January 22, 2025 – March 14, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm –
Community Smog is a collaboration between artist Kim Abeles and Northern Colorado community members. Abeles’s Smog Collectors create “footprints of the sky” and mimic air quality by collecting particulates from the air on plates or fabric.
February 9, 2025 – May 10, 2025 @ All Day – Please join us in celebrating the recital performances of our CSU music students. Student Recitals are FREE and open to the public. Note: Dates, times, and locations are subject to change, please check back to confirm performance details. Thursday, February 13, 2025: 6 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, Otto Huffman, Piano Sunday, February 16, 2025: 5 […]
February 12, 2025 – April 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm –
The Body Construct: Between Flesh and Thought, curated by 2024 Curatorial Interns Aspen Crawford, Madrigal Frederick-Law, and Marissa Goldin, explores the intricate relationship between the body and identity, examining how the physical form shapes and is shaped by personal, societal, and cultural narratives.
February 21, 2025 @ All Day – Discover CSU Dance! Join us for masterclasses, a concert preview, and interactive sessions with our dance faculty and students. Explore our unique dance program and cap off your day with an evening activity with current dance majors. The perfect event for prospective students and guardians seeking an unparalleled dance journey
February 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Spain Concert Tour 2025 Wish the Colorado State University Wind Symphony Bon Voyage as they present the program for their trip to Spain in March. Showcasing “Americana” works, the concert will feature music by John Philip Sousa, John Williams, and CSU faculty composers Kevin Poelking and James M. David. Faculty artists include Wesley Ferreira, clarinet, […]
February 23, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm –
In this presentation, Dr. Cory Gundlach, Curator of African Art at the Stanley Museum and Director of African Studies at the University of Iowa, will discuss his work leading up to the historic event of returning an object from Stanley Museum of Art’s permanent collection directly to the Oba of Benin, how and why this restitution took place, and what it means for the future of the Stanley Museum and other museums in America.
February 24, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm –
In this presentation, Dr. Cory Gundlach, Curator of African Art at the Stanley Museum and Director of African Studies at the University of Iowa, will discuss his work leading up to the historic event of returning an object from Stanley Museum of Art’s permanent collection directly to the Oba of Benin, how and why this restitution took place, and what it means for the future of the Stanley Museum and other museums in America.
February 24, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Rhapsodies and Legends: The Legacy of Elise Hall Faculty artists Peter Sommer, saxophone, and Juhyun Lee, piano, present a program featuring music written for saxophonist Elise Hall, including works by the great Claude Debussy and Florent Schmitt. Hall, a prominent Boston socialite and saxophonist at the turn of the 20th century, commissioned significant composers to […]
February 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Beethoven Archduke and Dvořák Dumky The Mendelssohn Trio (Erik Peterson, violin, Barbara Thiem, cello, and Bryan Wallick, piano) performs two staples of the piano trio repertoire, Ludwig van Beethoven’s monumental “Archduke” Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke Trio,” alongside Antonín Dvořák’s famous “Dumky” Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, B. […]
February 27, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm –
Kim Abeles will present an artist talk in conjunction with Community Smog, a collaboration between Kim Abeles and Northern Colorado community members.
February 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Stirrings, Airs, and Virtuosities Join the CSU University Symphony under the baton of guest conductor Adam Torres for an evening of incredible music featuring the winner of CSU’s annual Concerto Competition, Peter Hansen, on clarinet, performing Bernhard Henrik Crusell’s Introduction, Theme and Variations on a Swedish Air for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op 12. The program […]
March 1, 2025 @ 12:00 am – The event is designed for trumpet players of ALL AGES AND EXPERIENCE who are looking for an in-person event that inspires their love of music and all things trumpet.
March 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm –
Family Day is a free, drop-in program featuring art activities led by CSU Art Education faculty and students. Designed for children ages 5-12.
Enjoy a variety of hands-on activities, including crafts to take home, games, and experiments. Meet students, curators, and other experts. Explore the galleries! Connect with art and each other!
