Dr. John Pippen will present his research at the 2019 Society of Ethnomusicology conference; the 64th annual conference is being held at the Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 7-10. According to ethnomusicology.org, “ethnomusicology is the study of music in its social and cultural contexts. Ethnomusicologists examine music as a social process in order to […]
Associate Professor of Music Dr. Bonnie Jacobi was recently invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. Founded in 1980, the Journal is an international, peer-reviewed music education journal published through SAGE Publications and housed within the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). According to the publication’s website, the […]
The Mendelssohn Trio performed several concerts this summer in Europe. The trio, formed in 1988, is named after CSU faculty member Barbara Thiem’s great grandfather, Franz von Mendelssohn, nephew of the German composer Felix Mendelssohn of the early Romantic period. The group also features Erik Peterson on violin, and Theodor Lichmann on piano The trio […]
By Tony Phifer Fort Collins is known as a haven for craft brewing, great weather and outdoor recreation. But a closer look reveals that the city is home to another, somewhat hidden bragging point: Great pipe organs. In addition to the outstanding Casavant pipe organ and Organ Recital Hall at CSU, several of the city’s […]
Congratulations to CSU’s 2019 Colorado Department of Higher Education Future Teacher Educator Honorees, The four students receiving this recognition include Elisabeth Richardson, who will complete her Bachelor of Music, Music Education Concentration in 2020. Julie Blue Arm – Art Education Aaron Nichols – Secondary English Education Kathering “Kit” Magee – Secondary English Education […]
We caught up with the director of CSU’s Ralph Opera Program, Tiffany Blake, to find out more about the upcoming presentation of two highly contrasting one-act operas by British composers, The Wandering Scholar by Gustav Holst and Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The composers were dear friends and both operas premiered in the 1930s. […]
The University Center for the Arts is alive with the sound of music, most of which was created with technology. From music and technology courses to music composition degrees to significant hardware and software technological upgrades, CSU students and UCA patrons are benefitting from the continued investment in music technology by the School of Music, […]
The season has come to a close for the Basketball Pep Band here in Las Vegas. Although the games did not end the way we wanted them to, we are still proud, still thankful, and still proud to be CSU Rams. Thank you to the outstanding students for their energy, spirit, and effort over the […]
The American Bandmasters Association is holding its 2019 national convention on March 6-10 at the Embassy Suites Loveland Hotel & Conference Center. This is the first time the annual convention has been held in Colorado since the inception of the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) in 1930. Rebecca Phillips, director of bands at Colorado State University […]
Marissa Rudd (B.M., ’16) made her symphonic debut at the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver, Colorado where she was the featured vocalist with the Colorado Symphony for their annual Comic Con concert.
