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

Cayla Bellamy

  • Associate Professor of Music
  • Coordinator of Woodwinds

Cayla.Bellamy@colostate.edu

Peter Sommer

  • Professor of Music
  • Director of the Department of Music

Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu

Michelle Stanley

  • Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
  • Professor of Music, flute
  • Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs (July 2024 start)

970-491-4350

Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu

Perform With Us

Flute Studio Recital / FREE

November 2, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The students of Dr. Ysmael Reyes and Dr. Michelle Stanley present a program of solo and chamber works for flute in assorted styles and genres.

Saxophone Studio Recital / FREE

November 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Students of saxophone professors Peter Sommer and Dr. Dan Goble present a recital of solo and chamber works for saxophone, including classic and contemporary literature featuring a dynamic range of expression and musical interplay.

Double Reed Studio Recital / FREE

November 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Students of the oboe and bassoon studios of Dr. Galit Kaunitz and Dr. Cayla Bellamy perform solo and ensemble works written from the 1600s to the present day. 

Woodwinds News

Dec. 2016 Music Faculty Notes

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What’s it like to be a professional clarinetist and clarinet professor at Colorado State University? Recently, Assistant Professor of Clarinet Wesley Ferreira wore a GoPro for an entire day, so now you can find out! From arriving at work and morning practice, rehearsing for the Faculty Chamber Ensemble concert, Graduate Clarinet Quartet coaching and other […]

St. Petersburg 2016 Tour photo

Oct. 2016 Faculty Notes

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A review of Music History Professor Angela Mace Christian’s work recently appeared in Music and Letters, a top journal in musical scholarship. The reviewer, Marcia Citron, is widely regarded as a foundational scholar in Fanny Hensel studies and, more broadly, women in music. The following is an excerpt from the journal regarding the *contribution by […]

2016 Clarinet Fest group photo

Student News: ClarinetFest 2016

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It was a full summer for the Colorado State University Clarinet Studio. At the beginning of Aug., Clarinet Professor Wesley Ferreira took the Clarinet Choir to the International Clarinet Association’s annual ClarinetFest conference. At the festival, hosted by the University of Kansas, musicians from all around the country gathered to collaborate with colleagues about clarinets, […]