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
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Michelle Stanley
- Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
- Professor of Music, flute
- Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs (July 2024 start)
970-491-4350
Perform With Us
Woodwinds Events
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Flute Studio Recital / FREE
![Saxophone Studio Recital / FREE](https://music.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2024/07/2024.11.10_Area_SaxophoneStudioRecital_Screen.jpg)
Saxophone Studio Recital / FREE
![Double Reed Studio Recital / FREE](https://music.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2024/06/2024.11.17_Area_DoubleReedStudioRecital_Screen.jpg)
Double Reed Studio Recital / FREE
Woodwinds News
Dec. 2016 Music Faculty Notes
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 […]
Oct. 2016 Faculty Notes
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 […]
Student News: ClarinetFest 2016
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, […]