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We love that Stephanie Bonjack鈥攚ho provides leadership and direction for the services, collections and personnel at our Howard B. Waltz Music Library鈥攈as developed 鈥淢usic on the Front Range,鈥� a guide and starting point for musicians seeking performing opportunities, composers looking for ensembles that commission new works, parents seeking music programs for their children and community members wanting to participate in music making.听
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We鈥檙e excited to welcome Lillian Gordis as assistant professor of harpsichord this fall!
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A terrific article spotlighting the crux of the College of Music鈥檚 universal musician mission!
John Davis, dean of the College of Music at the 乐播传媒 Boulder, finds that today鈥檚 music students want more than a traditional music education. [...] To meet that demand, the College of Music has developed a set of microcredentials in recent years.
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CU Boulder鈥檚 College of Music has created three new versions of the traditional 1901 Pomp & Circumstance theme to play at graduation鈥攊n Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing styles. John Gunther, director of the Thompson Jazz Studies Program, and John Davis, dean of the College of Music, discuss the project.听
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CU Boulder announced it will begin unlocking the Glenn Miller archive, thanks to donor support. 鈥淕lenn Miller鈥檚 story is more than a musical story,鈥� says Austin Okigbo, interim director of CU Boulder鈥檚 American Music Research Center. 鈥淗is is also the American story鈥︹��
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Celebrate the Grateful Dead and learn about the band鈥檚 history in Boulder, including a recreated light show with original assets from the band鈥檚 concert at the university in 1969. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to be able to do a demonstration of the original technology of the 鈥�60s and 鈥�70s,鈥� says College of Music alumnus and music theory lecturer Micheal Sebulsky.
New takes on a traditional tune: Jazz program arranges, records 3 styles of 鈥楶omp & Circumstance鈥�听(April 23, 2024, CU Boulder Today)
鈥淭he College of Music鈥檚 Thompson Jazz Studies Program is providing this year鈥檚 graduates with new takes on the timeless rendition of Sir Edward Elgar鈥檚 鈥楶omp & Circumstance鈥� theme.鈥� The traditional graduation march has been reimagined by Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Paul McKee in three distinct, captivating styles: Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing!
Donor support puts Glenn Miller collections in the spotlight听(April 23, 2024, CU Boulder Today)
We鈥檙e pleased to share that CU Boulder鈥檚 vast and historically valuable Glenn Miller collection is set to take the spotlight, thanks to a philanthropy-funded archiving project.听We鈥檙e so grateful for this unique donation that impacts our College of Music and CU Boulder Libraries, preserving an important period of American history that has yet to be preserved and digitized.
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Materials from renowned Boulder-based blues musician Otis Taylor are now part of CU Boulder鈥檚 American Music Research Center archival collections. 鈥溾�ousing his work at the AMRC is the best way to give him the visibility, the recognition and the honor that he deserves, as somebody who has made major contributions to American music and culture,鈥� says Austin Okigbo, interim director of the AMRC.
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Congratulations to alumnus Kedrick Armstrong (MM 鈥�23) on his appointment as music director of the Oakland Symphony!
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Featuring Alex Gonzalez, Sphinx Virtuosi鈥檚 concertmaster and assistant professor of violin at our College of Music!听
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The College of Music鈥檚 Tak谩cs Quartet brings 鈥淔low鈥� by听violist and composer Nokuthula Ngwenyama鈥攐f Ndebele (Zimbabwean) and Japanese descent鈥攖o Boulder audiences on a program that also includes works by Haydn and Dvo艡谩k.
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The听CU Boulder SoundWorks series at our College of Music debuts original compositions by student composers
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Our听College of Music will offer a specialization in music production beginning in the fall of 2025, creating a path for students seeking a non-traditional music career. John Davis, dean of the College of Music, said a degree with a concentration in music production opens up hundreds of potential occupations.听
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We love this announcement referencing College of Music Jazz Studies Lecturer and Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA) Co-Founder Paul Romaine, as well as the late jazz great and music educator Ron Miles (MMus 鈥�89), in a wonderful partnership benefitting students from CU Boulder, MSU Denver and CSU鈥� along with middle- and high school students.听
(Feb. 2, 2024, The Leadville Herald)
The 乐播传媒 Boulder Eklund Opera Theater听Singers will visit Leadville to share their program 鈥淢usic: the Food of Love.鈥�
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Beethoven鈥檚 String Quartet No. 8 has been a life companion for Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of our Tak谩cs Quartet.
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Congratulations to Professor of Piano David Korevaar and the Carpe Diem String Quartet for this terrific, well-earned review of their newly released CD鈥攊ncluding the world premiere recording of Luigi Perrachio鈥檚 Piano Quintet.
