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 […]
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 […]
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue The CSU Percussion Ensemble rounds out this semester’s percussion performances with an eclectic concert of classic pieces, fresh work, and a collaboration with guest artist Russell Burge on Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m. in the Instrumental Rehearsal Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located […]
The Percussion Ensemble at CSU presents a culminating concert from the annual CSU Percussion Festival, on Saturday, April 11 at 5 p.m. in the Instrumental Rehearsal Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. Tickets are free but required and are available at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) […]
Jazz Goes Grunge and Faculty Chamber Ensemble The music program at CSU presents its April and May lineup of Virtuoso Concert Series performances. The Virtuoso Concert Series spotlights the performance talents of members of the CSU music faculty. The performances are also an opportunity to showcase CSU’s musical guests. The Virtuoso Concert Series events are […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
03.03.10 – The Colorado State University Percussion Ensemble has received and accepted an invitation to perform at the 2010 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis, IN, November 10-13, 2010. According to the PASIC website, the lineup includes more than 150 events on twelve stages featuring many of the world’s best musicians on drumset, […]
