February 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN AND CANCELLED Wings ‘n Things With Jooyeon Chang, Piano The flute has always seemed the obvious choice to represent birds and other flighty creatures in music. After years of bemoaning this characterization, it’s time to embrace our ability to represent winged creatures! CSU faculty artists Megan Lanz, flute, and Jooyeon Chang, […]
February 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –
The TexiCali Trio concert features music written and arranged for two trombones and piano, including Karen Marston, professor of music at Mount San Antonio College (California) and Deb Scott, professor of trombone at Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas). The group is a natural extension of the long-standing friendship between Deb and Karen, who met in 1999, and started collaborating on recitals and commissions. Since 2021, TexiCali has performed at the International Trombone Festival, the International Women’s Brass Conference, and numerous university recitals.
February 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – An Eventful Ending The concerto competition concert is always a special performance in our calendar. This year it is hosted by the CSU Sinfonia. The evening concludes with Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 45, Farewell Symphony , a message to his employer that it was time to take a vacation! Concerto Performances Merritt Jones, Flute: Carl […]
February 17, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Trumpet Camino: CSU faculty artist Stanley Curtis presents a recital featuring music for trumpet inspired by the Spanish and Latino traditions. Concert information program available here.
February 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – An Evening of New Recital Pieces for the Trombone CSU faculty artist, Drew Leslie, presents an evening of exciting new pieces written to feature the trombone in a recital setting. The program will include many lesser-known works that hopefully will become standards of the trombone repertoire! Featuring music by composers: Carolina Calvache, Barbara York, Lauren […]
February 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Aurora Awakes This riveting concert, presented by the CSU Wind Symphony, features the music of Pulitzer Prize composition winner Joseph Schwanter and Ostwald composition winner John Mackey. Under the direction of Dr. Rebecca Phillips, the ensemble welcomes to the podium guest conductors Dr. Jayme Taylor, associate director of bands, Nicholas Hinman, graduate student conductor, and […]
February 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – An evening of art songs with faculty artists Tiffany Blake, soprano, and Tim Burns, piano. The concert information program will be available here.
February 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – A selection of musical diversions to delight and instill wonder! The Symphonic Band, directed by Jayme Taylor, performs a concert featuring Shortcut Home by Dana Wilson, Divertimento by Vincent Persichetti, a new piece by Kevin Poelking, and the music of Percy Grainger, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and more! The concert information program will be available here.
March 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The State of the Big Band CSU Jazz Ensembles I and II, under the direction of Wil Swindler and Shilo Stroman, perform music spanning the entire history of the big band as a vehicle for Jazz. This concert will include some early swing as well as 21st century works displaying the gamut of stylistic periods […]
March 3, 2023 – May 6, 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. Friday, March 3, 2023: 5 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, Kristopher Usrey, Trumpet 6:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, […]
March 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – New Beginnings: The Concert Band returns in full force and is happy to be playing for the first time in three years without restrictions. Join us for a festive concert of new beginnings!
March 4, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit features professors and students from Front Range universities in clinics, masterclasses, and performances. Free and open to the public, the Summit is a great opportunity for saxophonists of all ages and levels to learn about the technical and expressive aspects of playing and practicing, while also listening to great performances […]
March 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Naghash Ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song, new classical music and contemporary post-minimalism with the energy of rock and jazz. Brilliant vocalists and some of Armenia’s finest instrumentalists play captivating new music based on sacred texts by the medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest, Mkrtich Naghash. CLASSICAL CONVERGENCE CONCERT SERIES Building […]
March 6, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Double Reed Newcomers With Jooyeon Chang, Piano; and Nicole Asel, Mezzo Soprano Double reed consorts and combinations have been a fixture of small wind ensembles since the days of the earliest traveling musicians, through the explosions of Royal Fireworks, and to today, with contemporary composers exploring a variety of sounds from around the globe. Join […]
March 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Celebrating Colorado Composers This program will include Alice’s Wonderland by David Bobrowitz, edited by CSU alum Cameron Law, Gradients by CSU alum and conducting professor Kevin Poelking, and Taifu by Chris Pilsner, former orchestra director at Windsor High School. Flute Professor Dr. Michelle Stanley will be featured in My Cross by CU-Boulder Composition Professor Dr. […]
March 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Spirited Light The Spring Choral Showcase features the Concert and Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. Nathan Payant, and University Chorus, conducted by graduate conducting student, Nicole Ceciliani. The performance includes works by Jake Runestad, Ola Gjeilo, Michael Hennigan, Elaine Hagenberg, J.S. Bach, Terry Schlenker, Morten Lauridsen, and more.