March 2, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Postcards from the British Isles You will not need to travel for spring break when you join our Concert Orchestra for an afternoon of classical and folk music from the British Isles. The concert, conducted by Dr. Rachel Waddell, music director, and Sam Cooper, assistant conductor, includes an array of composers throughout history, ranging from […]
March 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Catharsis With Tim Burns, Piano The faculty artists explore the experience of human emotions and their release through the art of music. Featuring works by Robert Schumann, Lin Manuel Miranda, Stephen Sondheim, Franz Liszt, and others.
March 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please check back when more information becomes available!
March 5, 2025 – April 19, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
The Middle School Outreach Ensembles (MSOE) at Colorado State University provide an inspirational music learning experience and opportunities to form and engage in a broad music community.
March 6, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Featuring guest artist Michael Dease, Trombone CSU Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Wil Swindler, and Jazz Ensemble II, directed by Darren Kramer, present a big band performance featuring guest trombonist Michael Dease. Mr. Dease, the winner of the 69th Annual DownBeat Magazine Poll for Trombonist of the Year and multi-Grammy award winner, is sought-after by […]
March 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Echoes from Afar Join guest graduate conducting students James Mepham and David Davis for the concert band medium with influences from near and far.
March 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Enjoy a concert presented by the Rawlings Piano Trio–faculty at the University of South Dakota. CSU faculty artist Margaret Miller, viola, joins the trio on the concert.
March 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –
This tale upends the story of Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. In Peter and the Starcatcher – adapted by Rick Elice, book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson – marauding pirates, jungle tyrants, unwilling comrades, and unlikely heroes playfully explore the depths of greed and despair, and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love. Director Wesley Longacre invites you to creatively reimagine using ingenious stagecraft and the magic of “starstuff.”
March 8, 2025 @ 12:00 am – Since 2006, BassoonaRAMa and OboeRAMa have brought together bassoonists and oboeists of all ages! The day-long event features today’s multifaceted musicians who explore what it means to have a life and success in and around music. Guest clinicians include chamber and orchestral musicians, college professors, music researchers, and professional reed manufacturers.
March 10, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm –
Join us on the Colorado State University campus and experience a day in the life of a music major in the voice area! The day is an opportunity for high school students, transfer students, associate degree graduates, and current CSU students (and their parents/guardians) to see what it is like being a music major at CSU.
March 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Love and Longing The spring showcase features the Chamber Choir conducted by Dr. James Kim, the Concert Choir conducted by Dr. Nathan Payant, and the University Chorus conducted by Choral Conducting Graduate Student Carly Neumann. The performance includes works by Claudio Monteverdi, Jake Runestad, Randall Thompson, Sarah Hopkins, J.S. Bach, Eric Whitacre, Tracy Wong, and […]
March 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The concert includes Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, op. 47 (1846), Ofer Ben-Amots’ Bulgariana (2016), and Ketty Nez’s trio in memory (2023). Robyn Julyan, violin, performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Singapore. Robyn has been on the string faculty at […]
March 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A collaboration of professional theatre artists, faculty members, current students, and CSU alumni, the ON THE BRINK Company explores works representing a variety of underrepresented voices and perspectives. Join directors Saffron Henke and Javier Hurtado and special guests for unique productions throughout the year. Readings are followed by a facilitated post-show reflective discussion to process […]
March 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The program features Dmitri Shostakovich’s viola sonata completed just before he died in 1976, Three Pieces by Nadia Boulanger, and the Philadelphia Suite by Amanda Harberg. As a soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Jacquelyn Schwandt has performed concerts throughout the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Schwandt has been a featured soloist with several orchestras, including the […]
March 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Originals and Alterations Faculty artists Dr. Megan Lanz and Dr. Cayla Bellamy join forces for a concert of world premieres and newly commissioned transcriptions. The program begins with “originals” from the 2024 SoundCraftEd Chamber Music Consortium, including new duos by Noelia Escalzo, Kincaid Rabb, and CSU alumna Amber Sheeran. The evening concludes with “alterations” of […]
March 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm –
GAMA’s free Music in the Museum Concert Series explores the cross-fertilization of music and the visual arts through concerts in the galleries. Performances by Colorado State University music faculty and students are enriched with context provided by faculty and students from the Department of Art and Art History and the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
March 26, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Bartók Rebórn Like the mythological figure from which it draws its name, the half piano/half percussion icarus Quartet dares to fly toward the sun, aspiring to new heights of artistry. This riveting program features and pays homage to Bartók’s seminal 1937 masterpiece, “Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion,” through the artistic vision of three of […]
March 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Virtuosic Brass Chamber Music Concert Established in 2023, the Cantare Brass Quintet and its members have been involved in many creative professional endeavors across various universities and community, public, and private music programs throughout the U.S. The ensemble consists of Dr. Maximilian McNutt, lecturer of trumpet at the University of Virginia; Mr. Michael Gause, assistant […]
March 28, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm –
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance welcomes Dr. Nancy Ambrose King, Professor of Oboe at the University of Michigan, for a masterclass working with CSU students. The masterclass is free and open to the public, including all age levels, experience, and instruments. No registration required.
