Past Productions & Events

2023

2023 University Symphony Orchestra Joyful Beginnings Poster

University Symphony Orchestra Concert

October 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Joyous Beginnings Join our CSU Symphony Orchestra in a joyous celebration of firsts. Director of Orchestras Rachel Waddell joins the symphony for our first performance together, pairing two jubilant and exciting works. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade in A minor, Op.33 bristles with energy, color, and lyricism while Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 explores fate and […]


Classical Convergence Series: Beo String Quartet

October 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With 65 world premieres to its credit and 145 concert works played throughout the United States, South America, and Europe, the iconoclastic Beo String Quartet does what it loves best: playing classical repertoire, contemporary, rock, and experimental music. From the Latin “to make happy,” Beo started out as a lark. Two Mexican-American brothers, Jason Neukom […]


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Guest Artist: Ariana Wyatt, Soprano, and Richard Masters, Piano / FREE

October 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Ariana Wyatt enjoys a diverse career on the opera stage and in the concert hall. On the stage, she has performed for Gotham Chamber Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Omaha, Spoleto USA, Opera Roanoke, Opera on the James, the Juilliard Opera Center, and Aspen Opera Theater. She has recorded for […]


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Symphonic Band Concert- French Impressions

October 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Symphonic Band, conducted by Dr. Jayme Taylor, performs the music of composers Norman Dello Joio, Julie Giroux, and George Gershwin. Join the band on a musical tour of France!


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CANCELLEDVirtuoso Series Concert: Shilo Stroman, Percussion

October 9, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This event has been cancelled. Modern Soundscapes CSU faculty artist Shilo Stroman performs a concert of modern soundscapes featuring a world premiere piece for vibraphone processed through guitar pedals by Ben Hylton, an original snare solo by Stroman, and other works by living composers. Stroman, described as a musical chameleon determined to fit into any […]


The Potentials and Pitfalls of Self-Care event on Oct. 6 from 12:30-2 p.m.

Equity Dialogs: The Potentials and Pitfalls of Self-Care

10/06/2023 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Is self-care really the answer to burnout, anxiety, and stress? The self-care movement in the United States has its roots in the idea that caring for ourselves through community, creativity, and cultural celebration is a radical act in the face of challenge and oppression. But today, it is a $10+ billion industry that often urges […]


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Wind Symphony Concert- Adventures!

October 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Who doesn’t like an adventure? The CSU Wind Symphony opens the 2023-24 season by taking the audience on a series auditory adventures that will allow us to see the world through different lenses. Works include Moth by Reveli Prize winning composer Viet Cuong, Gazebo Dances by Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Corigliano, Kaleidoscope Eyes by […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: Margaret Miller, Viola

October 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU faculty artists Margaret Miller and Juhyun Lee perform works for viola and piano that include Vaughn Williams, Ofer Ben-Amots, and Arthur Foote. Dr. Ben-Amots is a composition professor at Colorado College, and the duo will premiere a new arrangement of the “Nigun and Hora” for viola and piano. Also featured is a cello sonata […]


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2023 CSU Band Day

September 30, 2023 @ All Day –

This fall, the Colorado State Marching Band, in conjunction with CSU Athletics, will be hosting the inaugural CSU Band Day. Join us at the CSU vs Utah Tech game on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 for this special event!


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Masterclass: Special Guest Artist Randy Brecker, Jazz Trumpet

September 29, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Join CSU Jazz Studies for a Masterclass and Open Rehearsal with special guest artist Randy Brecker. 12-1 PM Masterclass Runyan Rehearsal Hall 1-2 PM Open Rehearsal Clinic with Jazz Combo 1 UCA 204 Randy Brecker, jazz trumpeter and composer, has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His […]