On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, our woodwind department faculty will present "Wind Essence" for the Faculty Tuesday series. See a preview of the program here.
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.
College of Music freshman Michael Ochoa has been named to the inaugural class of the CU-Boulder Esteemed Scholars program. "I was honored to be awarded this scholarship and to be included in this program," Ochoa says. "A huge factor for me was the professor of oboe here (Peter Cooper), also the environment of CU-Boulder is a really welcoming place."
Christina Jennings just returned from Havana, Cuba where she presented a concert and master class with the Philadelphia new music ensemble: Orchestra 2001.
Judith LeClair and Jonathan Feldman will be in residency at the College of Music from October 25-28. They will present master classes on Thursday, October 25 from 3-5:30 pm and Friday, October 26 from 1:30-3:30 pm. They will present a concert on Sunday, October 28 at 7:30 pm along with CU faculty Christina Jennings, Peter Cooper, and Yoshiyuki Ishikawa.
Three chamber ensembles, all of differing instrumentation, have been accepted to compete with top musicians from across the country in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Based on audition materials and applications, the Zenobia Quintet, the Flatirons Brass Quintet and the Tesla Quartet have all been accepted into this illustrious competition.