March 31, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Echoes of Myth and Modernity: Flute and Piano Masterworks from Europe to the Americas Faculty artists Ysmael Reyes, flute, and Jooyeon Chang, piano, present a recital featuring works that span various emotions, styles, and cultural influences. The program opens with the lyrical elegance and warmth of Mel Bonis’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, followed by […]
April 1, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Virtuoso Violin Masterpieces With Bryan Wallick, Piano Chinese-Canadian violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou performs virtuoso works by Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Camille Saint-Saëns, Amy Beach, and Ottorino Respighi with CSU faculty artist Bryan Wallick, piano. Hou rose to fame on the international concert scene when she won prestigious international violin competitions in France, Italy, and Spain […]
April 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Cello, Is It Me You’re Looking For? Cello, Is It Me You’re Looking For? Join us for an evening featuring works for cello ensemble as well as solo selections presented by the students of Meredith Blecha-Wells.
April 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera in two acts is packed with tender-hearted pirates, bungling police officers, absurd adventures, and implausible paradoxes. Join CSU’s Ralph Opera Program for a romping good time with this classic that boasts one of the most famous patter songs in history!
April 5, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm –
Family Day is a free, drop-in program featuring art activities led by CSU Art Education faculty and students. Designed for children ages 5-12.
Enjoy a variety of hands-on activities, including crafts to take home, games, and experiments. Meet students, curators, and other experts. Explore the galleries! Connect with art and each other!
April 5, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm –
Join the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art for Slow Art Day 2025, a global event that celebrates looking at and loving art!
Slow Art Day is an annual event held in April that invites visitors to look at specific works for ten minutes each. Participants are then encouraged to meet and discuss their experience. It’s that simple!
April 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 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.
April 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Guest artist Mauricio Nader is one of Mexico’s premier artists. Funded in part by the Lilla B. Morgan fund, Mr. Nader will present a solo piano recital. Repertoire to be announced. “Maintaining a blistering career of engagements, Mr. Nader has become the Indiana Jones of the Piano World” (Price, Rubin & Partners, UNITED STATES) “Today, […]
April 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Please join Madeleine Jansen, professor of violin and viola at Kansas State University for an evening of music for violin and piano.
April 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A collaboration of professional theatre artists, faculty members, current students, and CSU alumni, the ON THE BRINK Company explores works representing a variety of underrepresented voices and perspectives. Join directors Saffron Henke and Javier Hurtado and special guests for unique productions throughout the year. Readings are followed by a facilitated post-show reflective discussion to process […]
April 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This event has been cancelled. Voices Reminisce With Juhyun Lee, Piano Join faculty artist Patricia Goble for her CSU premier solo recital featuring Voices that Cry; Voices to Remember; Voices to be Heard. This concert features the music of Georg Frideric Handel, Francis Poulenc with poetry by Max Jacob, and John Corgliano with text by […]
April 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Jazz Combos, directed by Gabriel Santiago, David Mequitic, and graduate conducting student Sam Lumsden, demonstrate small group jazz, focused on improvisation. This concert features great tunes from the jazz repertoire and original student compositions and arrangements.
April 11, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Guest artist Mauricio Nader is one of Mexico’s premier artists. Funded in part by the Lilla B. Morgan fund, Mr. Nader will collaborate with Ron Francois for a violin and piano recital. “Maintaining a blistering career of engagements, Mr. Nader has become the Indiana Jones of the Piano World” (Price, Rubin & Partners, UNITED STATES) […]
April 12, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
The Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit features professors and students from Front Range universities in clinics, masterclasses, and performances. Free and open to the public, the summit is a great opportunity for saxophonists of all ages and levels to learn about the technical and expressive aspects of playing and practicing while listening to great performances from top-notch professionals around the region. We hope you will join us for this special event!
