By Nicole Towne, SMTD Publicity Intern The Colorado State University Wind Symphony 2017-2018 season highlights the University’s commitment to excellence through the “State of” series. On April 16, the group is performing the final installment of the series, “State of Imagination.” The idea for the series came from the Wind Symphony’s conductor, Rebecca Phillips, CSU’s […]

College of Liberal Arts Awards The May 2017 Faculty Notes highlights the annual College of Liberal Arts Awards. On April 11 in the Longs Peak Room, Dr. Dan Goble, director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, received the Distinction in Advancement Award; Dr. Eric Hollenbeck, associate professor of percussion, received the Faculty Development Award; […]

Wes Kenney, director of orchestras at CSU, had a rewarding start to 2017! It was announced by the Fort Collins Symphony Association’s board president Rhett B. Strom that Maestro Kenney signed a five-year contract extension as music director of the 67-year-old organization. Now in his fourteenth year with the symphony, the award-winning conductor will continue […]