Past Productions & Events

2023

Small Ensembles Promotional Poster One

Small Ensemble #1 /FREE

November 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Students of woodwind, brass, string, and percussion studios combine to present a recital of chamber music. Ensembles range from homogeneous instrumental family groups to contemporary mixed collaborations, some performing side-by-side with their faculty coaches and others presenting self-directed works.




Virtuoso Series Promotional Poster

Virtuoso Series Concert: The Lin and Chang Piano Duo

November 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – After their 2022 premier, The Lin and Chang Piano Duo, featuring CSU faculty artist Jooyeon Chang and Hsin-Hsuan Lin are back to present another enthusiastic program of music. The duo will perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, and Georges Bizet, originally written for four-hands on one piano. 


Jazz Faculty group

CSU Jazz Faculty Group at Dazzle in Denver

November 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Jazz is heating up at Colorado State University with a faculty of stellar Colorado jazz musicians. Focusing on straight-ahead jazz with a modern scholarly bent, the CSU faculty demonstrate that jazz is thriving in Fort Collins. Lead by the director of jazz studies, Wil Swindler (saxophone), the CSU Faculty Jazz Group includes Gabe Mervine (trumpet), […]


2023 Jazz Ensembles: Jazz Modern Promotional Poster

Jazz Ensembles –Jazz Modern: 100 Years of Jazz by Decade Part 2

November 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Jazz Modern: 100 Years of Jazz by Decade (Part 2- 1970s-2023)  Join CSU Jazz Ensembles in a journey from the inception of Jazz as the American artform to present day (1970s-2023). This concert highlights the current state of jazz as art-music in America, featuring music from living artists reflecting contemporary life. 


Instrument Photo of Strings

Chamber Music for Strings

November 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The undergraduate string chamber music groups perform a program by many important chamber music composers.


Classical Convergence Series: Ilya Yakushev, Piano

November 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev, with many awards and honors to his credit, continues to astound and mesmerize audiences at major venues on three continents. The British label Nimbus Records released Yakushev’s CD, “Prokofiev Sonatas Vol. 1” CD. The American Record Guide wrote, “Yakushev is one of the very best young pianists before the public today, […]


Equity Dialogs: Can curiosity reduce polarization?

Equity Dialogs: Can curiosity reduce polarization?

11/14/2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Can curiosity reduce polarization? Join us for coffee and conversation with Dr. Martín Carcasson about his work on how processes of conversation matter when addressing difficult and polarizing issues. Read his short piece “Why process matters: Democracy and human nature” and watch his talk on “Polarity management” to prepare. Facilitated by Elizabeth Sink. Light lunch […]


Virtuoso Series Promotional Poster

Virtuoso Series Concert: Faculty Chamber Music

November 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Music Faculty perform works for mixed ensembles by a variety of composers on this popular biannual concert. Stay tuned for more details!