Composition news

As the Boulder Chorale marks its 50th anniversary, it will perform a piece written by an undergraduate composition student from the College of Music.

The Boulder Laptop Orchestra—also known as BLOrk—continues to push the boundaries of typical music school repertoire at its March 5 concert.

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Entrepreneurship Center for Music's Career Launchpad welcomes back two College of Music alumni who have run the gamut of gigs in the music world.

Associate Director of Choral Studies Andrea Ramsey composed a setting as part of a new collection of Shakespeare-inspired songs.

This fall, the College of Music celebrates the legacy of conductor, composer, organist and former CU Boulder teacher George Lynn.

The ATLAS Summer Experimental Music Week, supported by the College of Music, is August 4-7.

Combining composition and computer science, double major Willie Payne is exploring new ways to use music in video games.

Dan Kellogg talks about his new chamber-opera based on the story of Alferd Packer.

BOULDER, Colo. — Brett Madsen was deeply interested in music as a high-school student in Florida. It just wasn’t the pop, rock, hip-hop and other genres most of his peers listened to. He was into classical music, from Bach and Beethoven to Mozart and Chopin. And he was very into writing the same kind of thing.

When the Colorado Buffaloes catch a breather during Pac-12 network football games this fall — ditto for the basketball team, right into spring — expect to see a top-notch team from the CU-Boulder College of Music step in.