Greek adventure with cyberpunk flare By Lauren Scott The Ralph Opera Center takes on a futuristic performance of Mozart’s Idomeneo this spring. Considered the first of Mozart’s “great operas,” Idomeneo follows the ancient story of the King of Crete, who chooses to follow Agamemnon to lay siege to the city of Troy, on his journey […]
By Spencer Gillard If you had to sum up Ben Justis in one word, it would have to be variety. The CSU graduate student, earning his Master’s in percussion performance at Colorado State, was recently named the winner of the Annual Concerto Competition after placing in a semi and then final round of the competition. […]
Presented by the Charles & Reta Ralph Opera Center The Charles & Reta Ralph Opera Center presents a new take on one of Mozart’s first great operas, Idomeneo, on Thursday, Mar. 26 through Saturday, Mar. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Mar. 29 at 2 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University […]
The internationally recognized music scholar, teacher, and author Dr. Philip V. Bohlman of the University of Chicago will present a lecture on “Music’s Nationalist Moment.” Dr. Bohlman’s lecture will also serve as the keynote address for a regional music scholars conference taking place on campus that weekend. From Dr. Bohlman: The historical focus of “Music’s […]
By Mikhail Talley 2015 Singer of the Year competitors You could say Justin Little is not one to plan things out. He did not plan on winning Singer of the Year. In fact, he did not plan on being in the music program at all. Hailing from Colorado Springs, Colo. Little came to Colorado State […]
First annual festival brings brass players of all skill levels together The music program in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University is proud to present its first annual Brass Festival on Mar. 12 through 14, featuring workshops, master classes, and special concerts at the University Center for the Arts, located […]
Join Wesley Ferreira, clarinet & Daniel Fung, piano, for a digitally driven recital you are bound to remember The Virtuoso Series at Colorado State University continues in March with a special interactive performance from CSU’s renowned recital clarinetist Wesley Ferreira, and guest New York pianist Daniel Fung. The digitally driven recital takes place on Monday, […]
The CSU Concert and Chamber Choirs sing in the spring semester with new takes on classic pieces as well as musical renditions of poetry from around the world. Ryan Olsen leads the Concert Choir through performances of poems and Gaelic proverbs, followed by James Kim conducting the Chamber Choir through classic pieces by Bach, Schoenberg, […]
Regional meetings of the American Musicological Society, the Society for Ethnomusicology, and the Society for Music Theory will be held concurrently on March 27-28, 2015 at Colorado State University’s University Center for the Arts. This is the first time in organizational history that any of these professional music societies have participated in a conference hosted […]
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. […]
