Music Major/LEAP Minor student reflects on 2014 ClarinetFest

I can’t imagine anything better than spending a week surrounded by top professionals in my field, soaking up their wisdom, hearing unforgettable performances, all the while taking it in alongside my best friends. Indeed, it was a dream come true to attend ClarinetFest this summer in Baton Rouge, La., with my ensemble, Quartet Atrevido! Read more.


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Fierce Bad Rabbit Opens 2014-15 Bohemian Series at UCA

Fort Collins favorite revolutionizing the Colorado music scene from the CSU stage The Contemporary Artist Music Series at Colorado State University sponsored by Bohemian Foundation continues this fall with Fort Collins-favorite indie rock quintet Fierce Bad Rabbit on Friday, September 5 at 9 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the […]


Fall 2014 Internships at the University Center for the Arts

The University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society. […]


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Shaped by the Experience: On Tour with World Youth Wind Orchestra Project

In addition to the Colorado State University Faculty Chamber Winds performing at the MidEurope Festival for Wind Music in Schladming, Austria, CSU music education major and percussionist Spencer Poston also participated in the festival as a member of the World Youth Wind Orchestra Project. Initially, Spencer wasn’t sure about applying for the ensemble when his […]


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LEAP Students to Present at International Conference

This fall, students from the LEAP Institute for the Arts (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Arts Advocacy, and the Public) will attend the 8th Conference of the Research Network: Sociology of the Arts of the European Sociological Association, which will take place at “Babes-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Sept. 4-6. Graduate students from the LEAP Master of Arts […]


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Have you ever wanted to try ballet?

Have you ever wanted to try ballet? Students, this semester at CSU is your chance! Sign up today for D120B, an introductory, beginning level classical ballet technique class for non-Dance Majors. Participants will learn fundamental exercises of ballet at the barre, and in the center. The exciting new class is taught by Professor of Ballet […]


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Remembering Music Professors David Shaner & Edward Anderson

It is with sadness that we inform you of the passing of two of our esteemed emeritus music faculty members: Dr. Edward Anderson and Dr David Shaner. Edward Anderson, director of choral activities at Colorado State University from 1948-1982, passed away on July 5, days shy of his 98th birthday. In lieu of flowers, the […]


Music Professor Joins Journal Editorial Board

Assistant Professor of Music Education, Dr. Bonnie Jacobi, was recently selected to join the Editorial Board for Music Educators Journal. MEJ is a national, peer-review journal of the National Association for Music Educators. The journal is in its 100th year (first printed in 1914) and has the largest circulation of any music education journal in […]



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CSU Faculty Chamber Winds 2014 European Tour

The Colorado State University Faculty Chamber Winds embark on a two-week European tour July 4 – 19, 2014, performing at festivals, and historic sites in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary. The anchor event of the tour is the annual Mid Europe Music Festival, held in Schladming and Haus/Ennstal, Austria, July 8-13, where the ensemble is scheduled to perform […]