April 12, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – The culminating event of the full-day summit, the “Potpourri” recital, features performances from Dan Goble, Nathan Mertens, Elizabeth Rosinbum, Peter Sommer, Sam Williams, Jennifer Turpen, and more! The Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit features professors and students from Front Range universities in clinics, masterclasses, and performances. Information about the Summit and performer bios: https://music.colostate.edu/rocky-mountain-saxophone-summit/ The concert […]
April 13, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – The trombone studio, under the direction of Associate Professor Dr. Drew Leslie, presents an evening of music composed and arranged for trombone ensemble. The concert features the CSU Trombone Choir and the NoCo Bones, a large trombone choir comprising CSU students and area high school trombonists. A variety of pieces will showcase the beauty and […]
April 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Two powerhouse ensembles and wind chamber music leaders will join forces to create a “super band” collaboration featuring the music of the iconic musician and composer Arturo Sandoval. The collaboration will also include music by Khachaturian, Bach, de Falla, Piazzolla, and D’Rivera. $35/45+ regular; $23 student Building on the foundation of the classical music tradition, […]
April 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Join us for a concert of solos and chamber music by members of the trumpet studio led by Dr. Stanley Curtis.
April 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Music for Motion Sphere Ensemble presents the world premiere of Music for Motion, a commission written by American composer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Carter Pann, with a program of works featuring an exploration of movement. The concert features faculty artist Dr. Forest Greenough on double bass. Sphere Ensemble is a 14-piece band made up of […]
April 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A recital of vocal music by students from the studios of Dr. Nicole Asel, Dr. Tiffany Blake, and Professor John Lindsey.
April 16, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Over the course of two evenings, student ensembles perform trios, quartets, and quintets prepared through a combination of self-directed rehearsals and coaching by woodwind faculty Ysmael Reyes, Galit Kaunitz, Wesley Ferreira, Dan Goble, Peter Sommer, and Cayla Bellamy.
April 16, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Brass area students from the trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba studios perform an evening of chamber music in various settings and styles, including a brass quintet, trombone quartet, trumpet ensemble, tuba/euphonium quartet, and more.
April 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Join us for a diverse horn recital featuring CSU alum Dr. Nicholas Gledhill, instructor of horn at Colorado Mesa University. Dr. Gledhill is joined by CSU faculty artists Dr. Jooyeon Chang, piano, and Dr. John McGuire, horn, on an exciting program exploring the works of Eugene Bozza, Elizabeth Raum, Cait Nishimura, James Naigus, and more. […]
April 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Jazz Combos, directed by Peter Sommer, David Mequitic, and graduate conducting student Sam Lumsden, demonstrate small group jazz, focused on improvisation. The concert features great tunes from the jazz repertoire and original student compositions and arrangements.
April 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Over the course of two evenings, student ensembles perform trios, quartets, and quintets prepared through a combination of self-directed rehearsals and coaching by woodwind faculty Ysmael Reyes, Galit Kaunitz, Wesley Ferreira, Dan Goble, Peter Sommer, and Cayla Bellamy.
April 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU Dance keeps innovation alive! This diverse concert features new works by faculty members Madeline Harvey, Susie Garifi, and Godwin Abotsi, and selected student choreographers. From ballet to modern to West African dance and everything in between, you’re sure to be inspired by our performers’ versatility and artistry.
April 23, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Unclouded Day On the final showcase of the year, the Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. James Kim, performs 20th- century masterpieces, including Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir and William Walton’s Cantico del Sole. The Concert Choir, conducted by Dr. Nathan Payant, features works by American composers, including Shawn Kirchner, Florence Price, Reena Esmail, and […]
April 24, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm –
Join Gregory Allicar Museum of Art and Colorado State University’s Department of Art and Art History for MFA Speaks 2025, an annual program preceding the MFA Thesis Exhibition opening reception.
April 24, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm –
Hear readings by Creative Writing MFA students from the Colorado State University Department of English.
