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 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 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 6, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – A recital presented by piano students from the studio of Bryan Wallick. CONFIRMATION OF TIME: Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.
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 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 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Join CSU Concert Orchestra for an afternoon of music inspired by the moon. From Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik to Van Morrison’s Moondance, this eclectic program will set the tone for a nostalgic and romantic holiday season. All are welcome!
December 3, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm –
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 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The CSU Marching Band returns to the 2023 9NEWS Parade of Lights, leading the annual event through the streets of downtown Denver on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. The Colorado State Marching Band is the only university marching band to participate in the Parade of Lights and has led the parade through the streets […]
