Written by Tony Phifer, CSU External Relations Joel Bacon is not ashamed to admit he’s in love with CSU’s Casavant pipe organ. Bacon, associate professor of organ in CSU’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance, was featured Tuesday night in the first President’s Community Lecture of 2017. He shared the stage with CSU President Tony Frank, […]
Joel Bacon is featured – along with the Casavant organ – in the President’s Lecture Series by Tony Phifer Joel Bacon doesn’t attempt to hide his enthusiasm for the pipe organ. Not even close. Bacon, associate professor of organ in CSU’s Department of Music, Theatre & Dance, will be the next featured speaker in the […]
By Brandon Adams Emeritus Professor Robert Cavarra dreamt of having the world’s greatest organists visit Colorado State to perform and share their expertise and passion for knowledgeable audiences. While he was a professor here, he invited world renowned artists such as Marie-Claire Alain, Luigi Tagliavini, Gillian Weir, E. Power Biggs, and Anton Heiller to play […]
Last fall, Music Education Professor Dr. Bonnie Jacobi, had her research published The Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. Her article titled “In Burst of Fresh Song” – William Churchill Hammond and His Christmas Caroling Choir at Mount Holyoke College explains how he not only helped to reinstate the musical celebration of Christmas after […]
Unique: a word we use so often that perhaps we sometimes forget what it means. An adjective meaning the only one of its kind, or unlike anything else, we could interchangeably use words like distinct, individual, and special. On Nov. 10, Dr. Joel Bacon, Chair of Organ and Liturgical Studies and associate professor of Organ […]
The organ studio and CSU faculty Joel Bacon presents the annual Halloween Organ Extravaganza, with classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J.S. Bach. Spooky sounds are sure to put you in the Halloween spirit on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m. in […]
The third annual Organ Week, a summer music camp and organ festival presented by the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University, takes place the second week of June when nightly concerts at the UCA, and on prominent organs around the city, feature world-renowned soloists performing major solo and collaborative works. Organ […]
This Wildly Popular Concert is Back to Spook, Scare, and Entertain CSU students and faculty members along with guest musicians will play a “spooky” organ concert with multiple performances on Friday, October 31, at 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center of the Arts, 1400 Remington […]
Fort Collins – Colorado State University will once again host the popular Organ Week on June 8 – 13. For 2014, the teaching portion of the annual festival at Colorado State will be a collaborative event with the American Guild of Organists, becoming one of guild’s “Pipe Organ Encounter” locations. The curriculum is designed for […]
Cavarra Organ Series Continues at CSU Featuring Special Guest Dr. Robert Bates, University of Houston Fort Collins, Colo. – The Cavarra Organ Series at Colorado State University continues this spring with a concert by University of Houston’s Dr. Robert Bates, on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall at the University […]
