Past Productions & Events

2018

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2018 Holiday Spectacular

November 29, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm –

Kick off the holiday season with our family-friendly and popular annual presentation! Featuring performances from CSU ensembles and other special guests, this charming evening of traditional, secular, and sacred holiday music is a celebration of community, and includes something for all ages to enjoy. Net proceeds benefit the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance in the form of student and other programmatic support.


CSU Marching Band 2014 Parade of Lights performance

2018 Parade of Lights Preview / FREE

November 29, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm –

The CSU Marching Band returns to the 2018 9NEWS Parade of Lights, leading the annual event through the streets of downtown Denver (Friday, Nov. 30). Support the band during this hometown parade preview on the streets around the University Center for the Arts.


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Music in the Museum: Fall 2018, Part III

November 27, 2018 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Two performances on Tuesday, Nov. 27: Noon and 6 p.m. The Gregory Allicar Museum of Art and the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance are entering their third season of the collaborative visual and auditory experience, Music in the Museum Concert Series. The series explores the cross-fertilization between music and the visual arts, with performances […]


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Student Recital: Ian Maxwell, Percussion

November 16, 2018 @ 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm –


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2018 BassoonaRAMa

November 16, 2018 @ All Day –

BassoonaRAMa brings together bassoonists ranging in ages 12 to 72, from across Colo., with guest artist, Dr. Kristin Wolfe Jensen. Join us for a master class, presentations on the bassoon, and a closing recital with guest artists. Registration required.


Dr. Peter Sommer rehearses the CSU Jazz Ensembles

Jazz Ensembles Concert

November 15, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –

The jazz ensembles, conducted by Wil Swindler, present tenor saxophonist Don Aliquo for a concert that brings a thoroughly modern concept to traditional jazz. “Don’s playing is firmly rooted in the tradition, but is as fresh as it gets,” states Swindler. With playing that is accessible to all, and still enjoyable to the most seasoned jazz enthusiast, this is an evening of hard-swinging rhythms and inventive melodies!


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Student Recital: Jens Peaslee, Euphonium

November 15, 2018 @ 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm –


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Flute Studio Recital / FREE

November 14, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm –

Members of the flute studio of Dr. Michelle Stanley perform a variety of pieces for the instrument.


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Guest Artist Series: Yakov Kasman and Dina Kasman, Piano / FREE

November 13, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Something Old, Something New The 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition silver medalist is a graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and former professor of piano at the Music College of the Conservatory. Yakov Kasman is now the distinguished professor of piano and artist-in-residence at the University of Alabama. He is going to be joined […]