September 7, 2023 – December 9, 2023 @ All Day – Please join us in celebrating the recital performances of our CSU music students. Student Recitals are FREE and open to the public. Note: Dates, times, and locations are subject to change, please check back to confirm performance details. Saturday, October 7, 2023: 5 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, Rachel Richardson, Horn Friday, October 20, 2023: 5 […]
October 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Who doesn’t like an adventure? The CSU Wind Symphony opens the 2023-24 season by taking the audience on a series auditory adventures that will allow us to see the world through different lenses. Works include Moth by Reveli Prize winning composer Viet Cuong, Gazebo Dances by Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Corigliano, Kaleidoscope Eyes by […]
10/06/2023 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Is self-care really the answer to burnout, anxiety, and stress? The self-care movement in the United States has its roots in the idea that caring for ourselves through community, creativity, and cultural celebration is a radical act in the face of challenge and oppression. But today, it is a $10+ billion industry that often urges […]
October 9, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This event has been cancelled. Modern Soundscapes CSU faculty artist Shilo Stroman performs a concert of modern soundscapes featuring a world premiere piece for vibraphone processed through guitar pedals by Ben Hylton, an original snare solo by Stroman, and other works by living composers. Stroman, described as a musical chameleon determined to fit into any […]
October 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Symphonic Band, conducted by Dr. Jayme Taylor, performs the music of composers Norman Dello Joio, Julie Giroux, and George Gershwin. Join the band on a musical tour of France!
October 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Ariana Wyatt enjoys a diverse career on the opera stage and in the concert hall. On the stage, she has performed for Gotham Chamber Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Omaha, Spoleto USA, Opera Roanoke, Opera on the James, the Juilliard Opera Center, and Aspen Opera Theater. She has recorded for […]
October 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With 65 world premieres to its credit and 145 concert works played throughout the United States, South America, and Europe, the iconoclastic Beo String Quartet does what it loves best: playing classical repertoire, contemporary, rock, and experimental music. From the Latin “to make happy,” Beo started out as a lark. Two Mexican-American brothers, Jason Neukom […]
October 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Joyous Beginnings Join our CSU Symphony Orchestra in a joyous celebration of firsts. Director of Orchestras Rachel Waddell joins the symphony for our first performance together, pairing two jubilant and exciting works. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade in A minor, Op.33 bristles with energy, color, and lyricism while Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 explores fate and […]
October 14, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm –
CSU Spur MusicLab is a free, community-based, and culturally relevant music outreach program that provides elemental music education workshops and performance opportunities for learners of all ages with a focus on beginner and amateur musicianship. Doors are open to all levels of musicians, but no previous music experience is required to enjoy this musical community.
October 14, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Sacred Music of Notre Dame faculty faculty Stephen Lancaster, baritone, and French fortepianist Laure Colladant collaborated in 2020 on recording of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Liederkreis, Op. 39 on the Blue Griffin label. Recorded in the salon of the seventeenth century Château du Tertre in Sérigny, France, this intimate recording of Schumann’s beloved song cycles […]
October 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Gems of the Harp Repertoire Join faculty artist Kathryn Harms as she explores the many timbral facets of the pedal harp with contemporary pieces including Brandee Younger’s Essence of Ruby, and Carter Pann’s Emerald’s on Artemis. In addition to other solo harp selections of Colorado composer Kurt M. Mehlenbacher and renowned harpist-composer Marcel Grandjany, this […]
October 17, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Percussionist Oliver Xu performs a recital primarily on marimba. Xu has been internationally recognized as a solo performer advocating for contemporary music. He was awarded a Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant by The Juilliard School after graduating with his master’s degree. This season’s highlights include a guest artist recital at Ithaca College’s Ford Hall and two world […]
October 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – The series explores the cross-fertilization between music and the visual arts, with concerts in the galleries. Performances by CSU Music faculty and students are enriched with context provided by faculty from the Department of Art and Art History and the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Musicians: TBD Art Historian: TBD Theme: TBD Tickets are […]
October 18, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Featuring Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and University Chorus The Fall Choral Showcase highlights all choral singers and ensembles in the program! Join the Chamber Choir, conducted by James Kim; Concert Choir, conducted by Nathan Payant; and University Chorus, conducted by Seth Pendergast for a fun evening with a diverse program.
October 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program A performance of opera scenes and arias that trace the development of Italian opera.
