Past Productions & Events

2023

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Classical Convergence: Borromeo String Quartet

April 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The award-winning quartet is admired for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st-century composers. PROGRAM: J.S. Bach – A minor Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 arranged by Nick Kitchen Bela Bartok – String Quartet 2 I. Moderato II. Allegro molto […]


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CSU Music Therapy Singer / Songwriter Night

April 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The music therapy area cordially invites you to join us for a singer/songwriter event with performances from Saja Butler and Bevin Luna, with Eric Straumanis on guitar. Opening acts include original music from CSU music therapy students Brigitte Benson and Carly Gilliland. This is an all-ages show and there is no admission fee for the […]


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CSU Trombone Choir Concert with Guest Artist David Jackson/FREE

April 11, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Trombone Studio presents an evening of music composed and arranged for trombone ensemble featuring guest artist David Jackson. This concert will showcase the full CSU Trombone Choir as well as the NoCo Bones, which is a large trombone choir made up of both CSU students and area high school trombonists. Jackson will perform […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: Eric Hollenbeck, Percussion

April 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Just Getting Rollin’! Join CSU faculty artist, Eric Hollenbeck, for a concert that includes several pieces featuring the lost art of rolling on marimba. A trend of marimbaist avoiding rolling as a means of sustain on the instrument has been revealed in most percussion pieces during the last 20 years. This program will feature several […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: Peter Sommer, Saxophone & Guest, Ben Markley, Piano

April 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Great American Songbook CSU Saxophone Professor Peter Sommer and University of Wyoming Director of Jazz Studies Ben Markley present a program of standards from the Great American Songbook, including music by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and many more! An evening of duo jazz, featuring saxophone and piano in an intimate setting, highlighting […]


2023 CSU Trumpet Day

April 8, 2023 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm –


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CSU Marching Band Virtual Q&A #1

April 6, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm – We hope you’ll join us at our CSU Marching Band Q&A. During the webinar, you will receive an overview of our marching band program, meet marching band faculty and student leadership, find out about the audition process, and have an opportunity to ask questions.  Register here.  


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Trumpet Studio Recital /FREE

April 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please join us for a concert of solos and chamber music by members of the CSU Trumpet Studio.


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The Tender Land by Aaron Copland

April 2, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program An American icon, Aaron Copland’s music evokes the wide-open spaces of American landscapes and gives voice to a pioneering spirit of adventure in pieces like  Rodeo  and  Appalachian Spring. In this piece, the sounds of rollicking American folk music are paired with achingly beautiful melodies that speak of the characters’ […]