May 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Legacy of Leipzig Both J.S. Bach and Felix Mendelssohn lived in Leipzig –albeit in different centuries—and both made major musical contributions to this great German city. This program opens with the Overture to Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3. It will be followed by his Concerto for Oboe and Violin, performed by CSU professors Pablo […]
May 1, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Momentum The CSU Concert Band ends the semester with a performance capitalizing on the momentum built throughout the year. Join the Concert Band for this engaging concert.
April 30, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This concert will feature the undergraduate string chamber music groups.
April 30, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – CSU’s Chamber and Concert Choirs are excited to join forces with Laudamus Chamber Chorale to perform Mozart’s monumental “Requiem,” accompanied by an orchestra comprised of professional instrumentalists from across the Front Range. The mystery surrounding this magnificent work is well documented, mainly due to the myths and controversies about its completion. Mozart was terminally ill […]
April 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – This concert will feature the western tradition of percussion in the 21st century with most of the pieces being written in the last 10 years. No dead composers on this one. We will pull out most of the percussion inventory and be ready for an eclectic and modern chamber music experience. Omar Carmenates is currently […]
April 29, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm –
This event is an in-person live audition for anyone interested in joining the Fall 2023 CSU Color Guard. The day will begin with registration, continue with instructional/review time, and finish with the live auditions. Interested individuals who cannot make the live auditions can submit videos instead. All video auditions are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 28. There is no fee to audition.
For details about the CSU Color Guard and to register for auditions, click here.
April 28, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – A recital presented by brass area students from the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba studios of Dr. Stanley Curtis, Dr. John McGuire, Dr. Drew Leslie, and Professor Stephen Dombrowski featuring repertoire for chamber groups and soloists.
April 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – In celebration of springtime, we explore the music of newness, rebirth, and revolution! The Symphonic Band, directed by Jayme Taylor, performs a concert featuring Of Our New Day Begun by Omar Thomas based on the song Lift Every Voice and Sing, Chester by William Schuman based on the American revolutionary war song by William Billings, […]
April 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – CSU’s piano students perform selected works.
April 25, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Concert #2 CSU Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Wil Swindler and Shilo Stroman present guest composer/bassist Sherisse Rogers. Ms. Rogers is a versatile composer, ranging in style from jazz and classical to world music and Rhythm & Blues. She was a regular arranger and orchestrator for the world-renowned crossover orchestra The Metropole Orchestra based […]
