Category Archives: Orchestras


World Youth Wind Orchestra Project 2014 Performance

Shaped by the Experience: On Tour with World Youth Wind Orchestra Project

In addition to the Colorado State University Faculty Chamber Winds performing at the MidEurope Festival for Wind Music in Schladming, Austria, CSU music education major and percussionist Spencer Poston also participated in the festival as a member of the World Youth Wind Orchestra Project. Initially, Spencer wasn’t sure about applying for the ensemble when his […]



Wes Kenney pictured conducting

University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Finals

The CSU Symphony Orchestra hosts the 2013-2014 Concerto Competition Finals featuring CSU’s finest soloists on Wednesday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. This year’s “Star Search” finalists are Yolanda Tapia, piano; Robert Bonner, trumpet; and Adrian Barrera Ramos, violin. […]


Maestro Wes Kenney Named Music Director of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra

DENVER (April 26, 2013) – The Denver Young Artists Orchestra Association (DYAO), Colorado’s premier youth orchestra, announced today that Wes Kenney has been appointed as the organization’s new Music Director. Kenney is a tenured professor of music at Colorado State University and also serves as Music Director for the Fort Collins Symphony and Opera Fort […]


Concert Orchestra 2015 Rehearsal Photo

Non-Auditioned Concert Orchestra Open to All CSU Students

The CSU Concert Orchestra is a non-auditioned string ensemble that meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. in Room 202 of the University Center for the Arts. The first rehearsal will be held the first Wednesday of the semester and all CSU students are welcome, regardless of major. The ensemble’s conductor is Leslie Stewart (pictured) who […]


Wes Kenney pictured conducting

University Symphony Orchestra heads out on tour

The Colorado State University Symphony will hit the road Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 to visit four cities west of the Front Range; Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Breckenridge and Grand Junction, Colo. The orchestra, directed by Wes Kenney, will perform one of the most intense symphonies ever written on this tour: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in […]


School Band and Orchestra College and Career Guide cover

Griffin Concert Hall featured on cover of School Band and Orchestra Magazine

Fort Collins, Colo –The Griffin Concert Hall, at Colorado State University’s University Center for the Arts, is pictured on the cover of the 2011 edition of School Band and Orchestra’s Music Students’ College Search and Career Guide. This special edition features profiles of music schools across the nation, as well as tips for incoming music freshmen. […]


Will Schwartz Promotional Photo

Will Schwartz, emeritus of the Dept. of Music passed away Aug. 27, 2010

Update: A musical tribute to Wilfred Schwartz will take on Sunday, September 19, 2 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts. Tickets are FREE, but a ticket is required. Click here to make your reservations. Original Post: Colorado State University and the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance mourn the passing […]


Wes Kenney Outstanding Teacher Award Photo

Music: Maestro Kenney Receives 2009 Outstanding Teacher Award

The Colorado State University Department of Music is proud to announce that Wes Kenney, full professor of music and director of orchestras at CSU, received the 2009 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Colorado American String Teachers Association, Inc. The award was presented during the 26th Annual Western States Honor Orchestra Festival held at Monfort Concert […]