(Jan. 17, 2024, National Public Radio)
The College of Music鈥檚 Tak谩cs Quartet was featured on NPR鈥檚 Morning Edition in a conversation about Nokuthula Ngwenyama鈥檚 鈥淔low.鈥� The quartet commissioned the composition and gave it its world premiere in November 2023 ... and is now touring it across the country.
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Our Professor of Horn Mike Thornton鈥攚ho鈥檚听also Principal Horn with the Colorado Symphony鈥攚ill perform Mozart鈥檚 Horn Concerto No. 4 in the Colorado Symphony鈥檚 鈥淢ozart & Now鈥� concerts. Additionally, as an encore, Thornton will perform a work by DMA student James Morris.听鈥�听鈥�
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Joyce Yang in Macky Friday, David Korevaar in Grusin Sunday and Monday听鈥�
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Joan McLean Braun built CU Presents into what it is today: The home of all performing arts at the 乐播传媒 Boulder, with 500 events a year spanning from opera and concerts to Shakespeare and theater. Braun, born and raised in Boulder and an alumna of the university, was appointed the executive director of CU Presents in 2001 and will retire in June after a 30-year career at CU Boulder.
4 campus members receive employee of the year recognition听(Nov. 13, 2023, CU Boulder Today)
Chancellor Philip DiStefano has announced the recipients of the 2023 Employee of the Year awards, including the College of Music鈥檚 Senior House Manager Rojana Savoye!
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...featuring the world premiere of "Beacon" by our Professor of Composition Jeffrey Nytch.
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Eric Haugen and Max Wolpert, now both 30 years old, performed together as members of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra when they were 11. [...] both ended up in graduate school at the 乐播传媒.
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Event features the premiere of 鈥淏eacon鈥� by College of Music Professor of Composition Jeffrey Nytch.
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Since 1978, KGNU has been committed to diverse programming and offered something for everyone. They also forged collaborations with our College of Music.
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Embracing the Prime Era: How the band is thriving beyond the field听(Oct. 31, 2023, CU Boulder Today)
鈥淭he marching band impacts the lives of students from across campus and that's part of our mission to develop universal, multifaceted, multi-skilled graduates,鈥� says Dean John Davis. 鈥淲hether students are majoring in music, or another field, the integration of music into their lives and potentially into parts of their careers is what we're all about.鈥�
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The historical musical, which has been performed by a smaller band for 15 years, has partnered with the CU Boulder Chamber Orchestra for the first time.
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鈥淪ong of Pueblo鈥濃�攑erformed by the CU Boulder Chamber Orchestra and El Pueblo Ensemble鈥攖ells the history of its namesake city and the surrounding region in music and images.听鈥�
听(Oct. 16, 2023, Vail Daily)
We love this spotlight on the L铆rios Quartet鈥攖he College of Music鈥檚听fantastic Graduate String Quartet in Residence!听
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The El Pueblo Ensemble is teaming up with the CU Boulder Chamber Orchestra to perform Daniel Valdez鈥檚 sweeping oratorio 鈥淪ong of Pueblo.鈥澨齌he program is a collaboration with our American Music Research Center鈥檚 multiyear 鈥淪oundscapes of the People鈥� project focused on the music and musical history of Pueblo. Join us for 鈥淪ong of Pueblo鈥澨齩n Oct. 21 (Memorial Hall, Pueblo) and Oct. 26 (Grusin Music Hall).听
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We love the many wonderful ways in which our students, alumni and faculty are involved in our community鈥攊ncluding Pro Musica Colorado鈥檚 upcoming season featuring the world premiere of a new work by College of Music graduate student Jessie Laus茅 as well as performances by distinguished alumnus Ashraf Sewailam, and faculty members Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson and Nicol貌 Spera.
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We鈥檙e excited for 鈥淪ong of Pueblo鈥濃�攁 musical journey of Pueblo鈥檚 cultural history, performed by El Pueblo Ensemble and our CU Boulder Chamber Orchestra. Learn more about our American Music Research Center鈥檚 Soundscapes of the People initiative.听
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While we鈥檙e greatly saddened by Anna Sie鈥檚 passing, we鈥檙e forever grateful for her and her husband鈥檚鈥擩ohn鈥攑hilanthropy in our community, including their profound impact on our College of Music.听鈥�
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Washburn University鈥檚 music and theatre department hosted the 2023 Kansas Music Teachers Association State Conference featuring the College of Music's own Professor of Piano David Korevaar as the conference guest artist!听鈥�
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We鈥檙e proud of this awesome review of our Tak谩cs Quartet's new recording鈥斺�溾� pairing of works from 1895: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor鈥檚 set of five 鈥楩antasiest眉cke鈥� and Dvorak鈥檚 Quartet in G (Op. 106), with an earlier Dvorak Andante movement as a sweet coda. [...] this is a distinctly rich, sunset-afterglow take on late Romanticism.鈥�
3 faculty, staff selected for Excellence in Leadership Program听(Aug. 25, 2023, CU Boulder Today)
Associate Professor of Music Education Leila Heil has been selected to participate in the CU system鈥檚 Excellence in Leadership Program this academic year.
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Rocky Mountain Public Media continued its second year of the Carlos Lando Colorado Music Educator Award honoring Colorado鈥檚 outstanding music educators. Paul Romaine, who has served on our College of Music faculty since 2005, received the 2023 award.听
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In a groundbreaking fusion of art and music, College of Music alumnus Josh Reed and visual artist Emily Ward Bivens (also a CU Boulder alum) joined forces to create an immersive experience鈥斺�淗uman, Robot, Human.鈥�
(August 2023, MajoringinMusic.com)
鈥�...find classes, a minor or a certificate program to help you learn how to create your own opportunities and fill needs in the community through a music-related response. 鈥楨ntrepreneurship goes beyond business skills鈥︹�櫶齭ays Jeffrey Nytch, who directs the College of Music鈥檚 Entrepreneurship Center for Music.鈥�
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It鈥檚 so great to see the impact and influence of College of Music alumni like Annie Booth!听
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We鈥檙e so proud of alumnus Jordan Holloway and Professor of Composition Carter Pann!
The Sound of Silence听(July 10, 2023,听The Coloradan)
Assistant Professor of Music Technology Grace Leslie directs the ATLAS Brain-Music Lab, CU Boulder鈥檚 interdisciplinary institute for radical creativity and invention. 鈥淲e look at people experiencing music and study their brain waves,鈥� says Leslie. 鈥淔rom there, we develop new ways of working with that data and then often transform it back into the performance or a new artistic piece.鈥�
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The College of Music is hosting 22 teens from around the country for the two-week Sphinx Performance Academy, providing听full scholarships to encourage and develop young Black and Latino string musicians. This is the first time the program has come to Boulder through a partnership initiated by CU Boulder Associate Professor of Violin Alex Gonzalez.
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Premiering their music on July 16 are composers Jordan Holloway [College of Music alumnus] and Carter Pann [Professor of Composition], who both wrote pieces commissioned by CMF. Holloway and Pann have more in common than sharing a musical debut on the same program. As it turns out, Holloway studied musical theory under Pann when he was a student at the College of Music.
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Contemporary American opera has made such great artistic strides in the past 15 to 20 years that many call our present time the Golden Age of American Opera. [...] But developing new work requires experimentation, collaboration and time. New operas are getting just that at the 乐播传媒 in Boulder. The CU New Opera Workshop, or CU NOW for short, pairs a well-known opera composer working on a new piece with singers from CU鈥檚 Eklund Opera Program for three weeks.
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A work-in-progress by composer Tom Cipullo is the subject of the CU New Opera Workshop (CU NOW) at our College of Music this summer, including performances by early-career artists from our Eklund Opera Program, accompanied by alumna pianist Nath谩lia Kato.听
Rare music score identified in the University Libraries鈥� collection听(May 2, 2023, CU Boulder University Libraries)
It鈥檚 not often that items borrowed from听PASCAL, the University Libraries鈥� off-site storage facility, turn out to be rare, first edition titles. But one book鈥擡semplare, o sia saggio fondamentale pratico di contrappunto,听roughly translating to听Examples; or, the Learned Fundamentals of the Practice of Counterpoint鈥攆rom the music collection is now part of the听Libraries鈥� Rare and Distinctive (RaD) Collections.听
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Check out this Q&A with Grammy-winning Richard O'Neill, violist of our Tak谩cs Quartet since 2020.
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Denver7 Everyday Heroes: We鈥檙e thrilled to follow the many successes of Obe Ariss, who earned a doctorate from our College of Music, and his wife, Whitney, who studied vocal performance at our college. Obe is a pianist who worked as a development director at the Colorado Symphony before he and Whitney combined their passions for music and food to open a performance space and restaurant that they owned and operated for seven years. Today, their nonprofit Preservery Foundation provides hunger relief.
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Alumna Rachel Sliker earned a bachelor鈥檚 in music theory from our College of Music. Learn about her musical journey鈥攆rom the camaraderie she feels with a local community of "side players," like Jeb Bows of Isakov鈥檚 band, Stelth Ulvang of the Lumineers and the musicians in Nathaniel Rateliff鈥檚 horn section, to her aspirations of leading her own band, with her own songs, on vocals and guitar.
Regents recognize 2023 award recipients听(April 10, 2023, CU Boulder Today)
During his 35-year tenure at CU Boulder, Allan McMurray elevated the College of Music to one of the top destinations for studying instrumental conducting.