October 21, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Voices of Nature Lauren Hunt presents a recital of works for horn exploring how composers paint natural scenes with sound. Join us in traveling through “Fields of Heather,” over “Hills,” “Mountains” and “Valleys,” in this celebration of this “Pale Blue Dot” we call home. Featuring works by Eugène Bozza, Gina Gillie, Jan Koetsier, Oliver Messiaen, […]
October 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Diversions Join us for a Sunday afternoon of pleasant diversions. Karl Jenkins Palladio, popularized by the De Beers Diamond Campaign, begins our program. Assistant Conductor, Rob Stahly, leads our orchestra in Vivaldi’s illustrative and wildly clever “Fall” Concerto. We close our concert with W.A. Mozart’s Divertimento in D Major. All are welcome.
October 23, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm –
Join us on the Colorado State University campus and experience a day in the life of a music major in the voice area! The day is an opportunity for high school students, transfer students, associate degree graduates, and current CSU students (and their parents/guardians) to see what it is like being a music major at CSU.
October 23, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Music We Write: Melodies from East Asia Enjoy the celebration of piano solo music of East Asian composers. The recital performed by CSU faculty artist Hyeji Seo highlights the diversity and value of modern East Asian music written by Young Ja Lee, Chen Yi, Tōru Takemitsu, and more.
October 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Lessons- From Nature to Sound Join Faculty Artist Pablo Hernandez on a journey that explores the oboe repertoire through sounds and the powerful and inspiring lessons to be learned from the work of Indian American composer Asha Srinivasan. The performance highlights works for Oboe and Electronics which include Henry Dutilleux’s oboe Sonata, and Benjamin Britten […]
October 26, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With Tim Burns, Piano; Michelle Stanley, Flute; and Jeff LaQuattra, Guitar CSU faculty artists Nicole Asel, Tim Burns, Michelle Stanley, and Jeff LaQuattra, present a program that includes Manuel DeFalla’s Siete Canciones Populares for voice and guitar, Andre Previn’s Two Remembrances for voice, alto flute, and piano, Claude Debussy’s Chanson de Bilitis, and selections […]
October 30, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A recital presented by brass area students from the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba studios of Dr. Stanley Curtis, Dr. John McGuire, Dr. Drew Leslie, and Professor Stephen Dombrowski featuring repertoire for chamber groups and soloists. Note: The time of this performance was changed from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
October 31, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 11:59 pm – The organ studio, with faculty artist Joel Bacon, presents the 18th annual Halloween Organ Extravaganza, with classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. If you think organ music or organists are boring, this concert will change your mind! Performances at 6, 8, and 10 p.m.
November 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU Jazz Combos present an evening of small-group jazz. Directed by Dr. Seth Lewis, Tom Amend, and Sean Sullivan, the combos present jazz standards, hidden gems, and original music by combo members.
November 4, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Performances by students from the flute studio of Ysmael Reyes and Michelle Stanley.
November 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Eric Hollenbeck, performs new works as well as traditional pieces from the percussion cannon. Note: This event time has been updated.
November 6, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Duo Cortona, a voice and violin duo made up of Rachel Calloway and Ari Streisfeld, make their Colorado debut presenting a concert of new and recent works written for the duo. The duo will perform new and recent works by Colorado-based composer Annika Sokolofsky, as well as music by Ingrid Laubrock and John Fitz-Rogers. Duo […]
November 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Performances by students from the voice studios of Nicole Asel, Tiffany Blake, and John Lindsey.
November 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Trombone Studio presents an evening of music featuring pieces newly composed and arranged for trombone ensemble. This concert will showcase the ability of the trombone choir to create imagery through performance, on pieces such as, “Rising Tide” by Jack Wilds, “Tsunami” by David Wilborn, “One for the Road” by Steven Verhelst, and music […]
November 11, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm –
CSU Spur MusicLab is a free, community-based, and culturally relevant music outreach program that provides elemental music education workshops and performance opportunities for learners of all ages with a focus on beginner and amateur musicianship. Doors are open to all levels of musicians, but no previous music experience is required to enjoy this musical community.
November 12, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Students of Professor Peter Sommer and Dr. Dan Goble perform solo, and chamber works for saxophone. Join us for this concert featuring classic and contemporary music for saxophone!
November 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Music Faculty perform works for mixed ensembles by a variety of composers on this popular biannual concert. Stay tuned for more details!
November 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev, with many awards and honors to his credit, continues to astound and mesmerize audiences at major venues on three continents. The British label Nimbus Records released Yakushev’s CD, “Prokofiev Sonatas Vol. 1” CD. The American Record Guide wrote, “Yakushev is one of the very best young pianists before the public today, […]
November 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The undergraduate string chamber music groups perform a program by many important chamber music composers.
