Past Productions & Events

2017

CSU Marching Band 2014 Parade of Lights performance

2017 Parade of Lights Preview / FREE

November 30, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm – The CSU Marching Band returns to the 2017 9NEWS Parade of Lights, leading the annual event through the streets of downtown Denver on Friday, Dec. 1. Support the band during this hometown parade preview on the streets around the University Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov. 30. Parade watching in Denver This year’s Parade […]


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Student Recital: Weijia Huang, Piano

November 30, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm –


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2017 Holiday Spectacular

November 29, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Open Dress Rehearsal for CSU Students only: Wednesday, November 29, 7 p.m. (FREE, but ID required) Public Performances: Thursday, November 30, 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 3, 4 p.m. Kick off the holiday season with our family-friendly and wildly popular annual presentation! Featuring performances from CSU ensembles and other special guests, this charming evening of […]


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Guest Artist: Ad Hoc Cello Quartet / FREE

November 27, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Back by popular demand, the quartet returns with varied repertoire and a final number with cello students joining the quartet for a cello choir selection.


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Organ Concerto Concert: Sinfonia with Guest Joel Bacon

November 17, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The concert, performed by CSU Organ Professor Joel Bacon with the CSU Sinfonia conducted by Wes Kenney, is for anyone who wants to hear and to be overwhelmed by grand organ sonorities. In talking about the event, Joel Bacon said, “The sound in the room is going to be (insert adjective here that best coincides […]


Jazz Ensemble I in concert

Jazz Ensembles Concert #2

November 16, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Music of Colorado Composers Back by popular demand, Jazz Ensembles I and II perform the music of composers from the great state of Colorado! The Centennial State is home to some of the greatest modern big band composers in the country, including resident composer Wil Swindler. “We had a great time featuring music from our […]


Medieval Music Concert

November 16, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Play of Daniel With Guest John Carlo Pierce, Tenor; Directed by Joel Bacon Pre-Concert lecture given by Dr. Bacon at 6:30 p.m. The unique program features a performance by students and faculty of The Play of Daniel (Ludus Danielis), a sung drama from 13th century France. The play tells the biblical story of Daniel – […]


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Master Class: Morgenstern Trio

November 15, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am – The class takes place in Room 202. The Morgenstern Trio will work with CSU’s graduate quartet and trio, and one undergraduate quartet. The session is FREE and open to public observation. Named after the famed poet Christian Morgenstern, this German piano trio has been praised for their “unanimity, polished technique and musical imagination” by The […]


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Classical Convergence, Morgenstern Trio

November 14, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Named after the famed poet Christian Morgenstern, this German piano trio has been praised for their “unanimity, polished technique and musical imagination” by The Washington Post. *Public pricing may increase by $5-$10 based on inventory


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Music in the Museum Series, Joel Bacon, Harpsichord / FREE

November 14, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – With CSU Faculty Artists, and Dr. Emily Moore, Assistant Professor of Art History The series explores the cross-fertilization between music and the visual arts, with performances and brief historic backgrounds by music and art faculty. We invite you to holistically absorb the power of music and the visual arts and the relationships between them through […]