March 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Relationships in Reality With Tim Burns, Piano Faculty artist, John Lindsey, presents an evening of music that explores the gritty, beautiful, devastating, funny, and poignant nature of human relationships through the song cycles of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Scott Gendel’s I’m Afraid it’s You.
March 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Made in America: Works for viola and piano Basil Vendryes has been principal violist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1993. He is a former member of the San Francisco Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and the Rochester Philharmonic orchestras. As violist with the Aurora String Quartet (1986-95), Vendryes performed extensively, including recitals in New […]
March 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Toga! Toga! Toga! The CSU Organ Studio and Joel Bacon – along with several special guests – are throwing a toga party to celebrate J.S. Bach’s 338th birthday. We’re pretty sure he would not have appreciated the pun on his name, but that’s not going to stop us. Bacchanalia! The music will be mostly Bach, […]
March 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Dr. Christine Beard from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, presents a recital of flute music. A passionate performer noted for her “great expressive tone and range” (Christopher Caliendo, composer) and her “…capacity to reveal the deep soul of a composition” (Martin Rokeach, composer), she has performed extensively across North America, South America and Europe, including […]
March 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Guest artist Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen is the chair of organ and church music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Since his debut in 1982, he has made a name for himself with a repertoire of weighty German and French organ classics. Sven-Ingvart studied at the academies of music in Esbjerg and Copenhagen, and supplemented his studies […]
March 25, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The members of the trombone studio, under the instruction of Dr. Drew Leslie, present a recital with a variety of solos and chamber ensembles.
March 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With Jooyeon Chang, Piano, and Kevin Poelking, Composer Inspired by their personal reflections and work with fellow musicians and students throughout the coronavirus pandemic, CSU faculty Megan Lanz (flute) and Cayla Bellamy (bassoon) undertook a journey of identifying trends in their emotions and experiences that were either limiting their happiness or interpersonal connections. The two […]
March 30, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program An American icon, Aaron Copland’s music evokes the wide-open spaces of American landscapes and gives voice to a pioneering spirit of adventure in pieces like Rodeo and Appalachian Spring. In this piece, the sounds of rollicking American folk music are paired with achingly beautiful melodies that speak of the characters’ longing for […]
March 31, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Whether performing individually or together with complex five-piano arrangements, The 5 Browns—piano virtuoso siblings—are delivering on their dream to wake up classical music. “One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.” —The New York Post CLASSICAL CONVERGENCE CONCERT SERIES Building on the foundation of the classical […]
April 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please join us for a concert of solos and chamber music by members of the CSU Trumpet Studio.
April 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Come enjoy the fruits of the CSU Horn Studio’s labors from the year! The Horn Studio is proud to showcase the many talented and hardworking students in solo and chamber settings.
April 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Great American Songbook CSU Saxophone Professor Peter Sommer and University of Wyoming Director of Jazz Studies Ben Markley present a program of standards from the Great American Songbook, including music by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and many more! An evening of duo jazz, featuring saxophone and piano in an intimate setting, highlighting […]
April 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Just Getting Rollin’! Join CSU faculty artist, Eric Hollenbeck, for a concert that includes several pieces featuring the lost art of rolling on marimba. A trend of marimbaist avoiding rolling as a means of sustain on the instrument has been revealed in most percussion pieces during the last 20 years. This program will feature several […]
April 11, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Trombone Studio presents an evening of music composed and arranged for trombone ensemble featuring guest artist David Jackson. This concert will showcase the full CSU Trombone Choir as well as the NoCo Bones, which is a large trombone choir made up of both CSU students and area high school trombonists. Jackson will perform […]
April 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The award-winning quartet is admired for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st century composers. CLASSICAL CONVERGENCE CONCERT SERIES Building on the foundation of the classical music tradition, but with a contemporary edge, the co-produced season features world-class performers and ensembles, performing at the […]
April 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The CSU Flute studio presents a recital by studio members.
