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Music on a mission

Sept. 24, 2015

Classical guitarist Patrick Sutton (DMA '14) splits his time between performing and teaching students in nations without access to music education. He talks about his time spent in Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa.

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Festival shines light on the double bass

Sept. 18, 2015

The 13th Rocky Mountain String Bass and Bass Guitar Festival is coming up Sunday, Sept. 27, at the College of Music.

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Reconnecting with the Renaissance

July 17, 2015

Led by Professor Emerita Judith Glyde, the CU-Boulder study abroad program “Music and Performing Arts – Renaissance in the XXI Century” has brought a dozen or so College of Music students to the city for six weeks every spring.

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SoloDuo to join Ritter Guitar Program as visiting artists

April 15, 2015

Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli—better known worldwide as SoloDuo—will be permanent visiting artists as part of the College of Music’s Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program starting in fall 2015.

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College of Music welcomes four new faculty for fall 2015

April 15, 2015

Learn more about the four renowned artists who will join the faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music this fall.

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String department welcomes new faculty for fall 2015

April 14, 2015

This fall, the CU College of Music welcomes two new string faculty, cellist David Requiro and violinist Harumi Rhodes.

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College of Music's second International Guitar Festival at CU-Boulder Feb. 19-21

Feb. 16, 2015

In just over three years, Nicolò Spera has put CU-Boulder on the map as a true global mecca for classical-guitar teaching, performance and competition.

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CU musicians to accompany renowned Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. Jan. 22

Jan. 20, 2015

There was a time when the New York-based Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company traveled with the same musicians when it toured the country.

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Altius Quartet wins top prize at CU-Boulder College of Music Ekstrand competition; Sharon Park wins audience favorite award

Nov. 20, 2014

Quartet members Andrew Giordano, Andrew Krimm, Zachary Reaves and Joshua Ulrich joined Park, bassoonist Daniel Nester, tenor Paul Kroeger and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Robinson were named finalists after two rounds of competition among 40 contestants. The quartet won the $2,000 overall prize, Park received $500 for the audience prize and all finalists received $500 prizes, to be used professional development, to help with costs for such things as performance, outreach or recording.

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Eclectic Ekstrand music finalists to duel onstage at CU-Boulder Nov. 17

Nov. 7, 2014

All apologies to Forrest Gump, but you really never know what you’re going to get at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Ekstrand music competition finals. Might be Bach, Bernstein or Basie, show tunes or a string quartet, a jazz solo or guitar duo.

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