Category Archives: Brass

Music Education student Leah Dunphey named to state’s Future Educator Honor Roll

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Colorado State University Music Education major Leah Dunphey (‘FA24 anticipated graduation) was one of two CSU students named to the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s 2024 Future Educator Honor Roll. According to the department’s website, the sixth annual Future Educator Honor Roll celebrated 66 outstanding teacher candidates from Colorado’s educator preparation programs. (cdhe.colorado.gov) “Leah is among […]

Promotional Photo for Hannah Steward CSU Music Major

Music major Hannah Steward accepted to National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute

Posted by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance on Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Brass, College of Liberal Arts, Latest News, Music, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Hannah Steward, a Colorado State University first-year trombone performance major, was one of sixty exceptional young musicians accepted to the prestigious National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute. Steward was excited to see her selection email from The Kennedy Center, especially given the large number of applicants. “Dr. Leslie made a difference just encouraging me to […]

Fourth annual Trumpet Day at CSU

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Monday, February 26, 2024

Bands, Brass, CLA Community, College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

The fourth annual CSU Trumpet Day occurs at the University Center for the Arts on Saturday, March 4, 2024. The day-long event features guest artists Dr. Chloe Swindler and Gabriel Mervine to discuss their careers and trumpet-playing ideas. CSU Trumpet Day, led by trumpet professor, Dr. Stanley Curtis, is a day of learning and performing […]

Percussion Professor Shilo Stroman works with marching bands across the state

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Monday, November 27, 2023

Bands, Brass, Marching Band, Music Education, Percussion, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Woodwinds

Shilo Stroman, senior instructor of music for percussion and marching band drumline, shared his marching expertise with many Colorado high school marching bands throughout the competitive season. “Now that the marching band season in Colorado is officially over, I’d like to thank the ensembles who trusted me to create music for them,” said Stroman after […]

CSU Trombone Choir at the 2023 International Trombone Festival

Posted by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance on Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Brass, Chamber Music, College of Liberal Arts, Composition, Latest News, Music, Music Education, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Student Profile, Woodwind Brass Studio Ensembles

Colorado State University’s Trombone Choir performed four world premier pieces at the 2023 International Trombone Festival, including compositions by Chris Evan Hass, Amber Sheeran (B.M. Music Education, CSU ’21), James M. David (CSU Professor of Music), and Kevin Poelking (CSU Assistant Professor of Bands). The group was invited to perform based on a submitted recording. […]

2023 American Prize Winners Announced and CSU Music Faculty Make the List

Posted by School of Music, Theatre, and Dance on Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Brass, Composition, Faculty, Music, Woodwinds

Three of CSU’s music faculty received 2023 American Prize recognition in the Instrumental Performance professional division. The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the classical arts. The prize is “nonprofit, unique in scope and structure, and is designed to evaluate, recognize and reward […]

Announcing Dr. Rachel Waddell as the new director of orchestras at CSU

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Brass, Conducting, Orchestras, Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is thrilled to introduce Dr. Rachel Waddell as the next conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and director of orchestras at Colorado State University. Dr. Waddell comes to CSU from the University of Rochester where she has served as the director of orchestral activities. She is the co-founder […]

Music professor John McGuire takes the lead on musician health and wellness

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Monday, October 3, 2022

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Dr. John McGuire spent 2022 and 2023 focused on the topic of musician health and wellness. The Colorado State University associate professor of horn presented an “Wellness and Self-care for Artists” at the 2022 Northwest Horn Symposium, held in April at the University of Idaho, and again at the 2022 International Horn Symposium held in […]

CSU Marching Band History Project

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Monday, September 26, 2022

Alumni, Bands, Brass, Marching Band, Music, Percussion, Woodwinds

A Message About the CSUMB History Project Expand Hello CSU Marching Band Alumni! My name is Kathryn Kennedy. I am a senior studying music education at Colorado State University. I also serve as a drum major for the marching band. As part of my honors thesis, I am reaching out to CSUMB alumni in hopes […]

Orchestra Alumni invited to play with the CSU symphony to celebrate Maestro Kenney’s retirement

Posted by Jennifer Clary on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Alumni, Brass, Orchestras, Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds

Dear CSU Symphony, Sinfonia and Opera Orchestra alumni, It is my hope that you have continued to use the skills learned through the repertoire and ensemble playing you experienced at CSU. When I began my tenure at CSU’s School of Music, Theater, and Dance twenty years ago, it was my hope that we could build […]