Music instructor Wil Swindler recently released a new album titled “Space Bugs.” The album by Wil Swindler’s Elevenet received a four-star review in Downbeat Magazine in February. Downbeat is a popular magazine, but given jazz’s origins, it is considered one of the premier publications on the art form. “Any review in the magazine has a […]
The head of CSU Jazz Studies, Wil Swindler, and his band, The Elevenet were featured performers at the 2023 Jazz Education Network Conference. The fourteenth annual conference was held on Jan. 4-7 in Orlando, Florida. According to the organization’s website, the conference offers a variety of events, including sessions and clinics to fit every attendee’s […]
Using guitar, piano, and voice talents, Sydney Steffen observed, co-treated, and led sessions with children and adults with varying intellectual and developmental disabilities for her music therapy internship.
Play the CSU Fight Song The Rocky Mountain Collegian from Nov. 16, 1932 The CSU Fight Song turns 90 years old this Saturday, Nov. 19! While the lyrics have changed slightly over time – mainly the modification of “stalwart Aggies” to “stalwart Ram Team” as the university’s mascot and name changed in 1950s – the […]
CSU music education majors Kristen Falls and Samuel Gray were selected to present at the annual Colorado Music Educators Association conference at the Broadmoor Hotel in January. The two master’s students will present during Research Session I on Jan. 27 from 9-10:30 a.m. in Bartolin Hall E 213 Fall’s presentation is titled “Examining Student Experiences […]
Music education masters student, Laura Taylor, presented a district-wide professional development session titled “Kodály-inspired Teaching in the General Music Classroom” to teachers in Waynesville R-VI School District in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in Sept. Laura completed her Kodaly Level III during the Colorado Kodaly Institute this summer, and is a music teacher at Thayer Elementary School […]
CSU voice professor, Nicole Asel, recently presented at two major vocal conferences in Summer 2022. The associate professor presented her research on the songs of Augusta Holmés at the 57th National Association for Teachers of Singing National Conference in Chicago held July 1-6, and the International Congress of Voice Teachers conference held Aug. 3-6 in […]
CSU Music Professor, Peter Sommer, has had a prolific season of music-making. Here are recent activities by the head of CSU’s Woodwind Area: Soulful Songs and Spirits, original music and arrangements for jazz sextet was released in June by the Peter Sommer Septet. According to the KUVO Jazz calendar, the release was inspired by his […]
The CSU Marching Band is excited to announce that band alum Tim Sanchez is the new Voice of the CSUMB! Tim graduated from CSU in 2017 with B.M. degrees in percussion performance and composition. You can hear Tim announcing in Canvas Stadium during our pregame and half time shows. Congratulations, Tim! About Tim Sanchez Tim […]
