This Week at the College of Music: Student Edition - Dec. 2, 2021

Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Senior Ariel Flach! “I’m thankful to have collaborated with so many stellar, passionate musicians—the students, faculty and College of Music community overall,” says the dual degree student who will graduate with both a Bachelor of Music Performance (flute) and a Bachelor of Music Education this winter. “Their commitment to creating beauty in this world inspires me.”

• Annual Holiday Festival celebrates community comeback
• American Music Research Center to preserve and share historic trove of silent-era film scores
• Congratulations to Composition Chair and Professor of Composition Carter Pann who’s at the Eastman School of Music this weekend for the premiere of his “Three Rhapsodies” for piano. Carter’s new work is an American Composers Forum Commission in honor of Eastman’s centennial. The concert will be livestreamed ... be sure to tune in on Dec. 4!
• “Journey to the Center of Stillness” meditation in the Dome: On Dec. 6, join us at Fiske Planetarium for a free, pre-finals meditation guided by Matthew Tomatz, the College of Music’s embedded therapist through our Musicians’ Wellness Program. 
• Winter Session: Get ahead over winter break with MUSC 2041 (Applications of Music Technology: Film Scoring). This is a project-based course that explores the music technology behind composing short film scores using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

• College of Music in the news
• DEI news + happenings: Keep up with Diversity, Equity + Inclusion goings-on at the College of Music
• Campus updates on Diversity, Equity + Inclusion
• Spring 2022 update: Minimal operational changes planned
• Campus calendars + key dates (Office of the Registrar): At your fingertips, academic calendars by topic, fall 2021 through summer 2022
• New federal mandate results in changes to COVID-19 vaccine exemption options: All CU Boulder students, staff and faculty who submitted non-medical exemption forms for the COVID-19 vaccine must submit a new exemption or proof of vaccination. Personal exemptions will no longer be accepted. 
• COVID-19 booster at Wardenburg: CU Boulder students, faculty and staff who meet certain criteria may receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at the Public Health Clinic in Wardenburg Health Center. 
• Stay informed about COVID-19 protocols on campus. Masks are required in public indoor spaces on the CU Boulder campus, regardless of vaccination status.