George Walker

Winds program features music by celebrated BIPOC composer George Walker

Oct. 13, 2021

On Oct. 19, horn and piano faculty will collaborate with the CU Boulder Graduate Wind Quintet and members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in a Faculty Tuesdays program for winds, including George Walker's "Wind Set."

Ingrid Anderson

Non-traditional careers + community

Oct. 7, 2021

This College of Music senior and president of the College of Music Student Government (CMSG) expects to graduate in May 2022 and ultimately plans to apply to pursue a career in medicine … along the way, she's "playing violin whenever I can!"

Pablo Beltran

Jazz doctoral student exemplifies personal resilience and professional determination

Sept. 8, 2021

As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we're inspired by the resilience and determination of DMA student Pablo Beltran.

Sher Distinguished Musician Scholarship

College of Music welcomes two Sher Distinguished Musician Scholarship recipients

Aug. 31, 2021

We’re thrilled to introduce Raven Dow-Hygelund and Anna Kallinikos as the most recent recipients of the College of Music’s Sher Distinguished Musician Scholarship.

DMA Valerie Sly

Horn performance + pedagogy student ready for fall after whirlwind spring and summer

Aug. 5, 2021

Not only did DMA candidate Valerie Sly win Third Horn position with the Des Moines Metro Opera, she also recently nailed the runner-up spot for the Fort Worth Symphony’s Principal Horn position, earned a finalist spot for the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. and was invited to return to the Lucerne Festival Academy.

Claire Gunsbury

In spite of it all...

May 6, 2021

This year, the College of Music’s Outstanding Students proved that difficulty can be the breeding ground for success.

Sophia Thaut and Curt Sellers

Artists for the future

April 14, 2021

The Undergraduate Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship prepares students for cross-disciplinary careers in the arts.

Banners and memorials at King Soopers

Processing and remembering with music

April 1, 2021

Like many CU Boulder students, saxophonist Josh Sweeney shopped regularly at the Table Mesa King Soopers, site of the March 22 mass shooting. A sophomore majoring in music and mechanical engineering, Sweeney was fortunate that the shooting didn’t directly involve anyone in his immediate circle. Nonetheless, he lives in the...

Anita Dumar

"I'm pinching myself!"

March 31, 2021

Every year, talented students across the College of Music vie for a chance to perform with the CU Symphony Orchestra the following school year. Meet the 2021 winners of this year's Honors Competition.

Louis Saxton

#BoulderStrong

March 26, 2021

Less than one week after the series of shootings in metro Atlanta, we experienced a mass shooting right here at home. Just as we stand together with our Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander students, faculty and staff, we stand together in our shared grief over 10 lives lost at...

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