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2015 Holiday Spectacular

December 5, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Kick off the 2015 holiday season with our family-friendly and wildly popular annual presentation! Featuring performances from CSU ensembles and other special guests, this charming evening of traditional, secular, and sacred holiday music is a celebration of community, and includes something for all ages to enjoy. Proceeds support music scholarships to CSU students. Reception at […]


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2015 Holiday Spectacular

December 5, 2015 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Kick off the 2015 holiday season with our family-friendly and wildly popular annual presentation! Featuring performances from CSU ensembles and other special guests, this charming evening of traditional, secular, and sacred holiday music is a celebration of community, and includes something for all ages to enjoy. Proceeds support music scholarships to CSU students.


Holiday Spectacular performance pictured

2015 Holiday Spectacular

December 3, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Kick off the 2015 holiday season with our family-friendly and wildly popular annual presentation! Featuring performances from CSU ensembles and other special guests, this charming evening of traditional, secular, and sacred holiday music is a celebration of community, and includes something for all ages to enjoy. Proceeds support music scholarships to CSU students.


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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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CSU Jazz Ensembles Swing with Saxophonist Gary Smulyan

The Colorado State University Jazz Ensembles are joined by one of the greatest baritone saxophone musicians of our time, Gary Smulyan, for a night of bebop and swing on Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. Tickets are $7 […]


Jazz Combos Present Blue Note Classics

Join the Jazz Combos for a classic jazz recital with a twist, featuring everything from 1960s classics to original recordings The Jazz Combos are back at CSU, presenting a special concert featuring the nostalgic sounds of 1960s Blue Note Records jazz Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University […]


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April and May Virtuoso Concert Series

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 […]