Tag: "CSU Music"
CSU clarinet professor making music with an extra measure of meaning
In mid-October, Ferreira is traveling with his group, Jâca Duo, to Ecuador to perform at the Festival International de Musica, a trip that was postponed due to COVID. While there, he will fulfill a promise to donate funds to a local musical community in need, funds gathered through his guitar and clarinet duo’s philanthropic mission to create “Music with Meaning.”
Pianist and songwriter Jim Brickman performs benefit concert at UCA
Proceeds will go to the Youth Programs in Arts and Education fund at CSU, which supports programs that provide youth in underserved areas of Northern Colorado opportunities to explore creativity through music, art and theater.
Dr. Jess Rushing is joining CSU Music Therapy this fall
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is pleased to announce that Dr. Jess Rushing is joining Colorado State University’s outstanding music therapy faculty. Dr. Rushing comes to CSU following three years at the University of Louisville as an assistant professor of Music Therapy, and receiving her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Music Therapy from Florida State University.
Music student to present on women composers at musicology conference
Colorado State University undergraduate music major, Annie Koppes, has been selected to present her paper at this year’s Regional American Musicological Society Conference. The conference will take place virtually, April 9-10, 2021.
Music professor releases album of contemporary clarinet music composed and performed by colleagues
Colorado State University clarinet professor, Wesley Ferreira, has released an album featuring selections of clarinet music by composer James M. David; Dr. David is the composition professor for the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
Re-imagining teaching and learning in the College of Liberal Arts
A great number of faculty used the normal downtime of summer to reimagine and rebuild their classes to accommodate the variety of modalities available to students this fall (face-to-face, hybrid, online).
CSU Music professors release new CD, PAINTED MUSIC
uatra Duo, comprised of CSU music faculty, Michelle Stanley, flute, and Jeff LaQuatra, guitar, has released their first solo CD, PAINTED MUSIC on Navona Records.
CSU music professors perform their first concert as a new duo Oct. 22
Colorado State University music professors Michelle Stanley and Jeff LaQuatra, also known as the Quatra Duo, are debuting two new pieces at their upcoming Virtuoso Series Concert on Monday, Oct. 22.
University Symphony Orchestra concert: The last dance
The University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Wes Kenney, will play two dance-inspired works this week: Edvard Grieg’s Symphonic Dances and Igor Stravinsky’s iconic Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring).