On Dec. 26, In the middle of the holidays, 240 CSU Marching Band members and staff returned to Fort Collins for one last rehearsal before boarding a charter flight in the wee hours of the morning, flying to Tucson, Ariz. for the inaugural Arizona Bowl vs. the Nevada Wolfpack. Leading up to the game, held […]
Good things continue to happen for the Music Therapy area at Colorado State University as a current student, recent alum, and two faculty members were honored at the 2015 American Music Therapy Association conference, held Nov.12-15 in Kansas City, Mo. According to the American Music Therapy Association’s (AMTA) website (musictherapy.org), the professional organization annually acknowledges […]
CSU Graduate Student, Kate Duncan Clever camaraderie was explored during a week-long collaboration between Colorado State University and Oklahoma State’s student-run music Instagram accounts. Led by CSU grad student Kate Duncan, with extensive help from OSU undergrad Thomas Tran, the so-called #BorderlineFriends campaign was introduced on the @CSUSMTD and @OKStateMusic Instagram accounts on Nov. 8: This week […]
At the last home football game of the season, which traditionally honors senior players and marching band members, Ann Gill, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, also had a special day, both as guest cannoneer, and the inspiration for one CSU Marching Band’s halftime tunes. The following was read from Sonny Lubick Field […]
Heston McCranie, ’09, B.M. Music Performance, Cello, currently lives in Atlanta, Ga., and is working on her Ph.D. in Music Education at Georgia State University. Heston teaches string techniques for the university as well as working on research projects on improvisation and creativity. In the fall, she began a position as the primary orchestra director […]
The popular CSU Marching Band will once again kick off the holiday season as they lead the way at the 41st annual 9News Parade of Lights in downtown Denver. Parade watching in Denver The Parade of Lights takes place on Friday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. The band’s […]
The 2015-2016 opera season began with gusto as the Charles and Reta Ralph Opera Center at Colorado State University opened with Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, directed by Tiffany Blake, with the CSU Sinfonia Orchestra, conducted by Mariusz Smolij and Adam Torres. Based on the classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, the opera tells […]
Last year, two CSU clarinet students with the drinkable monikers DJ Caribbean Java (Asa Graf) and DJ Earl Gray (Allison Allum) started “The Coffee House” which airs on KCSU on Sundays from 9-11 a.m. This week, the show theme is on the clarinet, and CSU Clarinet Professor Wesley Ferreira will be the in-studio guest as the DJ’s play music from […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Music Therapy Student Association at CSU spent their weekly meeting with CSU’s chapter of the Best Buddies International program. According to the organization’s website, Best Buddies International is a non-profit dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that provides opportunities for one-to-one friendship, leadership development and integrated employment for people […]
The School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University presents the annual Holiday Spectacular with concerts celebrating “Goodwill to All.” The popular event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center of the Arts, located […]
