Events
Guest Artist Concert: Svet Stoyanov, Percussion, and Yumi Hwang-Williams, Violin
2026 CSU Percussion Solo and Ensemble Competition and Festival
Percussion Ensemble Festival Concert
News
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 […]
March 2, 2017 By Emma Turner – reprinted with permission from the Collegian. Patrons of music gathered in the University Center for the Arts’ Griffin Concert Hall Tuesday night to hear the Colorado State University Symphonic Band. The performance was titled “Made in Europe” and featured four pieces from various European romantic and 20th century […]
Ensembles
Percussion Ensemble
The Percussion Ensemble performs a variety of traditional and contemporary works on a wide variety of instruments. Ensemble membership is required for all percussion majors as it is integral to the development of a contemporary percussionist. The CSU Percussion Ensemble was the 2019 winner of the highly competitive PAS "Call for Tapes" and performed a highly acclaimed showcase concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis. The CSU Percussion ensemble was also chosen to perform at PASIC in 2010 for the New Music Literature Session.
Directed by Eric Hollenbeck
Music majors and minors only
Marching Band Drumline
The drumline is a key component of the CSU Marching Band. It takes individual and ensemble playing skills to be successful in the drumline.
Faculty Advisor: Shilo Stroman.
RamPan Band
This group specializes in the music of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as popular and jazz standards.