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Currently in residence at Juilliard, the Ivalas Quartet鈥攆ormer string quartet in residence at our College of Music鈥攊s touring Colorado this week, performing Associate Professor of Composition Jeffrey Nytch鈥檚 鈥淔or the Trees鈥� at different schools. Nytch鈥檚 work uses music, video and sound design to tell the story of 鈥淏ig Lonely Doug,鈥� a 1,000-year-old Douglas Fir on Vancouver Island鈥攁 means to engage in discussion about deforestation around the world and its contribution to climate change and environmental degradation.
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We鈥檙e so proud of Kedrick Armstrong who will graduate with a master鈥檚 degree in orchestral conducting from the College of Music in May!听
CU Boulder faculty Paul Romaine appears on all-star jazz album听(March 29, 2023, CU Boulder Today)
The latest recording by jazz duo Dave Askren, guitar, and Jeff Benedict, saxophone, gives a thrilling sax-guitar-vibes frontline. The album, titled Denver Sessions, features CU Boulder lecturer and drummer Paul Romaine along with vibraphonist Ted Piltzecker and bassist Patrick McDevitt.
Orchestrating Social Consciousness听(March 6, 2023, The Coloradan)
Kedrick Armstrong (MMus鈥�23) is gaining national recognition as a conductor. An advocate for classical music performance and publication, plus the preservation of the voices of musicians of color, Armstrong is passionate about bringing recognition to Black female composers鈥攚ith the Center for Black Music research in Chicago, Illinois, and the Helen Walker-Hill collection at CU Boulder among his crucial research tools.听
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YouTube creator 鈥淪ideways,鈥� known for breaking down the music of popular films, drew a crowd at the College of Music talking to students, staff and fans about his career.听The YouTuber was invited as a guest speaker for the college鈥檚 Career Launchpad series through our amazing Entrepreneurship Center for Music which aims to help music students network and explore career options.
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College of Music alumna Ruth Opara was recently awarded a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship supporting her ongoing research on music and motherhood in West Africa.
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Conducting master鈥檚 student听Kedrick Armstrong leads听the world premiere of 鈥淭he Factotum鈥� with the Lyric Opera of Chicago.听
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Conducting master鈥檚 student听Kedrick Armstrong leads听the world premiere of 鈥淭he Factotum鈥� with the Lyric Opera of Chicago.听
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Congratulations to Professor of Percussion + Jazz Douglas Walter whose musical ideas are included in Greg Giannascoli鈥檚 book鈥擮pinions on the marimba: interviews with some of the leading marimba artist-teachers from the 20th century.听
Hugh Ragin: Put Your Own Thing On It听(International Trumpet Guild Journal, January 2023)听
We鈥檙e so proud of alumnus and Jazz Studies Lecturer Hugh Ragin鈥攖rumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and scholar鈥攆or being extensively featured in the January 2023 issue of the ITG Journal!
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The SPA鈥攊n partnerships with The Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music and, for the first time this year, the CU Boulder College of Music鈥攊ntroduces students to period instruments and historical performance in a series of intensive, two-week summer camps.
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Conducting master鈥檚 student听Kedrick Armstrong leads听the world premiere of 鈥淭he Factotum鈥� with the Lyric Opera of Chicago.听听
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The organization鈥檚 forward-looking view was tested earlier this month by the death of its beloved concertmaster, Charles 鈥淐has鈥� Wetherbee. But after the sudden loss of the 56-year-old violinist and CU Boulder College of Music professor, whose memory was honored with a Jan. 22 performance by the Boulder Phil, Parkinson says this mission took on a new shade of importance.
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Dedicated to the memory of Chas Wetherbee (Jan. 19, 2023, CU Boulder Today)
A devoted chamber musician, Associate Professor of Violin Charles 鈥淐has鈥澨齏etherbee听was first violinist of the highly respected Carpe Diem String Quartet with whom he regularly toured. He also served as concertmaster of the Boulder Philharmonic. Wetherbee was scheduled to perform Mozart鈥檚 Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra on Jan. 22. That concert will now be dedicated to his memory.
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After Chas Wetherbee鈥檚 passing,听the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is celebrating Wetherbee the best way they know how鈥攚ith music. The听BPO will present an orchestral version of Sergei Rachmaninoff鈥檚 鈥淰ocalise鈥澨齛s a tribute to open their concert with an empty concertmaster鈥檚 chair.
