Professor K. Dawn Grapes interviewed for New York Times article about Elizabethan era composer John Dowland
CSU musicology professor, K. Dawn Grapes, was recently interviewed by New York Times columnist
Category Archives: College of Liberal Arts
Announcing Sabra Chavez as CSU Music Therapy Instructor
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance welcomes Sabra Chavez as instructor of music in the music therapy area at Colorado State University. Sabra Chavez, MM, MT-BC, is a board-certified music therapist specializing in working with neurodiverse individuals across the lifespan, music therapy private practice, and community partnership development. Chavez founded Integrated Therapy of Northern […]
Celebration of 50 Years of Music Therapy at CSU!
The music therapy area at CSU is celebrating 50 years with an event on Saturday, September 27 from 1-4 p.m. at the University Center for the Arts. Learn about the journey of building one of the nation’s leading music therapy programs and the unexpected details that shaped its history from the leaders who helped establish the program and curriculum. From classroom memories to ground-breaking innovations, this celebration highlights the people, stories, and spirit that have made CSU’s program thrive for half a century.
2025 CSU Percussion Ensemble Festival
2025 Loveland High School Percussion Ensemble 2025 Rocky Mountain High School Percussion Ensemble 2025 Cherry Creek High School Percussion Ensemble 2025 Fossil Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble 2025 CSU Percussion Ensemble The CSU Percussion Ensemble Festival features a concert and a presentation to the participating ensembles of the Percussive Arts Society Percussion Ensemble Festival. The […]
Democracy Summit 2025
The College of Liberal Arts is hosting the second Democracy Summit at CSU, March 5-7, 2025.
https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/research-creative/cla-democracy-summit/
Events are free and open to the public.
Hollie Ryckman embraces multiple cultures and student-led approaches in her Denver classroom
Hollie Ryckman embraces multiple cultures and student-led approaches in her Denver classroom Hollie Ryckman, M.M. in Music Education ’20 Many CSU music education graduates expand upon normalized approaches to music pedagogy to accommodate their students’ needs and interests. Denver music teacher Hollie Ryckman is part of this transformative movement. Ryckman’s teaching philosophy embodies a belief […]
Music major Hannah Steward accepted to National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
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 […]
Kathryn Harms is harpist for the Central City Opera
Kathryn Harms will be the Principal Harp of Central City Opera for the coming season. The Colorado State University instructor of music recently accepted a one-year substitute contract for the position. Ms. Harms often appears with the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Spring Philharmonic, and Opera Southwest, and was previously acting principal harpist with the New Mexico […]
Fourth annual Trumpet Day at CSU
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 […]
CSU Trombone Choir at the 2023 International Trombone Festival
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. […]