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
Flute Studio Recital / FREE
Keynote conversation with W. Kamau Bell: Race, culture, and democracy
2024 Clarinet Composers Festival: Mangani Mania!
Woodwinds News
2016 All-State Instructional Videos Now Posted
For a second year, the music faculty at Colorado State University brings you All-State Instructional Videos to help prepare your High School student instrumentalists for their upcoming auditions.Dedicated to its land-grant heritage, the music faculty at CSU are committed to promoting music and pedagogy of the highest quality, serving music education through actions that benefit […]
Andrew Jacobson, New Oboe Professor, to Start This Fall
The School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University is excited to welcome Andrew Jacobson to the music faculty as the new oboe professor, starting this fall. Jacobson has performed with several fine orchestras and organizations, including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Choral Arts Society (both of Washington, D.C.), and the Richmond Symphony […]
CSU Wind Symphony Ends Elements Series with Fire
The Wind Symphony concludes their season of concerts that represent the basic elements (wind, earth, water, and fire) with a ‘fire’ inspired concert featuring CSU faculty member Wesley Ferreira, clarinet, and Michael Bowles, graduate conducting assistant on Friday April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, located at […]