February 25, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo are two classical musicians who have taken the world by storm with their unique and hilarious theatrical shows, which combine comedy with classical music and popular culture. Their clips on YouTube, to date, have gathered over 35 million hits, and the duo has appeared on television in numerous countries. Equally […]
February 24, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –
The Jazz Ensembles share the stage with the great trombonist and composer, Marshall Gilkes, who has performed with great big bands around the world including the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the WDR Big Band. His most recent recording, “Koln,” features excellent and inventive arranging for big band. Jazz Ensembles I and II, under the direction of Peter Sommer and Wil Swindler, invite you to this special evening featuring this amazing improviser and composer!
February 21, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – It Could be Anything, CSU’s New Music Ensemble, embodies the spirit of the new music culture and is dedicated to performing innovative, collaborative, and exciting works of living composers, as well as the important contemporary works from composers of the recent past. Under the direction of Dr. Wesley Ferreira and Professor Andrew Jacobson, this concert […]
February 20, 2016 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – Audition days are for students wishing to pursue an undergraduate music major or minor degree at CSU. Auditions simultaneously function as admission consideration as well as scholarship consideration through the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Registration required: music.colostate.edu or call (970) 491-5529.
February 19, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –
Symphonies of Winds and Percussion, with guest Chris Van Hof, trombone
February 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – A long time ago, from a galaxy far, far away…Gary Moody, professor of Bassoon, revisits pieces not performed since his college days, as well as bassoon and contrabassoon pieces new to his repertoire. “On the day after Valentine’s Day, I’m spending the evening with my bassoon, the other love of my life!”
February 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A recital featuring students from CSU’s voice studios, as well as faculty and students from CSU German Department.
February 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –
The University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Wes Kenney, hosts the 2015-2016 Concerto Competition Finals featuring CSU’s finest soloists. This year’s ‘star search’ finalists are: Landon Adams and Ben Justis, percussion, performing Avner Dorman’s Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! (Spices); Paola Zamario, violin, performing Aram Khachaturian’s Concerto for Violin (Mvt. 1); and Rachelle Crowell, flute, performing Christopher Rouse’s Flute Concerto. These soloists, chosen through audition for the annual highly competitive competition, compete for monetary awards. In addition to the solo showcase pieces, the orchestra performs George Gershwin’s Catfish Row.