(Jan. 11, 2023, The Daily Camera)
A key member of the local music scene was lost Monday when acclaimed violinist and 乐播传媒 Boulder professor Charles 鈥淐has鈥� Wetherbee passed away from cancer.听
(Jan. 10, 2023, The Denver Gazette)
Charles听鈥淐has鈥� Wetherbee, 乐播传媒 Boulder associate professor of violin since 2012, passed away on Monday, Jan. 9.听鈥淎s with many others today, our hearts are heavy,鈥� said John Davis, dean of the CU College of Music. 鈥淥ur community will miss him deeply. Chas brought a wealth of expertise and experience from his varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral concertmaster, teacher, coach and collaborator.鈥�
(Jan. 10, 2023, CPR Classical)
Colorado鈥檚 musical community received devastating news this week: the passing of Charles Wetherbee. Wetherbee was schedule to play Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Boulder Philharmonic on Jan. 22. That concert is now scheduled to be dedicated to Wetherbee.
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First violinist of the Tak谩cs Quartet Edward Dusinberre鈥檚 new book鈥擠istant Melodies: Music in Search of Home鈥攆ocuses on four composers,听discussing their lives and what 鈥渉ome鈥� might mean to them ... and to Dusinberre himself, having lived in听England and the United States.
Can music heal? This artist and researcher wants to find out (Dec. 6, 2023, CU Boulder Today)
The work of Assistant Professor of Music Technology Grace Leslie鈥攆lutist, electronic musician and scientist鈥攎elds art, engineering and neuroscience to probe the millennia-spanning relationship between humans and a good tune ... and whether the right kind of music can help to heal the body and brain.
(Nov. 23, 2022, The New York Times)
The Sphinx Organization, led by Afa Dworkin and including the College of Music鈥檚 own Assistant Professor of Violin Alex Gonzalez, is celebrating 25 years of pressing the field for more diversity in repertory and rosters. We were thrilled to welcome the Sphinx Organization to the college this fall!
4 CU Boulder faculty members become distinguished professors (Nov. 10, 2022, CU Boulder Today)
Huge congratulations to Professor of Musicology Rebecca Maloy who has听been named Distinguished Professor! Maloy was recognized for her distinguished research, her dedication to teaching and mentoring, and for her service to her profession and the university. Maloy joins Alan McMurray and David Korevaar, the only other faculty from the College of Music ever to have been selected for this highest honor the university bestows.
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Congratulations to Ryan Flat鈥攕tudent composer, instrumentalist and vocalist鈥攆or being a winner of the National Association for Music Education鈥檚 2022 Student Composers Competition!
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Gary McBride interviews two of our composers from an upcoming (Nov. 2) Pendulum New Music concert鈥擜bby Kellems and Jessie Laus茅鈥攚ho were commissioned by the Boulder Altitude Directive to write a new work for chamber ensemble!
(Oct. 31, 2022, CPR Classical)
Mozart鈥檚 early death helped create a mystique that fueled his early legacy. Find out more in this last听Mozart Snapshots of 2022 with Colorado native and College of Music alumna Katie Mahan.听
(Oct. 20, 2022, Sharps & Flations)
Bass singer Wei Wu left Beijing in 2008 in study with Julie Simpson at our College of Music. The first full opera role he performed was in the role of Colline in Puccini鈥檚 鈥淟a Boh茅me.鈥� Nearly 10 years later, he returns to the Macky stage in the same role.
(Oct. 19, 2022, Sharps & Flatirons)
Eklund Opera Program Director Leigh Holman says 鈥淸La Boh茅me] ...听is the best first opera that anybody could ever see.鈥� College of Music students in the cast are the same age as the characters.
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College of Music alumna and Colorado native Katie Mahan is collaborating with Colorado Public Radio on a series called 鈥淢ozart Snapshots鈥濃�攖aking listeners on a journey through Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart鈥檚 life in Salzburg, Austria. She talks with Salzburger Marionettentheater鈥檚 artistic director Philippe Brunner about the theater鈥檚 full-length opera productions using hand-carved marionettes.
(Sept. 26, 2022, Daily Camera)
鈥� ... the campus鈥� reach goes beyond economics. Our quality of life as a community is arguably enhanced by the many cultural offerings available, from the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, College of Music events, major speakers and concerts to the Conference on World Affairs ...听鈥�
(Sept. 25, 2022, Daily Camera)
We love to see our College of Music family uplift and engage our community in diverse ways, across generations! Bob Spillman鈥擟ollege of Music professor emeritus, and retired chair of our piano faculty and music director of our opera program鈥攊s an active composer and songwriter, offering regular recitals, spontaneous afternoon concerts and piano nights with Broadway show tunes to Carillon residents. Among many accolades, Spillman received the CU Boulder Alumni Association's Robert L. Stearns Award in 2004 in recognition of his service and career.
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鈥淪oundscapes of the People,鈥澨齛 collaboration between the 乐播传媒 Boulder鈥檚 American Music Research Center听and Colorado State University Pueblo, has collected 27 oral histories in the past year exploring Pueblo鈥檚 cultural music history.
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How TikTok has changed the music industry听(Sept. 12, 2022, CU Boulder Today)
College of Music Instructor of Music Theory + Composition Mike Barnett shares how TikTok has changed the music industry 鈥� for better and for worse.
