Summer Music Academy

Summer Music Academy

Jan. 22, 2019

The Summer Music Academy offered through the College of Music provides middle and high school students from Colorado and around the country the incredible opportunity to grow as musicians during a week-long program.

middle school ensemble concert

The magic of the Middle School Ensembles Program

Dec. 4, 2018

The Middle School Ensembles Program is one of the most special and integral programs within the College of Music.

Kaleb Chesnic, flute

And the winner of the 2018 Ekstrand Competition is...

Nov. 12, 2018

Kaleb Chesnic has the honor of holding the title of the 2018 Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Performance Competition winner.

jeff nytch teaching a class

Find your path: The Entrepreneurship Center for Music

Oct. 25, 2018

In this new feature video, get an up-close-and-personal look at the ECM with Director Jeffrey Nytch and several current and former students.

Christina Jennings master class at Panoramic Flutist Seminar

Panoramic Flutist: A Unique Celebration of the Flute

July 25, 2018

Learn more about this four-day immersive seminar into the flute offered only through the College of Music.

Specdrums—a new venture dreamt up by a CU engineering student—makes music using only color, an app and a little silicon ring.

CU-bred Specdrums puts music at your fingertips

May 29, 2018

All you need to make music is color, an app and a silicone ring.

jazz students perform

Summer Jazz Academy hosts violinist during sixth year

June 20, 2017

Now in its sixth year, the Summer Jazz Academy this summer brings in Christian Howes, a guest artist who might be considered unconventional.

yo-yo ma and the cello studio

Artist Series season brings top artists and eye-opening experiences

April 4, 2017

As the Boulder community benefits from the Artist Series' concerts, students at the College of Music enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing, learning from—even talking shop with—their idols.

jazz ensemble on stage

Concert Jazz Ensemble prepares for trip to Costa Rica

March 21, 2017

This year over Spring Break, the students and faculty of the Thompson Jazz Studies Program will give whole new meaning to the idea of taking their show on the road.

jazz students on stage

Thompson Jazz Studies hosts Mile High Jazz Festival

Feb. 6, 2017

It’s been a Colorado tradition for more than 50 years and this year, it’s coming to Macky Auditorium. The Thompson Jazz Studies Program is getting ready for the 53rd Mile High Jazz Festival on Feb. 15-17.

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