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It takes a team to make music

March 6, 2017

Collaborative piano professors Alexandra Nguyen and Margaret McDonald explain the history and purpose of the collaborative piano practice.

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College marks 100th anniversary with $50 million music+ campaign

Feb. 13, 2017

The “music+” campaign is tied to “The College of Music Advantage,” the 10-year strategic plan set in motion by the priorities of students, faculty, staff and other members of the college community.

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Alumni spotlight: Sam Estes and Cole Ingraham

Feb. 8, 2017

Alumni Sam Estes (MM ’05) and Cole Ingraham (DMA ’13) are changing the game in film scoring, helping build a music composition software based on an algorithm and user needs.

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College of Music hosts up-and-coming singers at Schmidt Competition

Nov. 15, 2016

On Dec. 10, the voice department hosts the Schmidt Youth Vocal Competition, one of the nation’s largest singing competitions for high school students.

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Calling all flutists: Galway concert coupled with outreach and education

Nov. 9, 2016

Scheduled for March 21 and 22, the Once a Flutist festival invites flutists from around the region to the Boulder campus for an immersion in the technique, diversity and spirit of the oldest instrument on Earth.

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Alumni spotlight: Barbara Bentree

Oct. 27, 2016

During her career, Barbara Bentree (BME ’80) has collaborated with Mouseketeers, her husband and even her high school classmates. But through it all, the name of a fellow College of Music graduate kept coming up.

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Colorado at Carnegie

Oct. 5, 2016

On Monday evening, Nov. 7, music at CU Boulder will be well represented on the East Coast when the College of Music puts on a showcase concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

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Purcell trivia and the State of the College officially kick off 2016-17

Sept. 12, 2016

In a speech last week before students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, Dean Robert Shay said the state of music at CU Boulder is strong.

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Putting the bow in someone else’s hands

Aug. 31, 2016

Any moment in one’s life could signify the beginning of something big. For Edain Butterfield, that moment came during her time as a music student.

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A lasting legacy: Joan Catoni Conlon and Frank Conlon

July 12, 2016

Joan Catoni Conlon and her husband Frank recently endowed a fellowship to support graduate students pursuing the Master of Music or Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Literature degrees.

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