November 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Jazz Modern: 100 Years of Jazz by Decade (Part 2- 1970s-2023) Join CSU Jazz Ensembles in a journey from the inception of Jazz as the American artform to present day (1970s-2023). This concert highlights the current state of jazz as art-music in America, featuring music from living artists reflecting contemporary life.
November 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – After their 2022 premier, The Lin and Chang Piano Duo, featuring CSU faculty artist Jooyeon Chang and Hsin-Hsuan Lin are back to present another enthusiastic program of music. The duo will perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, and Georges Bizet, originally written for four-hands on one piano.
November 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Students of woodwind, brass, string, and percussion studios combine to present a recital of chamber music. Ensembles range from homogeneous instrumental family groups to contemporary mixed collaborations, some performing side-by-side with their faculty coaches and others presenting self-directed works.
November 29, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Students of woodwind, brass, string, and percussion studios combine to present a recital of chamber music. Ensembles range from homogeneous instrumental family groups to contemporary mixed collaborations, some performing side-by-side with their faculty coaches and others presenting self-directed works.
November 30, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Performances by students from the voice studio of Patty Goble.
December 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Featuring Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and University Chorus The CSU Choral area presents their annual holiday concert. Get in the holiday spirit with the Chamber Choir, conducted by James Kim; Concert Choir, conducted by Nathan Payant; and the University Chorus, conducted by Seth Pendergast for an evening filled with “good cheer” and festive favorites.
December 3, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Students in the CSU Bassoon Studio represent each year of undergraduate study and those pursuing Master of Music degrees. A selection of bassoonists perform solo and chamber works spanning the 1600s to present day, including world premieres of popular and film music transcriptions written by the students.
December 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please check back later. Information will be posted as it becomes available.
December 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Graduate String Quartet will be performing Dimitri Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 8 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet. The Shostakovich is a powerful work composed in Dresden in 1960 that is dedicated to the victims of fascism and war. The piece uses the composer’s initials as the motif in each of the five movements. The Mozart […]
December 7, 2023 – December 9, 2023 @ 12:00 am –
The annual CSU Honor Band Festival brings together the finest high school musicians in the Rocky Mountain Region, selected from hundreds of applicants throughout the western region; the three-day festival takes place at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Guest clinicians and conductors enhance the student’s experience, providing invaluable insight and expertise. In addition to rehearsals, students enjoy several concerts given by CSU faculty and student ensembles. The experience is capped off with a performance by the Honor Wind Symphony and the Festival Concert Band in the beautiful, world-class Griffin Concert Hall.
December 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Symphonic Band, conducted by Dr. Jayme Taylor, performs a concert featuring the amazing musical talents of three of our CSU Faculty. First a consortium premiere of CSU composer James David’s Message from Arecibo, followed by the performance of The Orion Concerto: Double Oboe and Bassoon Concerto featuring oboe professor Pablo Dos Santos Hernandez and […]
December 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Music of Kevin Day With John McGuire, Horn and Drew Leslie, Trombone Colorado State University and the CSU Band Program welcomes composer Kevin Day to Fort Collins for a week of performances and lectures. An American whose music has been characterized by “propulsive, syncopated rhythms, colorful orchestration, and instrumental virtuosity,” (Robert Kirzinger, Boston Symphony) […]
December 9, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm –
CSU Spur MusicLab is a free, community-based, and culturally relevant music outreach program that provides elemental music education workshops and performance opportunities for learners of all ages with a focus on beginner and amateur musicianship. Doors are open to all levels of musicians, but no previous music experience is required to enjoy this musical community.
January 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Cuarteto LatinoAmericano is one of the world’s most renowned classical music ensembles and a leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet for more than thirty years. Founded in Mexico in 1982, the Cuarteto has toured extensively throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, China, Japan and New Zealand. They have premiered more than […]
February 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Long before Bridgerton broke the Netflix algorithm, Vitamin String Quartet had helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music. Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned streaming smash, VSQ has “reached a mainstream, global audience” (Variety) and “charmed the world with their classical covers” (Nylon). New York […]
February 28, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A sextet of New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players stars will entertain with many selections from the full repertoire of Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic operas. Hear your favorites from The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado and more! Followed by their signature section—impromptu audience requests! Building on the foundation of the classical music tradition, […]
April 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program Check back when information becomes available.
