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. […]
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 […]
Happy New Year to you all! I hope the holidays were a time of rest and recharging before the spring semester. Classes at CSU start tomorrow, and it is going to be a wild ride: presentations at the Colo. and Wyo. Music Educators Conferences, classes, and teaching. That’s just between now and the end of […]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! The end of the semester is coming up very quickly here, two more weeks of lessons, coachings, concerts, and classes, and then it will be time for finals. Looking back, the start of the semester in Aug. seems so long ago, and the fall break seemed a […]
Heston McCranie, ’09, B.M. Music Performance, Cello, currently lives in Atlanta, Ga., and is working on her Ph.D. in Music Education at Georgia State University. Heston teaches string techniques for the university as well as working on research projects on improvisation and creativity. In the fall, she began a position as the primary orchestra director […]
“Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes.” ~ Yo Yo Ma We are approaching that stage of the semester where the urgency of practice time takes on a whole new meaning. There are […]
The Classical Convergence Series at Colorado State University continues with a concert collaboration featuring The Lysander Piano Trio – comprised of Itamar Zorman, violin; Liza Stepanova, piano; and Michael Katz cello – with special guest Mischa Bouvier, baritone. The acclaimed artists perform on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall of University […]
Today’s post begins with a quote from Yogi Berra: “Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical”. Berra, who played for the New York Yankees, died recently at the age of 90. He was known for his humorous quotes; check out brainyquote.com for more. Why this quote? Because as musicians, we can […]
My recital went pretty well – thanks to my colleague Tim Burns for such a wonderful collaboration. I’m already thinking about next year’s program. Stay tuned! So what do you do in the week following a recital or concert? Do you take some time off, do you get caught up on other projects? I’d […]
Down to the wire… Translation: my recital is on Sept. 28, and I am still in tinkering mode. I always try to be in “performance mode” several weeks ahead of a concert, but occasionally I discover that something needs to be changed. It might be a fingering, it might be a bowing, it might be […]
