05.25.10 – Two graduates of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance were selected as Colorado State University Outstanding Graduates for 2010. Musician and chemist finds passion in both areas of study – Nancy Tao, originally from Xiamen, China, moved to Fort Collins at age 5 and will graduate with a double major in chemistry […]
04.28.2010 – The Colorado State University Marching Band has been awarded the university’s Advancement Award, recognizing the band’s fall texting campaign, as well as their many special performances throughout the 2009 fall semester. The award was presented to band representatives by Ann Gill, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The monetary award, along with […]
04.19.2010 – Outstanding Colorado State University graduates and friends were honored at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner on April 17, 2010. The Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards program recognizes CSU alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves professionally, brought honor to the University, and have made significant contributions of time and/or philanthropy to the […]
04.16.10 – Dr. Janet Pollack, Colorado State University assistant professor of musicology, has been invited to speak at the 2010 American Musicological Society National/International Conference, November 10 – 14 in Indianapolis, IN. Her research project on 19th-Century London Piano Forte School was selected from nearly 700 submissions by society members. “I am surprised and delighted […]
Colorado State University will honor the 2010 Best Teacher Award recipients during a reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Lory Student Center North Ballroom. The Colorado State University Alumni Association and its affiliate student group, the Student Alumni Connection, recognize outstanding Colorado State University educators each year with Best Teacher Awards. “The […]
Article from the Rocky Mountain Collegian, by Ashley Lauwereins 03.25.10 – Wes Kenney wants tonight’s CSU orchestra concert to be different. Kenney, director of orchestras for the University Center for the Arts, explained this concert, musically, is different than what is expected. “Don’t expect to be hearing Brahms for 40 minutes,” Kenney said. “Every 10 […]
Of all the ways to convince college-age kids to get involved at their church, who would have thought that Gregorian chant was the answer? “My choir started with a few students getting together to sing,” said Joel Bacon. The Colorado State University music professor is also the director of the men’s chant choir at Blessed […]
03.10.10 – Wil Swindler, Colorado State University special assistant professor of jazz studies, received a special invitation to tour with the Air Force Academy Band Falconaires, one of two premier jazz ensembles in the Air Force Swindler, who played tenor saxophone, performed three concerts in Denver with the Faclonaires on February 3 – 5, as […]
03.11.10 – Dr. Janet Pollack, Colorado State University assistant professor of musicology, signed her first book contract last week, accepting an agreement with the Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Researching Music (working title) will be a supplemental textbook for upper division undergraduate and graduate students, and will be especially useful for graduate students preparing for their […]
03.05.10 – Each year, the Grammy Foundation, a subsidiary of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, provides a once in a lifetime experience for thirty talented high school jazz musicians from across the United States. Based on a video audition, student musicians are invited to participate in the Grammy Jazz Ensemble program consisting […]
