Past Productions & Events

2016

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Student Recital: Eric Botto, Voice

September 23, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm –


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Guest Artist, Ascendo3

September 21, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Invigorating international collaborations with contemporary composers…masterful programming of new acoustic and electroacoustic works…fresh, bold presentations of works by J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Bernstein, Lennon-McCartney, and others…flexible, intriguing interactions with audiences, and an authentic dedication to recording…this and more is Ascendo3! Comprised of Anna Marie Wytko, saxophone; Cameron Hofmann, piano; and […]


2016 High School Choral and Voice Day

2016 High School Choral and Voice Day

September 21, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm –


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Classical Convergence Concert: DUO 1804

September 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – DUO 1804 is a collaboration between composer, violinist and educator Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and composer, percussionist and creator of Afro- electronica®, Val-Inc. Longtime peers in the Haitian American musical community of New York City, this is the much anticipated collaboration between two boundary-breaking composers exploring the possibilities of classical and electronic music, from a […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert, Michelle Stanley, Flute

September 19, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Classical Flute: Elegance, Symmetry and Style. With Tim Burns, Piano CSU faculty member Michelle Stanley performs major works for flute from the Classical Era, including a Mozart flute quartet, and lesser known classical works for the instrument.


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Master Class: “Event Pieces” with Duo 1804

September 19, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – How does a DJ compose? What would a laptopist’s score look like? How would a composer sonically and visually organize the improvisational contributions of musicians? In Event Pieces, DBR answered these questions by developing a graphic musical notation that allows for the organization of composed and improvised musical fragments, or “events.” Participants generate and incorporate […]


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Student Recital: Jordan Asker, Double Bass

September 16, 2016 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm –


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Guest Artists: Eric Lau/Scott Ney Duo, Saxophone and Percussion

September 14, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Eric Lau is Associate Professor of Saxophone at the University of New Mexico. An active recitalist, Dr. Lau has performed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Brazil. His interest in new music has led to his involvement in the commissioning of new works for saxophone by more than a dozen composers including Gunther Schuller […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert, Peter Sommer Septet

September 12, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – CSU faculty members Peter Sommer and Wil Swindler, Saxophones and Clarinets. With special guests Al Hood, Trumpet; Paul McKee, Trombone; Ben Markley, Piano; Bijoux Barbossa, Bass; and Paul Romaine, Drums The Peter Sommer Septet, a four-horn jazz ensemble featuring guests from up and down the Front Range jazz community, performs swinging arrangements tailored for the […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert, Andrew Jacobson, Oboe

August 29, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – With Anne Breeden, Piano CSU faculty member Andrew Jacobson gives his first solo recital at CSU, performing Sonata for Oboe and Piano by Francis Poulenc, Gobo by Russell Pinkston, Black Anemones by Joseph Schwantner, and more.