October 11, 2024 @ 12:00 am –
The annual CSU Honor Band Festival brings together the finest high school musicians in the Rocky Mountain Region, selected from hundreds of applicants throughout the western region; the three-day festival takes place at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.
October 10, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Uncommon Woman Conducted by Dr. Rachel Waddell with Guest Conductor Drew Leslie The University Symphony Orchestra presents a dynamic program that celebrates women’s contributions to classical music inside and beyond CSU. The program, conducted by Dr. Rachel Waddell, opens with Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman # 1 guest conducted by Drew Leslie; […]
October 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Old, New, Borrowed, Blue Dr. Jayme Taylor, Conductor, David Davis, Graduate Student Conductor The Symphonic Band, conducted by Dr. Jayme Taylor, presents a delightful mixture of repertoire spanning the breadth of modern concert band history! From the earliest days of concert bands when transcriptions of orchestral literature were a major part of the repertoire comes […]
October 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – With Tim Burns, Piano CSU faculty artists Dr. Tiffany Blake and Dr. Tim Burns present a program of art songs.
October 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – New or Gently Used Works for Trumpet and Piano Join us for a recital by Texas A&M University-Commerce trumpet professor, Dr. Daniel Kelly, and Libby Vanatta, piano professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The husband-and-wife duo present a diverse program of contemporary works for trumpet and piano. Daniel Kelly joined Texas A&M University-Commerce in 2010 after […]
October 4, 2024 – October 5, 2024 @ 12:00 am –
October 3, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Conflict and Controversy The Wind Symphony is back, performing works about historical events from around the world that catapulted conflict and controversy. Conducted by Dr. Rebecca Phillips, the program explores memories and emotions of these conflicts through the eyes of each composer, including pieces by Ostwald-winning composer John Mackey, Adolphus Hailstork (conducted by graduate student conductor […]
October 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU faculty artist Bryan Wallick performs a program of Franz Liszt, including some transcriptions of various Schubert songs, the Sonata in B minor, Funérailles, and his operatic fantasy of Mozart’s opera Don Juan.
October 1, 2024 @ 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm – Join the New Music Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Cayla Bellamy, for a “community jam” of Terry Riley’s In C. The session is open to anyone from the campus and community. Participants should bring their own instrument; music will be available on-site. The ensemble will give a brief demonstration and instructional introduction at 5:15 p.m., and […]
September 30, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024. La Soirée des Sonates de Debussy Violin, Cello, Piano, and Flute/Viola/Harp Join us for an evening celebrating musical depth and creativity as CSU faculty members and local professional artists perform Claude Debussy’s enchanting sonatas on various combinations of instruments: cello and piano, violin and […]
