Past Productions & Events

2023

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Saxophone Studio Recital / FREE

November 12, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Students of Professor Peter Sommer and Dr. Dan Goble perform solo, and chamber works for saxophone. Join us for this concert featuring classic and contemporary music for saxophone!


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CSU Spur Music Lab with Guest Artist Venus Cruz

November 11, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm –

CSU Spur MusicLab is a free, community-based, and culturally relevant music outreach program that provides elemental music education workshops and performance opportunities for learners of all ages with a focus on beginner and amateur musicianship. Doors are open to all levels of musicians, but no previous music experience is required to enjoy this musical community.


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Trombone Choir Concert: Creating Soundscapes Through New Repertoire for Trombone Choir / FREE

November 8, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Trombone Studio presents an evening of music featuring pieces newly composed and arranged for trombone ensemble. This concert will showcase the ability of the trombone choir to create imagery through performance, on pieces such as, “Rising Tide” by Jack Wilds, “Tsunami” by David Wilborn, “One for the Road” by Steven Verhelst, and music […]


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Voice Area Recital / FREE

November 7, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Performances by students from the voice studios of Nicole Asel, Tiffany Blake, and John Lindsey.


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Guest Artist: Duo Cortona / FREE

November 6, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Duo Cortona, a voice and violin duo made up of Rachel Calloway and Ari Streisfeld, make their Colorado debut presenting a concert of new and recent works written for the duo. The duo will perform new and recent works by Colorado-based composer Annika Sokolofsky, as well as music by Ingrid Laubrock and John Fitz-Rogers. Duo […]


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Percussion Ensemble

November 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Eric Hollenbeck, performs new works as well as traditional pieces from the percussion cannon. Note: This event time has been updated.


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Flute Studio Recital / FREE

November 4, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Performances by students from the flute studio of Ysmael Reyes and Michelle Stanley.


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Music Research Colloquium Series: presentation by Dr. Dawn Grapes

November 3, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm –

Please join us for the Music Research Colloquium Series when Dr. Dawn Grapes presents a lecture on “The Countess of Bedford, Royal Imagery, and Artistic Patronage in the Age of Elizabeth and Anna.” Dr. Grapes is an associate professor of Music History at CSU.


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Jazz Combos Concert

November 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU Jazz Combos present an evening of small-group jazz. Directed by Dr. Seth Lewis, Tom Amend, and Sean Sullivan, the combos present jazz standards, hidden gems, and original music by combo members.


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Halloween Organ Extravaganza

October 31, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 11:59 pm – The organ studio, with faculty artist Joel Bacon, presents the 18th annual Halloween Organ Extravaganza, with classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. If you think organ music or organists are boring, this concert will change your mind! Performances at 6, 8, and 10 p.m.