April 24, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The concert performed by undergraduate music majors and minors features music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, and Antonin Dvořák.
April 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Directed by Debbie Swann The 2024-2025 season ends with one of the most famous poems in the English language, John Milton’s 17th-century tale Paradise Lost, an epic story about fallen angels and faulty humans searching for meaning through our temptations. In Erin Shields’s adaptation for the stage, Lucifer is a woman cast out of Heaven […]
April 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Road is Life The Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Rebecca Phillips, finishes the season with a celebration of music at CSU! Guest conductors include first year conducting master’s students David Davis and Cameron Honnen performing cornerstone repertoire in the wind band medium. Second year conducting master’s student James Mepham conducts his final performance at […]
April 26, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – This concert features the CSU Percussion Ensemble and a presentation of awards to the Percussive Arts Society Percussion Ensemble Festival participating ensembles.
April 27, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 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.
April 27, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Coming Home: A Side-By-Side with NoCoYo (Folk Tales and New Worlds) The concert celebrates new beginnings as we welcome the Northern Colorado Youth Orchestra to perform side by side with the Colorado State University Symphony Orchestra. The program opens with Giuseppe Verdi’s La forza del destino Overture, conducted by NoCoYo music director and CSU alum, […]
April 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – This concert features repertoire for piano trio, string trio and piano quartet.
April 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Music faculty present a program that includes works for various groupings of instruments and voices, including Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet, and “Improvisation on a Blue Theme” by Canadian and Grammy-winning composer John Thrower.
April 29, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Jazz Ensembles I and II present a concert dedicated to the legacy of great jazz drummer, Roy Haynes who passed away in November 2024, just short of his 100th birthday. The program, directed by Wil Swindler and Darren Kramer, includes music associated with Haynes and other pieces that honor his life in jazz.
April 29, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Students from Dr. Bryan Wallick’s piano studio perform selected works.
April 30, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – A recital of musical theatre vocal students from the studio of Patricia Goble.
May 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm –
Family Day is a free, drop-in program featuring art activities led by CSU Art Education faculty and students. Designed for children ages 5-12.
Enjoy a variety of hands-on activities, including crafts to take home, games, and experiments. Meet students, curators, and other experts. Explore the galleries! Connect with art and each other!
May 4, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 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.
May 4, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The concert features percussion music from several parts of the world, including a Mexican Marimba band, Brazilian Ensemble, Civil War Rope Drum Ensemble, Ragtime Novelty Band, and a Steel Drum band.
May 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – An evening of solo and chamber music that highlights the trombone in a variety of musical settings. This recital features undergraduate and graduate students from the trombone studio under the guidance and coaching of Dr. Drew Leslie, associate professor of trombone.
May 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Passions Join guest conductor and master’s student, Cameron Honnen, for a concert full of life and passion!
May 6, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Master of Tuplets (Bach’s Revenge) What do Baroque music and Heavy Metal have in common? Find out as the Concert Orchestra integrates music from Baroque and early classical repertoire with selections inspired by heavy metal. After hearing Larry Moore’s arrangement of Brandenburg inspired by Black Violin, the orchestra oscillates between the traditional and unexpected, including […]
May 7, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – A collaboration of professional theatre artists, faculty members, current students, and CSU alumni, the ON THE BRINK Company explores works representing a variety of underrepresented voices and perspectives. Join directors Saffron Henke and Javier Hurtado and special guests for unique productions throughout the year. Readings are followed by a facilitated post-show reflective discussion to process […]
May 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The spring capstone concert represents the culmination of four years of hard work, creativity, and artistic growth for CSU Dance students. We invite you to celebrate the accomplishments of senior dance majors Macala Bartucci, Matt Bishop, Kris Johnson, Ellie Schroeder, and Liam Teagarden. This eclectic evening of dance features a range of styles and is […]
June 5, 2025 – June 6, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
Percussion Camp for high school students includes instruction on how to successfully prepare and audition to become a collegiate music major. The workshop focuses on the four primary percussion instruments: Mallets (2 and 4 mallet), Timpani, Snare Drum, and Drum Set as well as insight on applications, scholarships, equipment, and skills in being a college student.
