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

Peter Sommer
- Professor of Music
- Saxophone, Chamber Music, Jazz Studies
- Director of the Department of Music

Michelle Stanley
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Liberal Arts
- Professor of Music
- Graduate Flute Professor
970-491-4350
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Woodwinds Events

Fall 2023 Student Recitals FREE

Graduate String Quartet

Piano Studio Recital

2023 CSU Honor Band

Symphonic Band Concert: Arecibo to Orion

Wind Symphony Concert -The Music of Kevin Day

CSU Spur Music Lab Dec. 9, 2023

Voice Area Recital / FREE

Spring 2024 Student Recitals / FREE

MUSIC THERAPY MAJOR Q&A / WEBINAR

Music Therapy Webinar – Master’s Plus Equivalency Information Session

Jan. 2024 Music Therapy Ph.D. Information Webinar

Classical Convergence Series: Cuarteto LatinoAmericano

MUSIC THERAPY MAJOR Q&A / WEBINAR

Music Therapy Webinar – Master’s Plus Equivalency Information Session

Classical Convergence Series: Vitamin String Quartet

Classical Convergence Series: Gilbert & Sullivan in Concert

2024 CSU Trumpet Day

2024 BassoonaRAMa

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

2024 Colorado Harp Seminar

2024 Organ Week

2024 CSU Brass Workshop
Woodwinds News
2023 American Prize Winners Announced and CSU Music Faculty Make the List
Three of CSU’s music faculty received 2023 American Prize recognition in the Instrumental Performance professional division. The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the classical arts. The prize is “nonprofit, unique in scope and structure, and is designed to evaluate, recognize and reward […]
Announcing Ysmael Reyes as CSU’s new flute professor
Join the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance in welcoming Dr. Ysmael Reyes, the new Instructor of Flute at Colorado State University. Dr. Reyes is no stranger to the Front Range, where he has performed in numerous organizations over the past 14 years, including the Cheyenne Symphony and the Colorado Bach Festival Orchestra. He has […]
Announcing Dr. Rachel Waddell as the new director of orchestras at CSU
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is thrilled to introduce Dr. Rachel Waddell as the next conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and director of orchestras at Colorado State University. Dr. Waddell comes to CSU from the University of Rochester where she has served as the director of orchestral activities. She is the co-founder […]