Keyboard Area Recital / FREE
December 7, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – A recital presented by students from the piano studio of Dr. Janet Landreth.
Past Productions & Events
2017
Symphonic Band Concert #2
December 7, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Ecstatic Waters Join us as the Symphonic Band tackles Steven Bryant’s electrifying Ecstatic Waters, the 2010 winner of the National Band Association William D. Revelli Award. Inspired by the poetry of W.B. Yeats, this work fuses the wind band with electronic elements to create a new, hybrid sound-world that ranges from the joyful bell sounds […]
CSU Honor Band Festival
December 7, 2017 – December 9, 2017 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm – CSU’s nationally renowned Honor Band Festival is an annual event, bringing together the finest high school musicians from the Rocky Mountain Region, selected from hundreds of applicants from throughout the western United States. The three-day festival features guest conductors and clinicians from across the country and is capped off with a performance by the High […]
Violin Studio Recitals / FREE
December 6, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Violin students of Dr. Ron Francois perform a variety of pieces from the standard repertoire. “This event provides a great performing experience for the students…a great learning experience too,” exclaims Francois!
Jazz Combos Concert
December 4, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The concert given by Jazz Combos I, II, and III features the music of the American Songbook, arranged by the students. The beloved tunes of the songbook are still performed daily in clubs and stages across the world. “Originally written for the Broadway stage by Tin Pan Alley composers, these tunes were quickly adopted by […]
Graduate Piano Trio Recital
December 4, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Members of the Graduate Piano Trio are Jose Trujillo, violin, Norma Parrot, cello and Sicong Zhou, piano. The members, who are from Mexico, Brasil and China, bring great energy and perspective to their work as a chamber ensemble.
Concert Orchestra Concert / FREE
December 3, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Baroque Showcase With Guest John McGuire, Horn With three varied pieces from the Baroque period, the concert features both well-known and relatively unknown music. Written for King George I, the premiere of George Frideric Handel’s Water Music was performed by 50 musicians on a barge on the River Thames. The orchestra opens the concert with […]
2017 Holiday Spectacular
December 3, 2017 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 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 […]
Graduate String Quartet Concert / FREE
December 3, 2017 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – This year begins a new two-year cycle for the Graduate Quartet Program. The new members are Frangel Lopez Cesena from Mexico and Ryan Foley from Boulder on violin, Rosa Cole from Mexico on viola, and Julius Hochmuth from Fort Collins on cello. The ensemble performs repertoire from the wonderfully varied string quartet genre.