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 […]
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 […]
July 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The CSU Summer Conducting Seminar continues its fun tradition of presenting a delightful concert version of a popular operetta or Broadway musical. The project serves as the master’s thesis for working music educators from around the world who participate in the seminar for three consecutive summers. Musical direction by Wes Kenney Stage direction by Brian […]
July 5, 2023 – July 9, 2023 @ 12:00 am –
All musicians and clarinetists are invited to an opportunity of a lifetime. The International Clarinet Association’s 50th Anniversary Conference – ClarinetFest® 2023, is taking place in Westminster, Colorado from July 5-9, 2023. CSU Clarinet Professor Dr. Wesley Ferreira is the artistic director of this event, which will attract thousands of clarinetists of all levels, abilities, and ages from around the world.
June 30, 2023 – July 16, 2023 @ All Day –
The unique program is designed for music educators, enabling students to earn a master’s degree while continuing to work full-time. With the exception of a two-week summer seminar held on the CSU campus, all course work can be completed online or using your own school orchestra, choir, or band as your conducting laboratory.
June 26, 2023 – June 29, 2023 @ All Day –
The CSU Brass Workshop is an exciting new opportunity for student brass players to gain valuable instruction and improve on their instrument in a low-pressure and supportive environment. This three-day workshop is designed to help students with all aspects of their brass playing through daily warm-up sessions, clinics, chamber ensembles, group lessons and more!
June 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Praeludium in F# minor, BuxWV 146 by Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Two Cincinnati Improvisations by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012) transcribed T. Wilson Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Variations on an Easter Theme (for organ duet) by John Rutter (b. 1945) Ken Cowan and Todd Wilson Two Preludes on American Hymn Tunes by George […]
June 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, Head of Organ Program Program: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Elegy by William Grant-Still (1895-1978) Humoresque, Op. 77 (Hommage à Marcel Dupré) by Rachel Laurin (b. 1961) Allegro, from Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42, No. 2 by Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) […]
June 8, 2023 – June 10, 2023 @ 12:00 am –
This is an excellent opportunity for middle school and high school students to begin to unravel the mystery of Jazz improvisation by working with our excellent Jazz faculty at CSU. We can help you make sense of all of those chord changes and equip you with tools and strategies to improvise better and improve over time. This workshop will provide the information, practice techniques, and experience to grow as a Jazz musician.
June 5, 2023 – June 10, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm –
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance offers a six-day workshop (Monday-Saturday) studying musical theatre for ages 14-18. This intensive program is an opportunity to study musical theatre with the award-winning faculty of CSU’s Musical Theatre program: Broadway performers Noah Racey (Curtains, Thoroughly Modern Millie) and Patty Goble, (Curtains, Ragtime), have performed in 11+ Broadway shows and have 50 years’ professional experience between them. Students will work on college audition material, bring song interpretation skills to a new level, and study movement from one of Broadway’s top song and dance performers. This summer workshop is offered June 5-10, 2023. Camps take place at CSU Spur in Denver. Cost is $540 per participant; scholarships are available.
