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Recent news
Dean’s Downbeat
Colorado Music 2026
In this video, Dean John Davis previews the 2025-26 edition of Colorado Music, the annual magazine of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music.
This year’s edition—“Adaptive Leadership + Learning”—spotlights the accomplishments of our always-inspiring students, alumni, faculty and staff as well as the influence of our world-class visiting artists and enduring impact of our supporters. MORE
Browse previous editions of the Dean’s Downbeat,
a regular communiqué from Dean John Davis.
Noteworthy media mentions
How Dolly Parton improved our world: ‘She was helping everyone’ (Aug. 28, 2026, Fox Corporation syndications)
For Annika Socolofsky, an associate professor of composition at the University of Colorado Boulder, Dolly Parton’s legacy is found not only in her songwriting and unmistakable voice, but also in the way she used her success to advocate for others.
Music on the Strait to open with world premiere (Aug. 20, 2026, Peninsula Daily News)
Artist in Residence and Takács Quartet violist Richard O’Neill and Associate Professor of Voice Abigail Nims showcase the reach and impact of CU Boulder College of Music faculty through their work with Music on the Strait, where O’Neill is a co-founder and Nims makes her festival debut as a featured mezzo-soprano in “A Night at the Opera.”
Colorado Music Festival: 50 years of music beneath Boulder’s Flatirons (Aug. 3, 2026, The Strad)
Violinist Njioma Grevious joined the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra for an all-American program attended by Sphinx Performance Academy students in residence at our College of Music this summer.
