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CSU Marching Band Announces Increased Scholarships for 2013

In recognition of the many hours students put into the band each year, one of the most substantial marching band scholarships in the country will be available to each member, with awards increasing each year of service up to $1700. The incredible funding and support of the band comes from the university administration along with […]


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March to Dublin: A Trip to Remember

On March 17, after nearly two years of planning, the morning’s prevailing rain and blowing snow eased and the CSU Marching Band stepped off onto the streets of Dublin town in the largest St. Patrick’s Parade in the city’s history.


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2013 March to Dublin

Fort Collins, Colo. – Nearly two years in the making, the Colorado State University Marching Band’s much anticipated trip to Dublin, Ireland for the 2013 St. Patrick’s Festival is here! In 2011 the band accepted an invitation to march in the annual parade and will perform alongside a diverse display of creative talent as the […]


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CSU Well Represented at 2012 Colorado Band Association Marching Band Championships

The 2012 CBA State Marching Band Championships concluded in November. Colorado State University alum and students direct and assist many of the award-winning high school bands from across the state. Please join us in congratulating the following bands and their CSU personnel! Class 1A State Champion Cedaredge High School, Mike Bowles (CSU ’11), director Class […]


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Euphonium Soloist Adam Frey to Present Master Class at CSU

Guest euphonist Adam Frey will join the CSU Wind Ensemble during a special one-night-only fundraiser concert benefiting the CSU Marching Band on Saturday, Sept. 29 – the 2013 March to Dublin Fundraiser Concert. The concert features the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and CSU Marching Band. The Wind Ensemble portion, conducted by CSU’s Christopher Nicholas of […]


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A Little Mozart, Anyone?

The University Center for the Arts begins its fall 2012 music concerts on Monday, August 27 with the Virtuoso Series Concert of chamber music from Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro in the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. This special concert draws from the doctoral thesis […]


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CSU Director of Bands Invited to Guest Conduct in Central America

Summer 2012 will be a busy and fulfilling season for the Colorado State University Director of Bands. Dr. Christopher Nicholas has been appointed principal guest band conductor and adviser to the National Sistema de Orquestas, Coros y Bandas de Guatemala and will conduct concerts there in June. In July he will serve on the conducting faculty […]


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CSU Flute Choir, Directed by Michelle Stanley, to play at National Convention

The Colorado State University Flute Choir and professors will take their playing to a national stage with an invitation to perform at the  40th Annual National Flute Association Convention at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 9–12, 2012. Nineteen groups from around the country were selected to perform at the four-day convention, which is […]


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Register for the 2012 CSU Marching Band

Greetings! We invite you to participate in another great CSU Marching Band season and be a part of history in supporting Coach McElwain’s inaugural season with the CSU Rams! Last year our 260-member band was the largest in the state and the Mountain West Conference, but we don’t care as much about size as we […]


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Music: CSU Band Named Best in the Mountain West

The Colorado State University Band and Spirit Squads won the first annual Mountain West Conference High Five Award. The award was presented at the 2011 Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships held in Las Vegas, Nev. Mar. 9 – 12, 2011. “I want to congratulate the spirit squads and band at Colorado State University for […]