Woodwinds Area

The woodwinds area at Colorado State University provides talented flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone students with world-class training in the areas of performance and pedagogy. The woodwind experience at CSU enhances our student's passion for music by providing a solid foundation for a lifetime of creative activity. The objectives of the curriculum are to develop professional perceptions and skills in the art of music as it is needed by performers, teachers, therapists, and those interested in other possible careers where a high level of music-making is maintained. Expectation levels are consistent with those of university study in preparation for a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music. Areas of concentration within these degree programs include music education, music therapy, music performance, composition, and conducting.

 

Study With

Galit Kaunitz

  • Assistant Professor of Music

Galit.Kaunitz@colostate.edu

Cayla Bellamy

  • Associate Professor of Music
  • Coordinator of Woodwinds

Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu

Peter Sommer

  • Professor of Music
  • Saxophone

Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu

Michelle Stanley

  • Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs, Spur Campus
  • Professor of Music, flute (graduate studies)

970-491-4350

Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu

Perform With Us

Virtuoso Series Concert: Cayla Bellamy, Basoon-Isolated

September 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Isolated With Jooyeon Chang, Piano, and Tiffany Blake, Soprano This evening of music for bassoon features works inspired by desolate mountain peaks, religious chants, the vast emptiness of our solar system, the isolation of pandemic lockdowns, and the lost children of the Holocaust. CSU faculty artists Drs. Cayla Bellamy, Jooyeon Chang, and Tiffany Blake present [...]

Virtuoso Series Concert: The Peter Sommer Jazz Trio

September 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Featuring Peter Sommer, Saxophone, Matt Smiley, Bass, Dru Heller, Drums CSU faculty artist, saxophonist Peter Sommer, presents an evening of modern and mainstream jazz in the spirit of the great pianoless jazz trios of Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, and Ornette Coleman, with special guests Matt Smiley, bass, and Dru Heller, drums.

Virtuoso Series Concert: Galit Kaunitz, Oboe- Oboe Tableaux

September 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Oboe Tableaux  With Juhyun Lee, Piano, and Cayla Bellamy, Bassoon Faculty artists Drs. Galit Kaunitz, Juhyun Lee, and Cayla Bellamy collaborate on a picturesque program of music inspired by visual art. Selections include works by Ian Cusson, Joseph Schwantner, Mel Bonis, and Ulysses Kay. Please join us for a charming evening of interdisciplinary delights!

Woodwinds News

2025 Wind Symphony

Colorado State University Wind Symphony to embark on prestigious concert tour of Spain this March

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Bon Voyage Concert Tickets The Colorado State University Wind Symphony is honored to announce its invitation to perform in Spain this March. After receiving acclaim for their recordings, the ensemble has been invited by the “Grenadine Federation of Bands,” led by Oscar Musso, to participate in a collaborative concert tour spanning three major cities: Madrid, […]

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Dr. Cayla Bellamy elected inaugural president of the Southwest Chapter of the International Double Reed Society

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Dr. Cayla Bellamy elected inaugural president of the Southwest Chapter of the International Double Reed Society

Masters alum, Theresa Lansberry, holds new position with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

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Colorado State University music alum, Theresa Soriano Lansberry (nee Bunger, M.M., ’18), was named artist liaison for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in February. The CSO’s mission is to seek and share inspiration and be the most relevant Orchestra in America.. cincinnatisymphony.org

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