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Jazz Ensembles Play the Music of Colorado Composers

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 […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: Faculty Chamber Ensemble

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 […]



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Virtuoso Series Concert: Daniel Goble, Saxophone

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 […]


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Guest Artist Recital: Fortress Brass Quintet

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 […]



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Wind Symphony Concert Symphonies of Winds and Percussion: Hindemith

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, […]



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Percussion Ensemble Festival

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


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Dana Kettlewell wins Excellence in Teaching Award

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 […]