Faculty
By Joshua Kosman | Houston Chronicle
It's been nearly a decade since Geraldine Walther packed up her viola and left the ranks of the San Francisco SympCalifornia drought: Major cutbacks by many Northern Californians
hony in favor of the life of a chamber musician. It doesn't sound like she regrets the decision for a moment.
They come from diverse backgrounds and have worked all over the world, from Santa Fe to Salzburg, New York to northern Iowa. But all four new full-time faculty members at the College of Music agree: Boulder is hard to beat.
The Takács Quartet has announced music programs for its fall concerts.
Sept. 21-22
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Menuetto
Adagio ma non troppe
Adagio – Allegro
The graduate ensemble 40th Parallel, featuring Leanne Hampton, flute, Abby Yeakle, oboe, Peter Bauer, clarinet, Yahaira Nieves, bassoon, and Katherine Smith, horn.
Andrea Ramsey comes to the College of Music from the The Ohio State University in Columbus, where she is currently teaches choral methods and undergraduate conducting, and conducts the University Chorus.
Paul McKee received a BME from the University of Northern Iowa and an MM in composition from the University of Texas at Austin.
In 1984 he joined Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd and appeared on several Grammy-nominated recordings. Over the years McKee has served on the jazz faculty at schools including DePaul University, Youngstown State University, Northern Illinois University, the University of Missouri at Kansas City and Florida State University.
Prior to his appointment at CU-Boulder, Matthew Dockendorf studied at Michigan State University, where he wrote drill and arranged music for the Spartan Marching Band and Spartan Brass. He served as conductor of the Campus Band and guest conducted the Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Concert Band and Musique 21.
As a tenor, Matthew Chellis has appeared to critical and popular acclaim throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and South America.
He has performed with the New York City Opera, National Symphony, Atlanta Opera, Opera de Bogota, Frankfurt Opera and many others. He has served leading roles in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Don Juan in Prague, Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance and numerous others.
Charles Wetherbee, assistant professor of violin, spoke with Jean Inaba of Colorado Public Radio about his recent appointment as concertmaster for the Boulder Philharmonic.
‘Side by Side’ is more than just a musical review
BOULDER, Colo. — Imagine hanging out with legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim and a few of his closest friends—Bernadette Peters, Leonard Bernstein, Mandy Patinkin and others—as they chat and swing into some of his greatest works.
That’s what you’ll experience onstage when CU Opera performs “Side by Side by Sondheim” April 24-27.