This Week at the College of Music: Community Edition - Jan. 27, 2022

Remembrance, resilience + forging our future: In the first Dean's Downbeat of 2022, John Davis—reporting from the Colorado Music Educators Association’s Clinic/Conference in Colorado Springs this week—reflects on the past month, from its losses to its wins and the many positive developments underway at our College of Music. “Even as we bear witness to loss and unknowable challenges with compassion and care, I see us rebounding with resilience again and again—undeterred in our shared quest for excellence, dogged in our pursuit to inform and influence what it means to be a successful, fulfilled creative artist in an increasingly diverse and interdisciplinary musical landscape,” he says. Learn more. 

Photo: Earlier this week, we snapped this impromptu photo of newly appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Susan Thomas (left), who also directs our American Music Research Center and serves as professor of musicology; Diversity and Outreach Coordinator Alexis McClain, our newest staff member (welcome!); and Dean John Davis.

• Congratulations to Professor of Music Education James Austin for being inducted into the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) Hall of Fame this week, and to alumna Carrie Proctor (BME ’19) for being this year’s recipient of the CMEA Outstanding Young Music Educator Award!
• Composers and performers to watch this year: Congratulations to first-year master’s student (orchestral conducting) Kedrick Armstrong for landing on The Washington Post’s 2022 watch list! Also included on the list is Anthony Green, a former student in the college’s DMA program. This year’s selection of artists “represents a diverse variety of composers, performers and artists hitting their stride with work that resonates with the right now.” 
• Silver and Gold Music Scholarship Program advances student’s interdisciplinary approach to music: meet Jennifer Kaphammer!
• Faculty Tuesdays bring wondrous performances to attendees—for free
• Presented by the College of Music’s musicology and music theory departments, our Spring 2022 Colloquium Series is underway, beginning Jan. 31-April 18! Learn more and join us for these rich, wide-ranging presentations and discussions.
• Did you know? You can view upcoming CU Presents digital program books here.

• Mobile Food Pantry today, Jan. 27, 2-4 p.m.: For students, faculty, staff and community members of Boulder and Broomfield counties
• COVID-19 protocols on campus