Virtuoso Series Concert, Wesley Ferreira, Clarinet

April 4, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –

Guest clarinetist from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Jeff Anderle, joins CSU faculty clarinetist Wesley Ferreira for an evening of solo and chamber clarinet music. CSU faculty Tim Burns, piano, joins the duo on a new double concerto for Bb clarinet and bass clarinet by composer Noah Taylor.


Dan Goble performance photo

Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit Potpourri Concert

March 26, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –

CSU faculty Peter Sommer, Dan Goble, Tim Burns. With guests Debra Richtmeyer, University of Illinois, and saxophone professors from UW, CU, UNC, DU, and MSU


Rachel Ellins pictured playing harp

Virtuoso Series Concert, Rachel Ellins, Harp

April 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –

The Many Colors of the Harp; With guests Tiffany Blake, soprano; Barbara Thiem, cello; and Tonya Jilling, harp


Chris Van Hof pictured playing trombone

Virtuoso Series Concert, Chris Van Hof, Trombone

March 7, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –

Mixtape Vol. 1 – With guests Tim Burns, piano; Dawn Kramer, trumpet; Dan Watt, trombone; and Amanda Tatara, bass trombone


Dr. Erik Johnson pictured directing the CSU Concert Band

Concert Band

March 6, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The 100-member ensemble, directed by Dr. Erik Johnson, performs standard American concert band literature. This concert features music inspired by nature and the outdoors, with works by contemporary American composers including John Mackey, Frank Ticheli, and Julie Giroux.


CSU Orchestra 2006 Performance Photo

Concert Orchestra with Concert Choir Concert

March 5, 2016 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm –

The choir and orchestra, directed by Dr. Ryan Olsen, combine to perform “Anne Frank: A Living Voice” by Linda Tutas Haugen. This choral song cycle for women’s choir and strings traces the emotional journey Anne Frank underwent as she tried to comprehend the events of the Holocaust during World War II. Using Frank’s own words, the piece goes through a range of emotions from fear, confusion, heartbreak, hope, and even the optimism and joy of a young adolescent. Often performed with a string quartet, this is the first time that the piece will be performed with a chamber string orchestra. Viola Professor Margaret Miller joins the orchestra, directed by Leslie Stewart, for Hindemith’s Trauermusik.


Concert Choir performance photo

Concert Choir and Chamber Choir Concert

March 4, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Ryan Olsen, performs a variety of music written to showcase women’s voices including Brahms’ Op. 11: four songs for women’s choir, two horns, and harp, and select movements from “Anne Frank: A Living Voice” by Linda Tutas Haugen. The Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. James Kim, performs sacred works […]


Pictured Joy Zartman playing Harp

Harp Ensemble Concert

March 2, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The concert features a new arrangement of Por Una Cabeza for harp ensemble by Professor Rachel Ellins, as well as student arrangements including Katie Miksch’s arrangement of music from the video game Halo and Rachel Franklin’s arrangement of Arwen’s Vigil by The Piano Guys. The concert also includes a new work entitled The Gypsy in […]


Symphonic Band french horn section pictured

Symphonic Band Concert

March 2, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –

The Symphonic Band, directed by Dr. Richard Frey, continues the 2015-2016 school year with Night Dreams, a program inspired by the darkness and shortened days of winter. Graduate conductor Chase Morin conducts Frank Ticheli’s Rest, and the highlight of the program will be CSU faculty Peter Sommer tackling David Biendenbender’s challenging and emotional work, Dreams in the Dusk, for solo alto saxophone and wind band.


Student voice area recital pictured

Voice Area Recital

March 1, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – A recital featuring students from CSU’s voice studios, including the Freshman Voice Studio.