鈥楽oundscapes of the People鈥� explores Pueblo鈥檚 history through music听(Sep. 1, 2022, CU Boulder Today)
The College of Music鈥檚 American Music Research Center has embarked on a research project to document, preserve and engage with diverse musical and cultural influences in and around Pueblo, Colorado. In this onsite video, learn more about how Soundscapes of the People explores ways that musical traditions have served to bridge social, ethnic, urban/rural and religious identities.
(Aug. 24, 2022, Daily Camera)
As part of our free, long-running Faculty Tuesdays series, Korevaar will take the stage on Aug. 30. Also learn about Korevaar鈥檚 other upcoming events!
13 faculty, staff selected for Excellence in Leadership Program (Aug. 18, 2022, CU Boulder Today)
We鈥檙e pleased to see College of Music faculty and staff recognized in this way! Congrats to Austin Okigbo, associate professor and chair, musicology; and Carrie Howard, assistant dean for budget and finance!
(Aug. 16, 2022, The Strad)
We鈥檙e so proud of the Ivalas Quartet鈥攃omprising violinists Reuben Kebede and Tiani Butts, violist Aim茅e McAnulty and cellist Pedro S谩nchez鈥攆or being named the Juilliard School鈥檚 graduate resident string quartet; the two-year residency begins September 2022. From 2019 to 2022, the quartet was resident at our College of Music, mentored by the Tak谩cs Quartet. The Ivalas Quartet dedicates much of its time to celebrating BIPOC composers, as well as taking part in educational initiatives.听
The Music of Pueblo听(June 6, 2022, Coloradan)
Our Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Susan Thomas and alumna X贸chitl Ch谩vez鈥攁ssistant professor in the music department at the University of California, Riverside鈥攑artner to preserve the diversity of music in Pueblo.
听(June 21, 2022, Westword)
The Colorado Music Festival听was founded in 1976 by College of Music Professor Emeritus Giora Bernstein. 鈥�Within two years, the festival moved to the then-recently restored Chautauqua Auditorium, where it won the first of five ASCAP Adventurous Programming Awards.鈥� The听College of Music鈥檚听Tak谩cs Quartet will be the festival's artist-in-residence.
听(May 22, 2022, 9News)
Recently graduated members of the Ivalas Quartet, the College of Music's Graduate String Quartet in Residence, discuss their mission to elevate underrepresented composers and break up stereotypes that have followed classical music through the years. The quartet strives to give lesser-known but just-as-talented composers their shot in front of audiences. Specifically, the group gives artists like George Walker, an African American composer, and Jessie Montgomery, a female African American composer, their time next to pieces by Beethoven.鈥�
听(May 18, 2022, UC听Riverside)
Soundscapes of the People: A Musical Ethnography of Pueblo, Colorado was recently recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities with a nearly $130,000 Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research grant. The project director and principal investigator is Susan Thomas, professor of musicology and director of our American Music Research Center; co-principal investigators are Austin Okigbo, associate professor of ethnomusicology at our College of Music; and alumna X贸chitl Ch谩vez, assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the University of California, Riverside.
听(May 17, 2022, St. Louis Public Radio)
Assistant Professor of Composition Annika Socolofsky creates听feminist-rager lullabies for a new queer era inspired by traditional nursery rhymes and lullabies. She will release 鈥淒on鈥檛 Say a Word鈥� as an album later this year and will perform with song cycle with six members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.
(March 31, 2022, Daily Camera)
CU Boulder dedicated a tree to the victims of the Table Mesa听King Soopers shooting in 2021. It was planted to be within sight of where the Golden Buffalo Marching Band practices; shooting victim Teri Leiker was a fan of the marching band.
(March 22, 2022, Denver7)
(March 18, 2022, Colorado Daily)
Says survivor and College of Music sophomore Louis Saxton, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not ever going to be something I can just brush off, where if someone brings it up I won鈥檛 feel a wave of emotions.鈥� Saxton was walking out of King Soopers when the gunman attacked. Immediately after the mass shooting, he returned to the store and played cello for 10 days at the streetside memorial, one day for each person killed.
(March 10, 2022, Daily Camera)
A sprawling collection of historic pieces of music鈥攑erformed during screenings at the showman鈥檚 Chinese Theatre, Egyptian Theatre and elsewhere鈥攈ave been preserved and are currently being archived digitally by 乐播传媒 Boulder鈥檚 American Music Research Center.
(Feb. 14, 2022, CPR Classical)
On Feb. 19, Colorado Public Radio is partnering with Front Range Media and music organizations for an online benefit concert 鈥淎bove the Ashes: A Virtual Concert for Marshall Fire Relief.鈥� The concert will feature more than 10 local ensembles and artists, including the College of Music's Tak谩cs Quartet, Ars Nova Singers and the Boulder Bach Festival. They are also joined by cellist Joshua Halpern and CU-Boulder faculty Chas Wetherbee on violin with David Korevaar on piano.
