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

  • Assistant 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 for Undergraduate Studies, Liberal Arts
  • Professor of Music
  • Graduate Flute Professor

970-491-4350

Michelle.Stanley@colostate.edu

Perform With Us

Double Reed Studio Recital / FREE

April 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Students of the oboe and bassoon studios perform solo, and ensemble works written from the 1600s to present day. 

Music at the Museum Concert Series: Music and Art Graduate Collaboration

May 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM
The series explores the cross-fertilization of music and the visual arts through concerts in the galleries. Performances by Colorado State Music faculty and students are enriched with context provided by faculty from the Department of Art and Art History and the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. The series is organized by Dr. Nicole Asel, [...]

Woodwinds News

Brianne Little Promotional Photo

Talented Student Soloists Take On Symphonic “Tour de Force”

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The orchestra, directed by Wes Kenney, will perform Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in f minor, one of the most intense symphonies ever written.  “Only the best of orchestras can attempt to play this symphonic tour de force,” said Maestro Kenney. “The difficulties lie in the rhythmically complex first movement, its lovely lyrical second movement, the […]

Wes Kenney pictured conducting

University Symphony Orchestra heads out on tour

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The Colorado State University Symphony will hit the road Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 to visit four cities west of the Front Range; Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Breckenridge and Grand Junction, Colo. The orchestra, directed by Wes Kenney, will perform one of the most intense symphonies ever written on this tour: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in […]

2010 BassoonaRAMa performance pictured

Music: BassoonaRAMa 2010 a big success

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On Friday, November 19, 2010 over 50 bassoon players and enthusiasts came together from across the state for the biennial Bassoon-a-RAMa at Colorado State University. The guest for 2010 was Kathleen McLean, associate professor of bassoon at Indiana University and former associate principal bassoon with the Toronto Symphony. The day included a lecture and masterclass […]