June 8, 2025 – June 13, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
Organ Week is designed for high school students interested in expanding (or beginning) their organ study. Led by a faculty of prominent concert and church organists, the program features one-to-one instruction, masterclasses, and recitals on the finest pipe organs in northern Colorado, including CSU’s Casavant organ.
June 9, 2025 – June 13, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
Spend a week honing your craft on the beautiful CSU campus! Auditioned students will perform a solo in our beautiful Recital Hall. Participants will also take voice lessons with CSU faculty, and participate in workshops, masterclasses, and talkbacks, including ‘Conquering the College Audition.’
June 9, 2025 – June 12, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
Join CSU Dance faculty, regional educators, and guests for four days of interactive workshops and presentations exploring strategies and tools for integrating movement at all levels of learning.
June 11, 2025 – June 14, 2025 @ 12:00 am – Join CSU Jazz Faculty Wil Swindler, Peter Sommer, Dr. Seth Lewis, and Tom Amend for our second annual CSU Jazz Summer Workshop. The workshop will run 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day focusing on small group jazz playing and improvisation. Students will also study Jazz history and listening, Jazz theory, and attend instrument-specific masterclasses. […]
June 15, 2025 – June 21, 2025 @ 12:00 am – Colorado Harp Seminar is a one-week intensive harp program for high school and undergraduate pedal harpists. Directed by faculty member Kathryn Harms at Colorado State University, it is designed to support, nurture, and inspire excellent musicianship. In addition to private lessons, students will participate in harp ensemble, masterclasses, and workshops on various topics such as […]
June 21, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Colorado Harp Seminar is a one-week intensive harp program for high school and undergraduate pedal harpists. Directed by faculty member Kathryn Harms at Colorado State University, it is designed to support, nurture, and inspire excellent musicianship. In addition to private lessons, students will participate in harp ensemble, masterclasses, and workshops on various topics such as […]
June 27, 2025 – July 12, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
The two-and-a-half week conducting seminar (four credits each summer) includes daily conducting opportunities in all three disciplines with a workshop orchestra, band and choir, providing further hands-on training. All participants learn to conduct in all three disciplines.
July 12, 2025 – July 26, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
CKI is a dynamic training center for elementary classroom music teachers, independent music instructors, and secondary music teachers interested in elevating their teaching, conducting, musicianship, and depth of knowledge about music education. Students from across the U.S., Mexico, Korea, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia participate in the annual summer seminar.
July 27, 2025 – August 2, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
The Colorado Cello Intensive program is designed to maximize technical, musical, and personal growth. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4:1, the Colorado Cello Intensive (CCI) is dedicated to helping students reach their full potential. We believe in the work hard, play hard mentality and offer students an array of evening possibilities, including hiking, rock climbing, and a trip to Rocky Mountains National Park. Surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Fort Collins, Colorado, CCI is the ideal location to develop your playing this summer!
August 3, 2025 – August 16, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
CSU Dance Lab is a college preparatory summer program offering immersive study in classical and contemporary dance forms, repertory, theory, and composition. In addition to dance classes and rehearsals, students will attend lectures, develop artist statements, choreograph solos, and present a public performance. Mentored by CSU Dance faculty, renowned guest artists, and current dance majors, attendees expand skills and knowledge while contributing to a collaborative creative process. Beginner through pre-professional level dancers ages 14+ are invited to register for our two-week in-person intensive. To ensure individualized attention, registration is limited to 24 dancers admitted on a first-come-first-served basis.
August 4, 2025 – August 8, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
Center Stage Youth Camp is a summer theatre day camp for elementary school students at the CSU Spur Campus in Denver.
August 4, 2025 – August 8, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
The International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A., is a weeklong summer piano competition and festival featuring more than a dozen guest artists and pianists in daily masterclasses and presentations, the live Semifinal and Final Rounds of the Olympic-styled Odyssiad® competition, and riveting matinee and evening concerts by internationally renowned pianists, including Van Cliburn winners. At the foothills of the majestic Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the International Keyboard Odyssiad® and Festival (IKOF) is designed for pianists of all ages and nationalities, teachers, and the general public who love the piano and its repertoire.
August 11, 2025 – August 15, 2025 @ 12:00 am –
Center Stage Youth Camp is a summer theatre day camp for elementary school students at the CSU Spur Campus in Denver.