Sarah Chicoine creates curiosity about music to last a lifetime Sarah Chicoine (CSU ’18, B.M., Music Education) starts each class at Munroe Elementary in Denver, Colorado, with an artist of the day. She talks with her students about musicians such as Harry Styles and his gender-fluid style, Lizzo and her body positivity, and Halsey, who […]
Emmanuel Bonilla: a heart of grace and compassion Emmanuel Bonilla (CSU ’23, B.M. Music Education) is making an impact as a teacher of choir, modern band, and mariachi at multiple schools in Fort Collins. Bonilla has strong roots in Colorado, where he has applied the pedagogical skills he developed at CSU with an inspiring level […]
Denise Apodaca, master instructor with the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance was recently interviewed by NoCo Style for their “Locals” series about her love of teaching, music, and living in Fort Collins. Dr. Apodaca recently spent three years in New York City on a Columbia University fellowship, finishing her doctorate.
Dr. Nathan Payant will make his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall in New York, as one of MidAmerica Productions featured conductors on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Carnegie Hall’s mission is to “present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences. Since it opened in 1891, Carnegie Hall has set the international standard for musical excellence as the aspirational destination for the world’s finest artists.”
A new School of Music, Theatre, and Dance course, Music of the 20th and 21st Centuries (MU 430), offers music majors the opportunity to produce original ethnographic research, which includes observing or interacting with people moving through their chosen environments. The research took place online and in the Fort Collins community – settings where the students found music and/or sound to be an aspect of the human experience – including a local record store, The R Bar, a YouTube channel, and the Harbinger coffee houses.
What do Bugs Bunny, Leopold Stokowski, and examinations of socioeconomic class have in common? They are all part of a paper presentation by Dr. John Pippen, assistant professor of Ethnomusicology at Colorado State University. Dr. Pippen presented the paper, “Putting Class Back into Classical Music Studies,” at The 89th Annual Meeting of the American Musicological Society in Denver, Nov. 9-12, 2023, held jointly with the Society for Music Theory.
In mid-October, Ferreira is traveling with his group, Jâca Duo, to Ecuador to perform at the Festival International de Musica, a trip that was postponed due to COVID. While there, he will fulfill a promise to donate funds to a local musical community in need, funds gathered through his guitar and clarinet duo’s philanthropic mission to create “Music with Meaning.”
Gabriela Ocádiz, CSU Alum (’15), M.M., Music Education PhD student in Music Education at Western Ontario University My experience with Kids Do it All in Todos Santos has always been enriching in many senses, particularly professionally and personally. The purpose of the program, in my own words, is to give opportunities for children to express […]
