Category Archives: Music

Joel Bacon and Caleb Hudson in front of the Casavant Organ at CSU

18th Century Timbre: Italian Concertos for Trumpet and Organ

Colorado State University, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Professors Joel Bacon, organ, and Caleb Hudson, trumpet There are many things about music that create its sense of beauty. Dynamics, tone, intonation, blend, instrumentation, and style all combine to create a sense of wonder to our ears. On May 9, at 7:30 p.m., CSU faculty […]


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Epic University Symphony Orchestra Concert

By Natalie Hendricks, SMTD Publicity Intern The University Symphony Orchestra will fill the stage a final time for the 2016-2017 academic year, showcasing works old and new. This two-night run takes place on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall, located within the University Center for the […]


Choir Holiday Spectacular

Semi-Annual Concert with the Men’s Chorus and University Choir

by Natalie Hendricks, SMTD Publicity Intern Colorado State University’s Men’s Chorus and University Choir share the stage in their semi-annual performance at the University Center for the Arts on Apr. 7. Performing beautiful melodies and a unique range of rhythms, the two choruses each perform several pieces by American composers and beyond the Western tradition. […]


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April 2017 Class Notes

Amy Barkley (Mills), 2012, B.A. Performing Arts After completing my degree, I spent time stage managing and designing at Bas Bleu Theatre Company in Fort Collins. I moved to Seattle in Sept. of 2014, and have since completed a stage management internship with the Seattle Repertory Theatre. During my time there, I was involved in […]


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The Jazz Ensembles Welcome a Grammy Nominee

By Brooke Poulson, UCA Publicity Intern New Orleans is said to be the birthplace of Jazz nearly 100 years ago, and if you have never had the chance to made it to New Orleans and experience its origins, I highly suggest you attend the Jazz Ensembles Concert on April 13 at the University Center for […]


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A Big Night of Music

Brought to you by the Ralph Opera Program, The School of Music, Theatre and Dance presents: A Little Night Music By Brooke Poulson, SMTD Publicity Intern A Little Night Music will be a lot more than just a little night of music when it debuts in Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the […]


2017 Singer of the Year winner Anyaleen Bradley pictured

2017 Singer of the Year Follow-up

From Left to right: Andrew Wallace, Emily Gehman, Emma Genell, Anyaleen Bradley, Arika Drake By McKenna Shuler, SMTD Publicity Intern The finalists in the 2017 Singer of the Year competition, held on Feb. 25 in the Organ Recital Hall, really delivered on the promise of being some of the university’s best vocalists. Andrew Wallace (junior), […]


Choir Holiday Spectacular

Chamber Choir and Concert Choir Concert Collaborate

By Natalie Hendricks, Publicity Intern Continuing the tradition collaborating choirs, the Chamber Choir and Concert Choir make their debut with a guest appearance from the Colorado State University Concert Orchestra. The performance presented by the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance takes place on Mar. 3 at 7:30 p.m., in the Griffin Concert Hall. This […]


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Risk and Reward: An interview with Sean Connors of Third Coast Percussion

By Abbie Blach, UCA Publicity Intern Called “commandingly elegant” by the New York Times hardly draws a single thought of risk. Sounds of over 125 bells glide off walls at the hands of quartet Third Coast Percussion, but not a single sound resonates to the silence that could have been, had the quartet not decided […]


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USO Presents: Shostakovitch Returns

By McKenna Shuler, UCA Publicity Intern The Colorado State University Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Wes Kenney, will give what is sure to be a fascinating concert on Wednesday, Feb. 8, with some of the university’s best percussion, string, and wind players performing. A main piece from the repertoire of this concert is Symphony No. […]