December 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Elemental Jayme Taylor, Conductor, with John McGuire, Horn The ancient classical notion of four elements, Earth, Fire, Air, and Water brought to musical life. Featuring CSU’s Professor of Horn, Dr. John McGuire and a consortium premiere of Cathrine Likhuta’s “Sure-fire” Concerto for Horn and Wind Band.
December 11, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Join us for a concert featuring various pieces and concerti performed by members of the keyboard studio led by Dr. Bryan Wallick.
December 11, 2025 – December 13, 2025 @ 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 students’ experience, providing invaluable insight and expertise.
December 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Violin students from the studio of Dr. Ron Francois perform a concert featuring various pieces and concerti.
December 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Featuring Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and University Chorus The CSU choral program presents the annual “All-Choral Holiday Concert.” Get in the holiday spirit with the Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. James Kim; Concert Choir, conducted by Dr. Nathan Payant; and the University Chorus, conducted by graduate teaching assistant Carly Neumann, for an evening filled with […]
December 9, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The graduate String Chamber Music concert will feature two well-known works; the “Dumky trio” by Antonin Dvorak and Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello.
December 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Rocky Mountain Rhapsody: Poetry and Music for Colorado Soundscapes Experience the breathtaking landscapes of Colorado through a harmonious fusion of music and poetry. The CSU Concert Orchestra, directed by Dr. Rachel Waddell, presents an all-Colorado composer program, weaving together works by Kevin Poelking, Chris Pilsner, Susan H. Day, and others. Each piece is accompanied by […]
December 7, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Students of the oboe and bassoon studios of Dr. Galit Kaunitz and Dr. Cayla Bellamy perform solo and ensemble works written from the 1600s to the present day.
December 5, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm – The hometown Parade of Lights preview gives those who can’t make it to Denver the opportunity to enjoy an intimate and exciting performance from our beloved CSU Marching Band. Watch along the route, then follow the band to the front of the University Center for the Arts for a short performance following the parade. Feel […]
December 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Sorcery and Spectacle Prepare to be spellbound as the CSU Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Rachel Waddell, conjures an evening of magic and adventure. Our journey begins with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture, setting the stage with a balance of grandeur and whimsy. Next, acclaimed vocalist and faculty artist John Lindsey joins the ensemble […]
