform in the Alumni Concert Series. This fall, Britta Laree Risner, who graduated from CSU in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and again in 2004 with a Master’s in Music, will grace the Griffin […]
At the beginning of the summer, CSU Chamber Choir alum, along with their families and Dr. James Kim, director of choral activities at CSU, gathered together for a chance to sing and catch up. The group rehearsed and performed favorite pieces from the last eleven years including “Abide with Me,” at a Denver nursing home. […]
