November 17, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Directed by Peter Sommer, the Jazz Ensembles perform the music of composers from the great state of Colo. The Centennial State is home to some of the greatest modern big band composers in the country, including resident jazz composer, Wil Swindler. Join us for an evening of original compositions and arrangements for big band by […]
November 16, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The CSU faculty collaborate to present a delightful evening of chamber music, including Tiffany Blake, soprano, singing with an ensemble conducted by Richard Frey in a performance of Quatre Poèmes Hindous by Maurice Delage; Máximo Diego Pujol’s Suite Buenos Aires for trombone, piano, and percussion with Chris van Hof, Tim Burns, and Eric Hollenbeck; Mozart’s […]
November 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Following up his recent release on Dazzle Recordings, Narrando Historias, Peter Sommer and his quartet perform tunes from his most recent recording, as well as new compositions and improvisations. This dynamic program also features Eric Gunnison, piano; Kent McLagan, bass; and Marc Dalio, drums.
November 2, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Recently named the new director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State, saxophonist and professor Dr. Dan Goble makes his UCA debut in a concert that features music spanning over 300 years: from Bach to Bebop. An arts administrator who is also an active performer, Dr. Goble has performed with the […]
October 24, 2015 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The Fortress Brass Quintet performs a wide range of repertoire, has recently toured the U.S., and has twice been the featured brass quintet on the American Brass Autumn Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Quintet performs a wide range of repertoire and has twice been the featured brass quintet on the American Brass Autumn Festival […]
October 15, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –
with CSU Faculty Tiffany Blake, Soprano
October 7, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – This season, the Wind Symphony celebrates outstanding cornerstones written for the winds and percussion genre, each featuring one of the great original symphonies by Hindemith, Ticheli, Hovaness, and Gould. This opening concert, conducted by Rebecca Phillips and graduate conductor Chase Morin, features Paul Hindemith’s Symphony in Bb for Band along with works by Beethoven, Adams, […]
September 30, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –
Jazz Ensembles I and II Play the Music of Duke Ellington
April 16, 2016 @ All Day –
The annual festival features several Colo. high school ensembles, guest artist Adam Blackstock, associate professor of Percussion Studies at Troy University and principal timpanist with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the CSU Percussion Ensemble. During the day, guest clinicians work with high school ensembles during master classes and clinics. The day concludes with a FREE concert at 6 p.m. Registration for the daytime event is required. Contact: Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu
On April 8, 2015, Dana Kettlewell, who will graduate in May with a Master’s in Music in Music Education, received the College of Liberal Arts 2014-2015 Excellence in Teaching Award for the graduate teaching assistant category. Kettlewell was nominated for the award by CSU Assistant Professor of Music Education Erik Johnson, followed by an evaluation […]