April 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU Jazz Combos 1,2, and 3 present an evening of small-group jazz. Directed by Dr. Seth Lewis, Tom Amend, and Sean Sullivan, the combos will present a program of jazz standards, great hidden gems, and original music by combo members.
April 15, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The CSU Music Education program presents the Middle School Outreach Ensembles concert! More than 60 music educators, including advanced high school students in the CSU Trying-on-Teaching Program, college music education majors, CSU faculty, practicing teachers, and retired sages provide instruction to more than 200 young musicians during this nine-week program. This performance will feature students […]
April 17, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please check back at a later date. Information will be posted as it becomes available. A native of N.J., Dr. Joel Bacon holds degrees in mathematics and organ performance from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he was a student of Joyce Jones, and an artist diploma in organ from the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien […]
April 18, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Enjoy a program of art songs and arias from CSU voice students.
April 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please check back at a later date. Information will be posted as it becomes available.
April 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please check back at a later date. Information will be posted as it becomes available.
April 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Sound and Smoke The CSU Wind Symphony closes the season by highlighting collaborations of CSU student artists. Under the direction of Dr. Rebecca Phillips, Graduate Wind Conductor Benjamin Pouncey will conduct the CSU premiere of Sound and Smoke by Viet Cuong. In addition, the ensemble will perform the world premiere of two works; Graduate Student […]
April 23, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Students of Peter Sommer, Dan Goble, and Wil Swindler perform classic and contemporary works for solo saxophone and chamber groups. Please join us for this special event featuring Adolphe Sax’s great invention and its development into the 21st century!
April 23, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Graduate String Quartet will present their second concert of the year featuring new and old works for string quartet.
April 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Join us for the popular CSU Music faculty performance, which features works by W.A. Mozart, Gioachino Rossini, Rebecca Clarke, and a commissioned work for flute and bassoon.
April 25, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Concert #2 CSU Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Wil Swindler and Shilo Stroman present guest composer/bassist Sherisse Rogers. Ms. Rogers is a versatile composer, ranging in style from jazz and classical to world music and Rhythm & Blues. She was a regular arranger and orchestrator for the world-renowned crossover orchestra The Metropole Orchestra based […]
April 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – CSU’s piano students perform selected works.
April 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – In celebration of springtime, we explore the music of newness, rebirth, and revolution! The Symphonic Band, directed by Jayme Taylor, performs a concert featuring Of Our New Day Begun by Omar Thomas based on the song Lift Every Voice and Sing, Chester by William Schuman based on the American revolutionary war song by William Billings, […]
April 28, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 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.
April 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – This concert will feature the western tradition of percussion in the 21st century with most of the pieces being written in the last 10 years. No dead composers on this one. We will pull out most of the percussion inventory and be ready for an eclectic and modern chamber music experience. Omar Carmenates is currently […]
April 30, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – CSU’s Chamber and Concert Choirs are excited to join forces with Laudamus Chamber Chorale to perform Mozart’s monumental “Requiem,” accompanied by an orchestra comprised of professional instrumentalists from across the Front Range. The mystery surrounding this magnificent work is well documented, mainly due to the myths and controversies about its completion. Mozart was terminally ill […]
April 30, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This concert will feature the undergraduate string chamber music groups.
May 1, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Momentum The CSU Concert Band ends the semester with a performance capitalizing on the momentum built throughout the year. Join the Concert Band for this engaging concert.
May 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Legacy of Leipzig Both J.S. Bach and Felix Mendelssohn lived in Leipzig –albeit in different centuries—and both made major musical contributions to this great German city. This program opens with the Overture to Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3. It will be followed by his Concerto for Oboe and Violin, performed by CSU professors Pablo […]
May 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A Monumental Close To conclude his final season, Maestro Kenney has chosen to present the gigantic Mahler Symphony No. 3., this virtuosic vehicle for huge orchestra, women’s choir, children’s choir, and mezzo-soprano concludes with what quite possibly is Mahler’s view of heaven.
May 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – This concert will feature the CSU steel drum ensemble, Ragtime Xylophone Band, Civil War Rope Drum Ensemble and the Mexican Marimba band. The music represents styles, instruments and cultures from North and South America, the Middle East and Europe.
