Concerts and Operas

Name: <em>Virtuoso Series Concert</em>: Nicole Asel, Mezzo-Soprano; John Lindsey, Tenor; and Tim Burns, Piano
Start: 2026-08-31T19:30:00
End: 2026-08-31T21:30:00
Location: Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts

Virtuoso Series Concert: Nicole Asel, Mezzo-Soprano; John Lindsey, Tenor; and Tim Burns, Piano

Date: 7:30 pm, Monday, August 31, 2026

August 31, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Come Away! Songs of Love, Wit, and Imagination The recital performed by CSU faculty-artists Nicole Asel, mezzo-soprano; John Lindsey, tenor; and Tim Burns, piano, brings together a tapestry of English-language song from both sides of the Atlantic, threading through the classical, the cabaret, the contemporary, and the theatrical. From the timeless poetry of Shakespeare set […]

Virtuoso Series Concert: Tiffany Blake, Soprano, and Tim Burns, Piano 

Date: 7:30 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2026

September 9, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – An evening of art song performed by CSU faculty-artists, Tiffany Blake, soprano, and Tim Burns, piano.

Virtuoso Series Concert: Cayla Bellamy-Lanz, Bassoon –B is for Bassoon!

Date: 7:30 pm, Monday, September 14, 2026

September 14, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – B is for Bassoon! With CSU Music faculty and students CSU faculty-artist Cayla Bellamy-Lanz presents an alphabetical tour of repertoire featuring the bassoon, including collaborations with Galit Kauntiz, oboe; Juhyun Lee, piano; Hsin-Hsuan Lin, piano; Meredith Blecha-Wells, cello; and members of Dr. Bellamy-Lanz’ undergraduate bassoon studio. The evening begins with a new transcription from Emilie […]

Guest Artist Concert: James Bunte, Saxophone / FREE 

Date: 7:30 pm, Wednesday, September 16, 2026

September 16, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Contemporary and Classic Works for Saxophone James Bunte, professor of saxophone at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, presents a guest artist recital with CSU faculty-artists Juhyun Lee, piano and Peter Sommer, saxophone, featuring new and standard solo and chamber works for concert saxophone. Dr. Bunte is an internationally recognized master of the instrument, […]

Virtuoso Series Concert: Ysmael Reyes, Flute and Hyeji Seo, Piano –Sound, Memory, and Identity 

Date: 7:30 pm, Monday, September 21, 2026

September 21, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Sound, Memory, and Identity CSU faculty-artists Ysmael Reyes, flute, and Hyeji Seo, piano present a recital exploring how musical identity is shaped through sound, memory, and cultural exchange. Centered on Venezuelan composers and voices, the program brings together works that illuminate different ways of hearing, remembering, and transforming lived experience across borders and traditions. Music […]

Virtuoso Series Concert: The Mendelssohn Trio –American Trios and Mendelssohn

Date: 7:30 pm, Wednesday, September 23, 2026

September 23, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – American Trios and Mendelssohn The Mendelssohn Trio (Erik Peterson, violin; Barbara Thiem, cello; and CSU faculty-artist Bryan Wallick, piano) performs highlights from their recent European tour showcasing American trios by Amy Beach, Jennifer Higdon, Paul Schoenfield, and concluding with Felix Mendelssohn’s Trio in D minor Op. 49. The Trio was originally formed in 1988 and […]

2026 Cavarra Organ Series Guest Artist Bálint Karosi Promotional Poster

Cavarra Organ Series Concert: Bálint Karosi, Organ / FREE

Date: 2:00 pm, Sunday, September 27, 2026

September 27, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Note: This special Sunday concert will take place at the Cathedral of St. Mary, 2107 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne Wyoming Commended as “a most impressive musical interpreter,” (Boston Musical Intelligencer) Hungary native Bálint Karosi has earned a widely heralded reputation for his creative programming and expressive command of a wide range of repertoire. His music-making is deftly […]

Cavarra Organ Series Concert: Bálint Karosi, Organ

Ranging: and September 28

Starting: 7:30 pm, Monday, September 28, 2026

September 28, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Commended as “a most impressive musical interpreter,” (Boston Musical Intelligencer) Hungary native Bálint Karosi has earned a widely heralded reputation for his creative programming and expressive command of a wide range of repertoire. His music-making is deftly guided by historical performance practice and a remarkably multi-faceted musicianship at the pipe organ that is enriched by […]

2026 Jazz Ensembles Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial Poster

Jazz Ensembles I & II Concert : Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial

Date: 7:30 pm, Thursday, October 1, 2026

October 1, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial Jazz Ensembles I and II, directed by Wil Swindler and Darren Kramer, present a concert celebrating the 100th birthdays of jazz greats Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

Guest Artist Concert:  Mackenzie Melemed, Piano / FREE

Date: 7:30 pm, Friday, October 2, 2026

October 2, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Keys Across America   With more than 50 performances scheduled in over 30 states, Keys Across America is Mackenzie Melemed’s landmark recital project exploring nearly two centuries of American piano music in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary. Keys Across America offers a vivid musical portrait of our nation, inviting audiences to hear American […]

