Category Archives: Graduate

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Benjamin Pouncey Selected for the 2022 Young Composer/Conductor Mentor Project

Colorado State University graduate conducting student Benjamin Pouncey, was recently selected from a national pool of applicants to conduct the U.S. Air Force Band this summer in the National Band Association’s (NBA) Young Composer/Conductor Mentor Project in Washington D.C. The Young Conductor Mentor Project was implemented in 2004 at the suggestion of mentor Frank Ticheli […]


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CSU Alum Robert Pippin awarded endowed professorship at Northwest Missouri State University

Dr. Robert Pippin (CSU B.M. ’00, M.M. ’03) Colorado State University Alum, Robert Pippin, has been awarded an appointment as the Northwest Missouri State University Dennis C. Dau Professor of Instrumental Music for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Dr. Pippin is a two-time graduate of Colorado State University, earning a B.M. in Music in […]


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‘Hope Arises’ on the wings of the premiere of James David composition, ‘Flying Jewels’

Dr. James David, composer and CSU professor. James M. David, an internationally recognized composer who currently serves as professor of music composition at Colorado State University, is dedicated to creating dynamic and thoughtful music for all. His work is regularly inspired by moving words, images and ideas from the past and present. David’s composition, “Flying […]


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Concerto Competition Recap: Meet This Year’s Winner

By Nicole Towne, SMTD Publicity Intern Sicong “Frank” Zhou, a senior piano major from Shanghai, China. The night of the Concerto Competition finals, Sicong Zhou, an undergraduate music performance major, sits down at the piano positioned at center stage. It is seemingly within an arm’s reach from the first row. The black, glossy grand piano […]



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Arts Well Represented at 2015 CSU Graduate Student Showcase

On February 25, several Music and LEAP graduate students presented research at CSU’s Graduate Student Showcase. Over 300 CSU graduate students presented research and creative works, including six exhibits from music students in areas of performance, education, and therapy, along with four exhibits from students in the LEAP Master of Arts Leadership & Administration program. […]


CSU launches online Master of Arts Leadership and Administration degree

Colorado State University recently launched an online Master of Arts Leadership and Administration to provide professionals in all arts disciplines with the knowledge and acumen they need to serve as visionary leaders in their field. Built upon the understanding that individuals in the arts seek deep meaning through their work, the degree emphasizes engaging communities […]


Spring 2015 Internships at the University Center for the Arts

The University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society. […]


Annual Holiday Spectacular Concert to Support Scholarships

Annual Concert to Raise Support for CSU Music Scholarships CSU’s Annual Holiday Spectacular returns to the University Center for the Arts this season on Thursday, Dec.4, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6 with performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center of the Arts, 1400 Remington […]


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LEAP Students to Present at International Conference

This fall, students from the LEAP Institute for the Arts (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Arts Advocacy, and the Public) will attend the 8th Conference of the Research Network: Sociology of the Arts of the European Sociological Association, which will take place at “Babes-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Sept. 4-6. Graduate students from the LEAP Master of Arts […]