June 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Praeludium in F# minor, BuxWV 146 by Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Two Cincinnati Improvisations by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012) transcribed T. Wilson Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Variations on an Easter Theme (for organ duet) by John Rutter (b. 1945) Ken Cowan and Todd Wilson Two Preludes on American Hymn Tunes by George […]
June 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, Head of Organ Program Program: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Elegy by William Grant-Still (1895-1978) Humoresque, Op. 77 (Hommage à Marcel Dupré) by Rachel Laurin (b. 1961) Allegro, from Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42, No. 2 by Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) […]
June 8, 2023 – June 10, 2023 @ 12:00 am –
This is an excellent opportunity for middle school and high school students to begin to unravel the mystery of Jazz improvisation by working with our excellent Jazz faculty at CSU. We can help you make sense of all of those chord changes and equip you with tools and strategies to improvise better and improve over time. This workshop will provide the information, practice techniques, and experience to grow as a Jazz musician.
June 5, 2023 – June 10, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm –
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance offers a six-day workshop (Monday-Saturday) studying musical theatre for ages 14-18. This intensive program is an opportunity to study musical theatre with the award-winning faculty of CSU’s Musical Theatre program: Broadway performers Noah Racey (Curtains, Thoroughly Modern Millie) and Patty Goble, (Curtains, Ragtime), have performed in 11+ Broadway shows and have 50 years’ professional experience between them. Students will work on college audition material, bring song interpretation skills to a new level, and study movement from one of Broadway’s top song and dance performers. This summer workshop is offered June 5-10, 2023. Camps take place at CSU Spur in Denver. Cost is $540 per participant; scholarships are available.
June 5, 2023 – June 9, 2023 @ 12:00 am –
Spend a week honing your craft on the beautiful CSU campus! Auditioned students will perform a solo in our beautiful Recital Hall. Participants will also take voice lessons with CSU faculty, and participate in workshops, masterclasses, and talkbacks, including ‘Conquering the College Audition.’
May 30, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm –
We hope you’ll join us at our CSU Marching Band Webinar to talk about Preseason Camp. During the webinar, you will receive an overview of our preseason camp, meet marching band faculty and student leadership, find out more about arriving on campus, and have an opportunity to ask questions.
May 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This concert will feature the CSU steel drum ensemble, Ragtime Xylophone Band, Civil War Rope Drum Ensemble and the Mexican Marimba band. The music represents styles, instruments and cultures from North and South America, the Middle East and Europe. *Note: This concert was changed from the original time of 6:00 PM and will now occur […]
May 6, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm –
May 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A Monumental Close! Join us as we celebrate Maestro Wes Kenney’s retirement with Mahler’s gigantic Symphony No. 3. This virtuosic work concludes with what quite possibly is Mahler’s view of heaven. The concert features the CSU Symphony, CSU Choirs, CSU faculty Nicole Asel as mezzo-soprano soloist, and the Centennial Children’s Choir.
