Community Engagement
- The Cleveland Orchestraâs biennial residency at our College of Music returns for three days packed with sectionals, rehearsals, mock auditions, master classes, a Q&A and a Faculty Tuesdays concert.
- The Sphinx Performance Academy has changed the lives of thousands of underrepresented young musicians, offering a curriculum that includes lessons, master classes, recitals, career enrichment sessions and mentorship.
- Professor of Composition Jeffrey Nytchâwho directs the College of Musicâs Entrepreneurship Center for Music and who was recently awarded a MacDowell Fellowshipâconsiders the application of entrepreneurial principles as essential to his creative practice.
- In this edition of the Deanâs Downbeat, Dean John Davis offers reflections and a vision for the future as he shares highlights from our newly revamped annual digital magazineâColorado Music. â...our mission matters more than ever. Because what we do as musicians requires not only skill, but humanityâthat is, the simultaneous conveyance of emotion, connection and understanding. Colorado Music takes stock of how far weâve come.â
- In addition to Carl Orffâs âCarmina Buranaâ and our collaboration with El Sistema Colorado, the College of Musicâs upcoming CU at Boettcher concert will feature the world premiere of composer Carter Pannâs new work: his five-movement, 17-minute Symphony No. 3ââOn The Importance of Our Democracy.â
- Erika Gossett will graduate next month with a BM in flute performance, as well as a BA in media studies, a minor in business and a Music Entrepreneurship Certificate, exemplifying the College of Musicâs universal musician vision. Additionally, her climate change-focused venture, Piña Designs, is a finalist in the New Venture Challenge. Finals are April 12: Join us!
- In a week-long residency coming upâincluding four free, public eventsâCanadian composer Alexina Louie will explore what it means to find your own voice and identity.
- It was a busy fall for the American Music Research Center (AMRC)! One of the many efforts underway is the Soundscapes of the People project. Two CU Boulder PhD studentsâLydia Wagenknecht and Ben Cefkinâ
- The work of Assistant Professor of Music Technology Grace Leslieâflutist, electronic musician and scientistâmelds art, engineering and neuroscience to probe the millennia-spanning relationship between humans and a good tune ... and whether the right kind of music can help to heal the body and brain.
- âHaving a âhomeâ audience of loyal TakĂĄcs fans is a huge honor ⊠and makes the concert experience more than just about the music itself. Itâs about the relationships formed through the shared love of music.â