This week at the College of Music: Community Edition - April 6, 2023

A multidisciplinary education
Venezuelan Andres Orco is a DMA guitar student in our Thompson Jazz Studies Program with a special interest in advanced rhythm and meter in jazz; as such, he’s also pursuing a Certificate in Music Theory. “Through the certificate program, I received a multidisciplinary education that I think has made me a more well-rounded musician and educator,” he says. Learn more about Orco’s perspectives on the evolution of 21st-century jazz; how current theoretical literature isn’t sufficient to explain modern jazz; and amplifying the voices of expert jazz practitioners in theoretical discussions of their music.

• A collection of the works of Black female classical composers nourishes and informs rising conductor Kedrick Armstrong (CPR Classical): We’re so proud of Kedrick Armstrong who will graduate with a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the College of Music in May! 
• Currently in residence at Juilliard, the Ivalas Quartet—former string quartet in residence at our College of Music—is touring Colorado this week, performing Associate Professor of Composition Jeffrey Nytch’s “For the Trees” at different schools. Reaching 500+ students from Greeley to Glenwood Springs, Nytch’s work uses music, video and sound design to tell the story of “Big Lonely Doug,” a 1,000-year-old Douglas Fir on Vancouver Island, as a means to engage in discussion about deforestation around the world and its contribution to climate change and environmental degradation. Learn more about this amazing presentation (Aspen Daily News).
• Confronting the “Dido” dilemma: For Professor of Musicology Robert Shay, the many mysteries of Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” are too important to ignore. His critical edition of the English composer’s score provides fresh answers to a number of questions.  
• The latest recording by jazz duo Dave Askren, guitar, and Jeff Benedict, saxophone, gives a thrilling sax-guitar-vibes frontline. The album, titled Denver Sessions, features CU Boulder lecturer and drummer Paul Romaine along with vibraphonist Ted Piltzecker and bassist Patrick McDevitt.
• Check out our two remaining musicology colloquia this spring, including “Toward a Critique of Listening” on April 10 and “Modern vs. Baroque: The International Bach Competition, Leipzig” on May 1. 
• Boulder Arts Week returns April 7-15!
• Conference on World Affairs, April 12-14: Check out the full schedule.

• Feel Good Fridays: Weekly hybrid workshops to learn about a work of art and then participate in a related mindfulness practice.
• CU Mobile Food Pantry, April 20: For students, staff, faculty and community members.
• Stay current with the College of Music in our online newsroom.
• Access upcoming CU Presents digital program books here.