Faculty Tuesdays bring wondrous performances to attendees鈥攆or free (Feb. 14, 2022, CU Boulder Today)
A reminder that鈥攎ost Tuesdays throughout the academic year鈥攐ur faculty + guests treat audiences to their talents. Join us!
Music Professor Rebecca Maloy to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture March 8 (Feb. 11, 2022, CU Research + Innovation Office)
Maloy, a professor of musicology and the director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, will deliver her in-person Distinguished Research Lecture, 鈥淐onstructing Sanctity Through Sound in Early Medieval Iberia.鈥�
(Feb. 11, 2022, The Washington Post)
Nearly a year beyond the King Soopers mass shooting, Boulder residents ask: What does it mean to heal? Says College of Music student and survivor Louis Saxton, who played the cello at the memorial fence for 10 days to honor the 10 victims: 鈥淏eing a survivor ... makes me thankful for the days that I don鈥檛 want to get out of bed. Thankful for the days I fight with my family, fight with my professors, fight with my friends. Grateful for the hard days, and it makes the good days even better.鈥�
(Feb. 9, 2022, CBS4)
"It was a homecoming, King Soopers said, complete with the 乐播传媒鈥檚 marching band and the Denver Broncos cheerleaders."
Additionally on Feb. 9, 听and how her love of our marching band lives on through a scholarship fund, as also expressed by Golden Buffalo Marching Band Director Matthew Dockendorf.
(Feb. 4, 2022, The Denver Gazette)
Spotlighting our annual Persevering Legacy events and the CU Philharmonia's diverse programming.
听(Jan. 22, 2022, The Washington Post)
Congratulations to first-year master's student (orchestral conducting) Kedrick Armstrong for landing on The Post's 2022 watch list! This year鈥檚 selection of artists "represents a diverse variety of composers, performers and artists hitting their stride with work that resonates with the right now."听
(Dec. 8, 2021, 9News)
With a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, our American Research Center is collaborating with CU Libraries and the Silent Film Sound and Music Archive听to create and make available to the public a comprehensive digital archive of the Grauman Theatre Scores Collection ... including some 3,854 silent film orchestral scores and an additional 192,700 preservation images.听听
Resilience Realized (Nov. 5, 2021, Coloradan)
Raul Dominguez (DMus 鈥�22), a conductor and instructor, knew the pandemic was going to be especially difficult for those in music. In May 2020, he secured a grant from CU鈥檚 Entrepreneur Center for Music to begin the Choral Conductors Colloquium, a virtual five-lecture series featuring prominent choral conductors.
(Oct. 15, 2021, 9News)
Our American Music Research Center's "Soundscapes of the People" project records historic music tailored to southern Colorado. "The long term goals of this project is that people will be able to have access and have something tangible to listen, see and maybe touch in some way, the items of their heritage their roots right and building identity," says Dr. Xochitl Chavez.听
(Oct. 13, 2021, Daily Camera)
We're thrilled about the Museum of Boulder's latest exhibit looking at CU Boulder鈥檚 lineage of onsite music programming, sought-out on-campus concert venues and providing a glimpse into the College of Music鈥檚 future. Among other events and activities, on Nov. 5, Professor of Musicology Laurie Sampsel will present "A Guided Tour of Colorado Songs,鈥� providing insight into 20 songs inspired by the Centennial State.
(Oct. 10, 2021, Daily Camera)
Progress is happening in programs like the Diverse Musicians鈥� Alliance, where university staff and students work together to empower underrepresented artists. "乐播传媒 have done a great job of challenging the College of Music to challenge themselves, of pushing people out of their comfort zones," said Alma Ramos, (former) diversity and outreach coordinator for the college.听
Museum of Boulder exhibit explores history of CU's College of Music (Oct. 6, 2021, CU Boulder Today)
The Museum of Boulder has partnered with the College of Music to create a pop-up exhibit exploring the history of the college's first 100 years. "Music Buffs: A Century of Music at CU" runs through Nov. 28.
(Oct. 1, 2021, Daily Camera)
The upgraded Imig building has already enhanced learning and performance experiences for our students by accelerating our momentum to leverage various technologies in ways that elevate College of Music offerings well beyond our immediate campus community. With new learning and performance spaces and tools, we鈥檙e not only expanding the reach and range of what鈥檚 possible as scholars, composers and performers, we鈥檙e also adding to our students鈥� skill sets and paving the way toward greater diversity, equity and inclusion in everything we do.
