The CU Boulder bands program provides various performance opportunities for students, whatever their level or major field of study. The CU Boulder Concert Band is open to all CU Boulder students, regardless of major, with auditions held for seating and placement.
The Boulder Laptop Orchestra (BLOrk) is offered as the “Electronic Music Ensemble” each semester, welcoming both music majors and non-music majors.
The College of Music is widely known for its chamber music programs. Various student ensembles are organized throughout the school year for strings, woodwinds, brasses, voices and mixed media.
CU Boulder choirs perform approximately two concerts per semester and regularly collaborate with ensembles such as the CU Boulder Wind Symphony and CU Symphony, as well as the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra.
The CU Boulder Early Music Ensemble is devoted to the performance and study of music primarily from the 16th-18th centuries, with attention to period style, performance practices and historical context. Students may also work on solo repertoire.
Undergraduate and graduate students at the College of Music present several major productions each year in the Eklund Opera Program. These include fully staged and costumed operas and musicals.
CU Boulder jazz ensembles offer students exposure to a variety of jazz styles through the rehearsal and performance of classic literature, as well as the most current writing for jazz ensemble.
CU Boulder orchestras offer a range of repertoire for all levels of musicians on campus.
Pendulum New Music presents some of the best performers from all departments, premiering original music of CU Boulder composers. Monthly concerts also features faculty or guest performances.
CU Boulder percussion ensembles celebrate percussion in many ways, exploring the great works of the repertoire: “Amores and Construction” (Cage), “Toccata” (Chávez), “Suite” (Harrison), “October Mountain” (Hovhaness) and “Ionisation” (Varèse), among others.
The College of Music offers various world music ensembles, open to students who enroll in the corresponding classes. Each ensemble presents one public recital per academic year.
