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Oct. 2016 Faculty Notes

A review of Music History Professor Angela Mace Christian’s work recently appeared in Music and Letters, a top journal in musical scholarship. The reviewer, Marcia Citron, is widely regarded as a foundational scholar in Fanny Hensel studies and, more broadly, women in music. The following is an excerpt from the journal regarding the *contribution by […]


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CSU Jazz Ensembles Honor one of The Greats

Written by Brandon Adams Jazz is a sacred art, one that began in the early 20th century, and is constantly being refined and transformed. Throughout history, many jazz composers have left their mark – from Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie to Count Basie and Herbie Hancock – putting a personal touch on a collaborative masterpiece. […]


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Passion and Pyrotechnics!

The School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University presents the Fall 2016 University Symphony Orchestra Concert. The performance will take place on two nights, on Sept. 29 and 30. Both will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington Street. […]


CSU Music Alumni Spotlight: Anthony Lederhos, B.M. Music, ’15

Graduation from college is special. Students spend four or more years pursuing a degree that will catapult them forward into their professional lives. But what makes alumni legends in the workforce are those additional endeavors they undertake. A recent CSU Music graduate is on his way to that status. Anthony Lederhos, 2015, B.M. Music, wasted […]


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Student News: ClarinetFest 2016

It was a full summer for the Colorado State University Clarinet Studio. At the beginning of Aug., Clarinet Professor Wesley Ferreira took the Clarinet Choir to the International Clarinet Association’s annual ClarinetFest conference. At the festival, hosted by the University of Kansas, musicians from all around the country gathered to collaborate with colleagues about clarinets, […]


September 2016 Class Notes

Christy Muncey, 2005, 2012, B.M. Music, M.M. Music Immediately upon graduating with her Master’s degree in 2012, Christy began her D.M.A. in Wind Conducting at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., which she was awarded in May 2016. While at Peabody, Christy assisted in teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting classes […]


Music Therapist Lindsey Wilhelm Announced as New CSU Faculty Member

In Fall 2016, Lindsey Wilhelm will join the music faculty at Colorado State University as an assistant professor of music therapy. In this role, she will teach music therapy coursework and coordinate music therapy clinical practicum. Lindsey Wilhelm, A, MT-BC, holds degrees in music therapy from Colorado State University (B.M.) and the University of Iowa […]


Choir Holiday Spectacular

Singing For Life

Men’s Chorus member, Jace Spraker, and Chorus Director Dr. Ryan Olsen CSU Student Sings For Life When asked for a quote about the benefits of participating in music during college, even as a non-music major, Jace Spraker, Food Science Human Nutrition major and member of the CSU Men’s Chorus under the direction of Ryan Olsen, […]


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Conducing Seminar to Perform The Merry Widow Operetta

Summer. A time when lawnmowers are rumbling, the grills are fired up, and children laugh and play as their parents struggle to apply sunscreen. While the long days of sunshine, festivals, and fireworks are floating by, students in the Colorado State University Summer Conducting Seminar, the residency component of CSU’s Master of Music, Music Education […]


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Alum Anthony Lederhos, Selected For Highly-Competitive Yamaha Internship Program

BUENA PARK, Calif. (July 5, 2016)—Yamaha Corporation of America, Band and Orchestral division, has selected Colorado State University graduate Anthony Lederhos as the 2016 intern for its renowned percussion internship program. Lederhos was selected from a national pool of talented and accomplished applicants to provide marketing and artist relations support for its world-class percussion products. […]