Past Productions & Events

2023

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Guest Artist Concert: Regina Helcher Yost, Flute / FREE

September 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Regina Helcher Yost is nationally renowned as an orchestral and chamber music musician and an acclaimed flute and piccolo pedagogy teacher. She is the second flute/piccolo of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the Assistant Principal Flute/Piccolo of the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Helcher Yost is a faculty member at Charleston Southern University […]


Margaret Bonds and Langston Hughes

Guest Artist Concert: Sarah Howes, Soprano, Mikalia Bradbury, Mezzo-Soprano, Mary Trotter, Piano / FREE

September 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – I, Too, Sing America: The Friendship and Collaboration of Margaret Bonds and Langston Hughes As an undergraduate at Northwestern University, pianist-composer Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) stumbled across a book of poetry by Langston Hughes (1902-1967). It was in that book that she first read, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” his first published poem (written at age […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: Wesley Ferreira, Clarinet, and Bryan Wallick, Piano

September 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Grand Duos CSU faculty artists Dr. Wesley Ferreira and Dr. Bryan Wallick kick off their U.S. tour of a program featuring grand duos for clarinet and piano. The indelible and monumental works by Johannes Brahms (Sonata, Op. 120, No. 2) and Carl Maria von Weber (Grand Duo Concertante) are paired with the impressive Four Rags […]


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Flowers and the Virgin Mary: Cultivating Devotion

September 14, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – A lecture by Joel Bacon, followed by a tour of the CSU Annual Flower Trial Gardens with John Murgel Flowers have long been associated with the Virgin Mary. Gardens of roses inspired the rosary, and countless flowers honor Mary by name, such as marigolds, Lady’s slippers, and rosemary. In this lecture in GAMA’s Robert W. […]


Celebrate International Democracy Day on Sept 14 on the Plaza with ice cream and popsicles

International Day of Democracy

09/14/2023 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm –

Celebrate International Democracy Day with ice cream, popsicles, and conversation about what democracy means to you!


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Guest Artist Concert: Nicholas May, Saxophone / Free

September 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – You, Me, Us: A Celebration of Queer Music for Saxophone Join saxophonist Nick May in concert as part of the I Exist Project with a performance of works by emerging and leading queer composers of our time. It is undeniable to acknowledge the influence queerness has on contemporary music. With iconic 20th-century queer figures including […]


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Music in the Museum Concert Series / FREE

September 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Music in the Museum Concert Series at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art explores the cross-fertilization of music and the visual arts through concerts in the galleries. Performances by Colorado State University music faculty and students are enriched with context provided by faculty and students from the Department of Art and Art History and the […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: John McGuire, Horn, and Drew Leslie, Trombone

September 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Start the semester with a delightful and enjoyable trombone and horn music evening with CSU faculty artists Dr. John McGuire and Dr. Drew Leslie as they present new and interesting music for each instrument and arrangements not previously heard!


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Fall 2023 Student Recitals FREE

September 7, 2023 – December 9, 2023 @ All Day – Please join us in celebrating the recital performances of our CSU music students. Student Recitals are FREE and open to the public. Note: Dates, times, and locations are subject to change, please check back to confirm performance details. Saturday, October 7, 2023: 5 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, Rachel Richardson, Horn Friday, October 20, 2023: 5 […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: Cayla Bellamy, Bassoon – Home and Away

September 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Home and Away With Jooyeon Chang, Piano Join CSU faculty artist Dr. Cayla Bellamy for a worldwide, whirlwind tour of music for bassoon with piano in lush sonata settings, distorted and amplified through effects pedals, and tunes stolen from virtuosic violins and gentle nocturnes. The tour begins in our backyard with a world premiere by […]