Guest Artist Concert: Frangel López-Ceseña, Violin

Date: 7:30 pm, Monday, October 5, 2026

October 5, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With Joel Bacon, Harpsichord and Organ Rosary Sonatas of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber CSU alum Frangel López Ceseña, violin (National Symphony Orchestra, Mexico), joins CSU faculty-artist Joel Bacon, harpsichord and organ, for an evening of baroque sonatas for solo violin and continuo by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber. This concert is a sequel to their successful […]

Guest Artist Concert: Anne Slovin, Soprano / FREE 

Date: 7:30 pm, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

October 7, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Becoming America With Rose Wollman, Viola, and Hyeji Seo, Piano Soprano Anne Slovin with CSU faculty-artists Rose Wollman, viola, and Hyeji Seo, piano, present a chamber music commemorating America’s 250th anniversary. The United States has seen itself as a place where anyone can make their dreams come true: ‘a nation of immigrants,’ ‘a melting pot,’ […]

Wind Symphony Concert: 1876

Date: 7:30 pm, Thursday, October 8, 2026

October 8, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – 1876 The Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Rebecca Phillips, is back in concert with a celebration of Colorado’s sesquicentennial. The program harkens back to this region and its people before statehood, followed by historical, cultural, and innovative events that make up today’s Centennial State. Look here for more information on special guests, artists, and performers […]

Virtuoso Series Concert: Meredith Blecha-Wells, Cello and Friends

Date: 7:30 pm, Monday, October 12, 2026

October 12, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The American Soundscape: A 250th Anniversary Celebration Join us for an evening celebrating the richness and diversity of American music through works for cello and piano, solo cello, and string quartet. The American Soundscape: A 250th Anniversary Celebration features Samuel Barber’s powerful Cello Sonata, Allison Loggins-Hull’s evocative Stolen for solo cello, Jerod Tate’s Pisachi, as […]

2026 Symphonic Band From Sea to Shining Sea Concert Promotional Poster

Symphonic Band Concert: From Sea to Shining Sea

Date: 7:30 pm, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

October 13, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – From Sea to Shining Sea Join the Symphonic Band as it celebrates both the 150th anniversary of the State of Colorado and the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The band, directed by Dr. Jayme Taylor, with graduate student conductor, Benjamin Corneliusen, performs the music of Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, Caroline Bremer, Dana Wilson, […]

2026 University Orchestra Concert Arts of Resistance: Music as Movement Concert Promotional Poster

University Symphony Orchestra Concert- Arts of Resistance: Music as Movement

Date: 7:30 pm, Thursday, October 15, 2026

October 15, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Arts of Resistance: Music as Movement Arts of Resistance: Music as Movement traces the ways musicians have used sound, structure, and collective action to respond to the world around them. The orchestra, directed by Dr. Rachel Waddell, opens with the explosive energy of Ginastera’s Danza Final from Estancia, a celebration of cultural identity and the […]

Virtuoso Series Concert: Galit Kaunitz, Oboe –Reverberations: An Evening of Chamber Music for Winds

Date: 7:30 pm, Monday, October 19, 2026

October 19, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Reverberations: An Evening of Chamber Music for Winds With Juhyun Lee, Piano and Harpsichord; Ysmael Reyes, Flute; Tenly Williams, Oboe; and Cayla Bellamy-Lanz, Bassoon Contemporary woodwind playing draws on the traditions of the past, but in this case, the past is anything but boring! Join us as we travel from the quirky sonic world of Madeline […]

2026 Concert Orchestra Peter and the Wolf Concert Promotional Poster

Concert Orchestra Concert: Peter and the Wolf / FREE

Date: 7:30 pm, Wednesday, October 21, 2026

October 21, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Join Concert Orchestra as we open with Peter and the Wolf. Sergei Prokofiev’s beloved musical features colorful characters and vivid orchestral storytelling, with a few surprises along the way!

2026 Opera The Old Maid and the Thief and The Telephone Production

Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief and The Telephone

Ranging: October 22, October 23, and October 24

Starting: 7:30 pm, Thursday, October 22, 2026

October 22, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program  Enjoy two comedic one-act opera gems by Italian American composer, Gian-Carlo Menotti.

Promotional Photo of University Center for the Arts External Spring

Wind Symphony Chamber Concert / FREE

Date: 2:30 pm, Friday, October 23, 2026

October 23, 2026 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Featuring graduate student conductor Amanda Manning, the Wind Symphony performs chamber works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Thèodore Gouvy, Florence Price, and Erika Svanoe.

Jazz Combos III, IV, & V Concert 

Date: 7:30 pm, Tuesday, October 27, 2026

October 27, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU Jazz Combos III, IV, and V, directed by Dr. Gabriel Santiago, and graduate teaching assistant, Cael Cheeseman, present a concert of small group jazz. The program includes music by established jazz artists as well as original student compositions and arrangements.

Fall Choral Showcase

Date: 7:30 pm, Wednesday, October 28, 2026

October 28, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Featuring Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and University Chorus The popular Fall Choral Showcase features all three CSU choirs in an evening of vibrant and diverse repertoire. The Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. James Kim; Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Nathan Payant; and University Chorus, present music spanning styles, languages, and traditions, offering a dynamic introduction […]

Halloween Organ Extravaganza

Date: 6:00 pm, Saturday, October 31, 2026

October 31, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm – 21st Extravaganza The organ studio, with faculty-artist Joel Bacon, presents the 21st annual Halloween Organ Extravaganza, with classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. Don’t miss this community favorite! 