Past Productions & Events

2021

Symphonic Band Concert: Joyful Sounds

October 14, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Dr. Jayme Taylor, conductor Ben Pouncey, graduate conductor This concert marks the return of the full Symphonic Band to live performances on the CSU campus. Exploring many musical styles and expressions, the selections for this concert are sure to bring back to our audience the joy of live music! This concert will be performed in […]


Virtuoso Series Concert — John Carlo Pierce, Tenor

October 11, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – To celebrate LGBT History Month, John Pierce performs a program of works by LGBT composers: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Op 31 by Benjamin Britten; Friendly Persuasions (Homage to Poulenc) by Jake Heggie; Cocardes (Francis Poulenc). With guests Dr. Tim Burns and Dr. John McGuire.  This concert will be performed in person and LIVE-STREAMED. It […]


2021 Fall Wind Symphony Promotional Poster

Wind Symphony Concert: Celebrations

October 7, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Rebecca Phillips and the CSU Wind Symphony present Celebrations, an evening of uplifting music for wind instruments. This concert will be performed in person and LIVE-STREAMED. View program


Two voice students pictured singing

Voice Area Recital

October 5, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Enjoy a program of art songs and arias from CSU voice students.   On-Demand: October 15 


Margaret Miller Promotional Photo

Virtuoso Series Concert — Margaret Miller, Viola

October 4, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Violist Margaret Miller and pianist Tim Burns will be performing works by Florence Price, Ulysses Kay, and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, along with Clara Schumann and Brahms, to a live audience on Monday, October 4 in the Organ Recital Hall at CSU.  “I am looking forward to playing for an audience again!  The first half of the […]


Promotional Photo of Jazz Combos Ensemble Playing

Jazz Ensembles Concert 

September 30, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – This event will be presented in-person and via Livestream. View program


Casavant Organ pictured in Organ Recital Hall

Virtuoso Series Concert — Barbara Thiem, Cello and Joel Bacon, Organ/Harpsichord 

September 27, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – This event will be presented in-person and via Livestream. Baroque Encounters: Cello and Keyboard  CSU’s faculty artists traverse Italian, German, and French Baroque compositions selected specifically for our Baroque organ, the beloved “Casavant” organ.  View program


Wes Kenny and USO students

University Symphony Orchestra — The Return of the Full Symphony!

September 24, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – This event will be presented in-person on Sept. 23 and 24, and via Livestream on Sept. 23 only. To kick-off our celebration of once again having a fully instrumented symphony orchestra, the CSU Symphony presents works never before played in Fort Collins. Michael Abels, a Los Angeles based composer who is perhaps best known for […]


Shilo Stroman promotional photo

Virtuoso Series Concert — Shilo Stroman, Vibraphone  

September 20, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – To celebrate the 100th birthday of the vibraphone, Shilo Stroman put together a quartet of fantastic musicians to perform a variety of music. From jazz standards to Shania Twain, Shilo demonstrates the versatility of this unique instrument.