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Pendulum New Music: January 30th, 2019 Works by John Clay Allen, Jordan M Holloway, Daniel Kellogg, Drake Rutherford, Nelson Walker, Jeff Widenhofer featuring Hsing-ay Hsu, Harumi Rhodes, Daniel Silver, and Matthew Zalkind 7:30 PM, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 (poster attached) Grusin Music Hall, Imig College of Music, 18th & Euclid...

Classical music has always been the love of my life. From the moment I went to my first concert with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, I knew that I wanted to be a composer. There’s something about classical instruments and the precision and work that goes into a classical performance that...

I attended a performance of the Carpe Diem Quartet at Grusin Music Hall on Monday, 26 November. Each member of Carpe Diem is a top-notch string player, and the sum of their efforts equates to a world-class musical product. This concert was programmed beautifully for my tastes as they performed...

Join us Wednesday December 5th for new compositions by: Jordan M. Holloway, Daniel Kellogg, Brian Lambert, Dianna Link, Erik Christian Peterson, and Max Wolpert Featuring guest performers: Emily Ondracek-Peterson, violin Erik Christian Peterson, viola Conor Abbott Brown & Daniel Silver, bass clarinets Ajax string quartet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 5...

Dr. Emily Ondracek-Peterson is a leader in numerous fields: performance, artistic direction, arts advocacy, administration, education, career research, entrepreneurship, and academia. Praised by The New York Times for her “elegant solowork,” and by Strad magazine for her “dazzling passagework,” Dr. Ondracek is a rising star of violin performance.Dr. Ondracek is...

Don't miss our next Pendulum New Music on October 31st at 7:30 p.m. in Grusin Hall: Works by John Clay Allen, Collin Kemeny, John Boggs, Jack Gaffney, Nelson Walker, and Luciano Berio. Other News: This Sunday's Bass Day at CU will feature a new work for Paul Erhard's bass studio...

We invite you to an exciting three days with "loadbang" from New York during their Guest Artist Residency at CU. William Lang, trombone; Carlos Cordeiro, bass clarinet; Jeffrey Gavett, baritone voice; Andy Kozar, trumpet. Public Events: WED 10/17/18 7:30 concert in Grusin: 'old fires catch old buildings' Pendulum New Music...

This Saturday, four of our student composers will have opera scenes premiered as part of the CU New Opera Workshop annual festival. John Boggs, Maggie Friesen, Elena Specht, and Max Wolpert wrote brand new scenes which have been in rehearsal for two weeks. They will be presented fully staged and...

New chamber works by John Clay Allen, Margaret R. Friesen, Jack Gaffney, Drake Rutherford, Max Wolpert. Featuring guest composer Prof. Kristin Kuster , and the Boulder Altitude Directive, Carter Pann , director. Live stream through cupresents.org . April 4th, 2018, 7:30 PM, Grusin Hall Comp News- Selena Wellington 's senior...

We invite you to hear new chamber works by John Clay Allen, Margaret R. Friesen, Jack Gaffney, Drake Rutherford, Max Wolpert featuring guest composer Prof. Kristin Kuster , and the Boulder Altitude Directive, Carter Pann , director. Live stream through cupresents.org . If you'd like to re-listen to Distinguished CU...