DENVER (April 26, 2013) – The Denver Young Artists Orchestra Association (DYAO), Colorado’s premier youth orchestra, announced today that Wes Kenney has been appointed as the organization’s new Music Director. Kenney is a tenured professor of music at Colorado State University and also serves as Music Director for the Fort Collins Symphony and Opera Fort […]
In an April 25, 2013 story, the Northern Colorado Business Report reports that CSU ranked No. 2 among international students FORT COLLINS – CSU has moved up one spot to No. 2 in the United States in international student satisfaction, according to a worldwide survey. The rankings, released Thursday by International Student Barometer, were based […]
Earlier this semester, Colorado State University hosted its annual Concerto Competition at the University Center for the Arts. During a rigorous audition process, three soloists were selected as finalists to perform in concert with the CSU Sinfonia Orchestr.
The 51st Annual Colorado-Wyoming NATS Student Auditions were held on April 6, 2013 at the University of Colorado, Boulder. According to the organization’s website, the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the highest standards of singing through excellence in teaching and the promotion of vocal education and […]
In recognition of the many hours students put into the band each year, one of the most substantial marching band scholarships in the country will be available to each member, with awards increasing each year of service up to $1700. The incredible funding and support of the band comes from the university administration along with […]
On March 17, after nearly two years of planning, the morning’s prevailing rain and blowing snow eased and the CSU Marching Band stepped off onto the streets of Dublin town in the largest St. Patrick’s Parade in the city’s history.
By Megan Waugh You are sitting at a party in a swanky art-deco ballroom in 1920’s Paris on a hazy summer’s evening with the majestic Eiffel Tower in clear view out the nearest window. You watch as elitists arrive in their finest attire, gossiping and giving each other the once over. Music begins to play […]
We are saddened by the passing of Professor Emeritus Stephen E. Busch on Tuesday, March 19. He was a generous man of deep service to family, church, Rotary, and music education. Born May 18, 1930, in Neenah, Wisconsin, Steve moved to Fort Collins where he became a stalwart of our Music Education program at Colorado […]
Fort Collins, Colo. – Nearly two years in the making, the Colorado State University Marching Band’s much anticipated trip to Dublin, Ireland for the 2013 St. Patrick’s Festival is here! In 2011 the band accepted an invitation to march in the annual parade and will perform alongside a diverse display of creative talent as the […]
Colorado State University will host a special master class by the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition joint gold medal winner, Nobuyuki Tsujii, on Tuesday, March 12, 3:30 p.m. in the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts, located at 1400 Remington St. This event is free and open to the public. […]