Tak谩cs Quartet wins 4th Gramophone award听(Sept. 30, 2021, CU Boulder Today)
Congratulations to our remarkable听Tak谩cs Quartet!听
(Sept. 26, 2021, CU Independent)
The College of Music's new studios and practice spaces have already proven their worth for Michaela Miles, a third-year member of the Golden Buffalo Marching Band. Read on about the impact of our expanded Imig Music Building from both student and faculty perspectives!听
CU Boulder College of Music unveils long-anticipated building addition听(September 17, 2021, CU Boulder Today)
CU Boulder students, faculty, staff and community members celebrated the opening of a state-of-the-art, $57-million addition to the Imig Music Building that enhances the College of Music鈥檚 standing as a national leader in comprehensive music education, performance, composition and research.听
'Soundscapes of the People' to document local musical history (Sept. 14, Pueblo Chieftain)
Our American Music Research Center's 'Soundscapes of the People' project will explore ways that musical traditions have shaped social, ethnic and religious identities.
American Music Research Center explores musical traditions of Pueblo, CO听(September 1, 2021, American Music Research Center)
Our American Music Research Center is breaking ground with its innovative听Soundscapes of the People project, a comprehensive research effort in collaboration with local community stakeholders to document, preserve and engage with diverse musical and cultural influences in and around Pueblo, Colorado. The research team aims to address the lack of representation and inclusion in the history of Southern Colorado culture.
(MajoringinMusic.com, September 3, 2021)
鈥淓ntrepreneurship goes beyond 鈥榖usiness skills,鈥� it rests on a foundation of understanding the needs and sensibilities of the people you are trying to reach with your art,鈥� says Jeffrey Nytch, composer and Director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music at the 乐播传媒 Boulder College of Music.听
(Westword, August 31, 2021)
Congratulations to alumna Annie Booth and alumnus/College of Music Lecturer Hugh Ragin, among other local jazz luminaries associated with our college!
Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission听(August 27, 2021, CU Boulder Today)
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe in 2020, musicians around the world were desperate for the answers to two pressing questions: Can playing musical instruments transmit COVID-19? And if so, what can be done? Now, halfway through 2021, the first official research results are in鈥攁nd it鈥檚 good news: The show can go on.听
Maloy and Parker honored with Distinguished Research Lectureships听(August 26, 2021, Research + Innovation Office)
Rebecca Maloy of the College of Music is one of two recipients of the 2021-2022听Distinguished Research Lectureships. Professor of Musicology and Erismann Faculty Fellow, Maloy also serves as director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. One of the world鈥檚 leading scholars of chant from the Iberian Peninsula, Maloy鈥檚 current work examines the Old Hispanic chant of the Iberian Peninsula from historical, liturgical, theological and musicological perspectives.听
(July 28, 2021, CBS4)
Members of the Ivalas Quartet鈥攐ur Graduate Quartet-in-Residence鈥攁re the first fellows at the Colorado Music Festival. The fellowship program is designed to build up young quartets and promote diversification in the field.
The Colorado Lullaby Project Bridges Mental Health and Parenting (July 2, 2021, Coloradan Alumni Magazine)
As a part of Carnegie Hall鈥檚 community engagement programs, the Lullaby Project has a network of partners鈥攊ncluding CU Boulder鈥攁cross the globe. Learn about the amazing Colorado Lullaby Project, which kicked off under the direction of Grace Law (MMus 鈥�21).
CU's Austin C. Okigbo Studies Music from Past Pandemics (July 2, 2021, Coloradan Alumni Magazine)
Our Musicology Chair traces the way people express themselves musically during times of widespread illness鈥攁 highly relevant topic given COVID-19.
听(June 22, 2021, Broadway World)
Congratulations to doctoral candidate Raul Dominguez, and alumni Teresita Lozano and Brice Smith!
(May 25, 2021, Denver7)
House Bill 1323 has been named the Teri Leiker Act
Shelly Miller awarded for research on COVID-19 transmission via singing (May 19, 2021, CU Boulder)
Professor Shelly Miller is among an international coalition of researchers whose COVID-19 transmission work has been recognized by the American Academy of Teachers of Singing.
(May 12, 2021, Daily Camera)
(April 14, 2021, The Wall Street Journal)
Researchers at CU Boulder and the University of Maryland have found simple ways to mitigate the risk posed by the potentially virus-laden aerosols spewed into the air by singing and playing wind instruments.
(April 8, 2021, The New York Times)
Shelly Miller, an aerosol scientist at CU Boulder and lead author of the Indoor Air paper, has since been collaborating on a study of COVID-prevention measures with the International Coalition of Performing Arts.
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Colorado Lullaby Project
Building upon Carnegie Hall鈥檚 innovative program, the Colorado Lullaby Project brings together individuals that identify as parents, or new parent, with College of Music student musicians to strengthen community through song.