Category Archives: Orchestras

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Ralph Opera Center and Mozart: A Perfect Match

A CSU Favorite Returns to Griffin Concert Hall James Baumgardner, 2009, B.M. in Music, as Count Almaviva and Cass Mann, 2007, M.M. in Music, as Countess Almaviva in the the 2007 production of Le Nozze di Figaro The Ralph Opera Center at Colorado State University presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most famous comic opera, The Marriage […]


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A Night to Remember: Concert Orchestra with Concert Choir

By Madeline Bombardi, UCA Marketing Intern If you are moved by musical journeys, then join the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University for a night of Remembrance with the Concert Choir and Concert Orchestra’s performance of Anne Frank: A Living Voice by Linda Tutas Haugen and Paul Hindemith’s Trauermusik. The FREE […]


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2016 Concerto Competition

UPDATE: Landon Adams Declared 2016 Concerto Competition Winner After three exceptional performances by Landon, Paola, and Rachelle, Landon Adams was declared the 2016 Concerto Competition Winner. “The competition was extremely close and all of our contestants played with style and bravura,” Maestro Wes Kenney stated. “The judges had a tough time making a decision.” This year’s […]


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February 2016 Alumni Class Notes

Cynthia Stokes, 1981, B.A. Speech and Theatre Arts, recently founded SD CITY Opera in San Diego, Calif., a new, artist-driven opera company dedicated to building community by turning beautiful music into stunning theatre and contributing to the dynamic reimagining of opera in America for the 21st century. Previously, Ms. Stokes started La Jolla Playhouse’s Summer Conservatory […]


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University Symphony Orchestra Performs at Annual CMEA Conference at the Broadmoor

Last week, a good portion of our music faculty and staff, Music Education students, and the University Symphony Orchestra traveled to Colorado Springs for the Colorado Music Educators Association Clinic and Conference. The annual event is an exciting opportunity for the Colorado Music Education community to collectively connect, share, and learn. CSU faculty served the […]


Ji Hye Chung taking the Oath of Allegiance and becoming a U.S. Citizen

After 14 years in the United States, CSU student awarded citizenship

A current Colorado State University master’s student from South Korea was one of 15 citizenship candidates from 10 countries to become United States citizens this weekend. After moving to the U.S. at age 12 with her parents, gaining permanent residency and applying for citizenship, Ji Hye Chung participated in a naturalization ceremony Saturday at the Westminster Public Library. […]


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Special Concert with The Minguet Quartet and Andreas Klein, Piano

The Classical Convergence Series, co-presented by Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre and Dance and the Fort Collins Lincoln Center continues when The Minguet Quartet with Andreas Klein, piano, appear on the Griffin Concert Hall stage on Thursday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. The innovative partnership between the two organizations presents a fresh concert series […]


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Annual Holiday Spectacular Celebrates “Goodwill to All”

The School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University presents the annual Holiday Spectacular with concerts celebrating “Goodwill to All.” The popular event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center of the Arts, located […]


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2016 All-State Instructional Videos Now Posted

For a second year, the music faculty at Colorado State University brings you All-State Instructional Videos to help prepare your High School student instrumentalists for their upcoming auditions. Dedicated to its land-grant heritage, the music faculty at CSU are committed to promoting music and pedagogy of the highest quality, serving music education through actions that […]


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Student Quartet Performs at International Society of Bassists Conference

Four CSU double bass students took the international stage in their own backyard as they performed for the International Society of Bassists Conference, held at the University Center for the Arts, June 1-6. The convention drew over 1,200 bassists from around the world, and was a tremendous opportunity to attend concerts and clinics with world-renowned […]