Summer Kodály Certificate Program
July 14, 2018 – July 28, 2018 @ All Day –
Past Productions & Events
2018
Creative Musical Movement Camp
June 18, 2018 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm –
A fun session focused on music and movement for ages 6-9. The music through movement approach to music education teaches an understanding of music – its fundamental concepts, its expressive meanings, and its deep connections to other arts and human activities – through ground breaking techniques incorporating rhythmic movement, aural training, and physical, vocal and instrumental improvisation.
Jr. LIFT Clarinet Academy
June 18, 2018 – June 22, 2018 @ All Day –
The Junior Lift Clarinet Academy is an action-packed five day journey, designed for students ages 13-18 who seek to expand their clarinet study within a supportive and engaging musical environment.
Dalcroze-based Eurhythmics Course
June 13, 2018 – June 22, 2018 @ All Day –
The summer seminar at CSU follows the curriculum of the American Eurhythmics Society and is closely affiliated with this organization. Aligning with CSU’s goals for the course, the mission of the Society is to introduce public school music teachers to the philosophical and pedagogical approach of Dalcroze-based training, preparing them to incorporate the approach in their teaching.
LIFT Clarinet Academy
June 11, 2018 – June 15, 2018 @ All Day –
The Lift Clarinet Academy is an annual summer clarinet camp hosted annually by Clarinet Professor Dr Wesley Ferreira at Colorado State University. Each participant receives his/her own practice room to support daily lessons and performance coachings. Multiple group sessions and clinics cover a variety of topics from the fundamental to the progressive. Our goal is clear: to give each participant a tailored program with personalized instruction. The academy program also includes activities such as topic and performance masterclasses, participant chamber music performances, and a faculty recital as well as social gatherings that allow students and faculty to mingle and take in some of beautiful Colorado.
2018 Organ Week: Closing Concert
June 7, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Featuring James David Christie, Joel Bacon, and Ken Cowan The final program of CSU Organ Week 2018 will feature all of the week’s guest organists in an unforgettable evening of music on CSU’s famed Casavant organ.
Pre-College Percussion Camp
June 7, 2018 – June 8, 2018 @ All Day –
The Pre-College Percussion Camp includes instruction on how to prepare and audition successfully toward acceptance as a collegiate music major. The workshop focuses on the four primary percussion instruments: Mallets (2 and 4 mallet), Timpani, Snare Drum, and Drum Set, as well as insight on applications, scholarships, equipment, and student skills.
2018 Organ Week: Caleb Hudson, Trumpet and Joel Bacon, Organ
June 6, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – No Charge, No Tickets, Open Seating beginning at 7 p.m. The program will feature works from the Baroque to the contemporary, including Vivaldi’s Concerto in D Major, RV 230, Petr Eben’s Okna (Jerusalem Windows by Marc Chagall), and music by J.S. Bach.
2018 Organ Week: Ken Cowan, Solo Organ Recital
June 5, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Ken Cowan is one of North America’s finest concert organists. Praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike, he maintains a rigorous performing schedule which takes him to major concert venues and churches in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Although Ken Cowan has visited Fort Collins frequently, this […]
2018 Organ Week: Baroque Concertos for Organ and Harpsichord
June 4, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With Joel Bacon, James David Christie, Ken Cowan, and members of the Fort Collins Symphony, directed by Wes Kenney An evening of organ and harpsichord concertos with three internationally acclaimed organists and members of the Fort Collins Symphony, conducted by Wes Kenney. Works will include: G. F. Handel’s Concerto for Organ in F Major, Op. 4/4;C.P.E. […]