June 1, 2026 – June 5, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Spend a week honing your craft on the beautiful CSU campus! Auditioned students will perform a solo in our beautiful Recital Hall. Participants will also take voice lessons with CSU faculty, and participate in workshops, masterclasses, and talkbacks, including ‘Conquering the College Audition.
June 1, 2026 – June 2, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Percussion Camp for high school students includes instruction on how to successfully prepare and audition to become a collegiate music major. The workshop focuses on the four primary percussion instruments: Mallets (2 and 4 mallets), Timpani, Snare Drum, and Drum Set, as well as insight into applications, scholarships, equipment, and skills in being a college student.
June 7, 2026 – June 11, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Organ Week is designed for high school students interested in expanding (or beginning) their organ study. Led by a faculty of prominent concert and church organists, the program features one-to-one instruction, masterclasses, and recitals on the finest pipe organs in northern Colorado, including CSU’s Casavant organ.
June 7, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – To open Organ Week Joel Bacon and Jason Moy perform an exciting joint recital on a battery of keyboard instruments: harpsichord, chamber organ, toy piano, and melodica. This fascinating program will include, alongside early keyboard works of the Baroque, the world premiere of “Suite for Joel’s Toy Piano” by German composer Michael Grill, and the […]
June 8, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Two concert organists, Ken Cowan and Beverly Everett, play a joint recital on the famed Marcussen organ of First United Methodist Church. Powerful Romantic and symphonic works on the program will include the monumental Sonata on the 94th Psalm by Julius Reubke. Fans of majestic organ music won’t want to miss hearing these virtuosi play! […]
June 9, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This program celebrates the beauty of Bach’s organ works on an instrument perfectly suited to them, the Phelps organ of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. In addition to famous solo works, the program will include Bach’s C Minor Violin Sonata, BWV 1017, played by violinist Lisa Shihoten. Joel Bacon will perform two “new” works, recently attributed […]
June 10, 2026 – June 12, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Join CSU Jazz Faculty Wil Swindler, Peter Sommer, Seth Lewis, Gabriel Santiago, David Mesquitic, and more for the 5th annual CSU Jazz Summer Workshop. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and focus on small-group jazz playing and improvisation. Students will also study jazz history, listening, and theory, and attend instrument-specific masterclasses. Full schedule details will be released after registration closes.
June 10, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Organ Week travels to Greeley with a recital by world-famous organist Todd Wilson (Cleveland Institute of Music). The newly restored 1967 Casavant organ at Trinity Episcopal Church will provide audiences the opportunity to hear another instrument designed by Lawrence Phelps, the famed organ builder behind the organs at CSU and St. Luke’s in Fort Collins. […]
June 11, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – The final day of Organ Week always includes a recital with our high school participants. Come hear what they learned during the week and be inspired by the next generation of organists! Location: First United Methodist Church
June 11, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Maurice Steger, the “Paganini of the Recorder,” returns to Fort Collins for a thrilling recital of Baroque music. His sold-out performances in prior Organ Weeks have astonished and captivated audiences with a mixture of dazzling virtuosity and creative musicality. With chamber organ and harpsichord by Jason Moy and Joel Bacon, this trio is sure to […]
June 14, 2026 – June 20, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The Colorado Harp Seminar is a weeklong immersive opportunity for high school and undergraduate pedal harpists, with a distinct focus on musician wellness. Directed by faculty member Kathryn Harms at Colorado State University, the seminar is designed to support, inspire, and nurture both excellent musicianship and personal growth. Students receive private lessons and participate in harp ensemble, masterclasses, and interactive workshops throughout the week.
July 11, 2026 – July 24, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
CKI is a dynamic training center for elementary classroom music teachers, independent music instructors, and secondary music teachers interested in taking their teaching, conducting, musicianship, and depth of knowledge about music education to new heights. Students from across the U.S., Mexico, Korea, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia are involved in the annual summer seminar.
July 11, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Students in the Colorado State University Summer Conducting Seminar, the residency component of CSU’s Master of Music, Music Education – Conducting Specialization, present a concertized version of The Music Man, by Meredith Wilson, in the annual summer seminar final performance.
July 26, 2026 – August 2, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The Colorado Cello Intensive is a week-long program designed to maximize technical, musical, and personal growth. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4:1, the Colorado Cello Intensive (CCI) is dedicated to helping students reach their full potential. We believe in the work hard, play hard mentality and offer students an array of evening possibilities, including hiking, concerts, and more. Surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Fort Collins, Colorado, CCI is the ideal location to develop your playing this summer!
August 3, 2026 – August 7, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A., is a summer piano competition and festival featuring more than a dozen guest artists and pianists in the LIVE Semifinal and Final Rounds of the Olympic-styled Odyssiad® competition, Group Masterclasses and Young Artist Development Sessions with master teachers and judges, and riveting evening concerts by international piano competition medalists and world-renowned guest artist pianists.
October 3, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Saturday, October 3 | Homecoming Weekend, Save the Date for Alumni Band
October 9, 2026 @ 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.
December 10, 2026 – December 12, 2026 @ 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.
