SPA 2024

The (musical) kids are back in town

June 28, 2024

Last summer, the College of Music and Sphinx Performance Academy kicked off a new partnership to welcome talented string students鈥攁ges 11-17鈥攖o our campus for an intensive scholarship program emphasizing cultural diversity. This month, it鈥檚 d茅j芒 vu as auditioned youths engage in lessons, master classes and more, culminating in public performances tonight and this weekend.

Joy Yamaguchi

Graduating DMA student shares College of Music experience, future plans

May 2, 2024

When Joy Yamaguchi graduates from our College of Music next week with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, the work she started here will continue. 鈥淐ompleting this degree has helped me realize my strength and solidify my focus as a multifaceted artist,鈥 she shares.

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Michael Sy Uy to direct American Music Research Center

April 22, 2024

Uy will join the College of Music鈥檚 musicology faculty as an associate professor and assume leadership of the AMRC this fall, bringing to his new responsibilities a rich background in musicological research as well as a broadly-based perspective on academic administration.

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Embracing DEI: Keystone of the universal musician

March 21, 2024

In this edition of the Dean鈥檚 Downbeat, Dean John Davis doubles down on the College of Music鈥檚 commitment to championing diversity, equity and inclusion. 鈥淚鈥檓 convinced that by embracing DEI as integral to our universal musician mission, we not only achieve flexible, interdisciplinary career options for our graduates, but also expand the artistic landscape and cultivate a community of curious, continuous learners who challenge biases, question assumptions and engage with diverse perspectives鈥攁nd who navigate nuance and complexity with openness, understanding and empathy.鈥

McKee speaks with the Indianola High School Wind Ensemble sharing stories and life advice. Photo courtesy: Indianola High School Band.

Paul McKee: On mentorship and a new take on 鈥淧omp & Circumstance鈥

March 20, 2024

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Paul McKee reflects on the impact of mentorship and shares the spirit of his new, three-part arrangement of 鈥淧omp & Circumstance鈥 to be premiered at the spring 2024 university commencement ceremony!

Louis Saxton

Meet 2024 Presser Scholar Louis Saxton

March 7, 2024

Louis Saxton (BM 鈥24) has been named the College of Music鈥檚 2024 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award recipient. Discover Saxton鈥檚 inspiration, journey and experience at 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录!

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Fifth annual Persevering Legacy event promotes diversity in performance

Feb. 28, 2024

Join us on March 7 for student performances celebrating women-identifying composers.

O'Neil Jones

Grad student brings first statewide Jamaican Choral Music Symposium to Boulder

Feb. 9, 2024

Mention Jamaican music to most Americans and the pop sounds of reggae usually come to mind. But there鈥檚 much more鈥攖he wonderfully rich harmonies of choral music, hundreds of rarely heard sacred songs and folk songs that deserve more exposure. Doctoral student O鈥橬eil Jones is about to make that happen.

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Getting to know Marilyn Brock鈥攊nterim director, Entrepreneurship Center for Music

Jan. 10, 2024

The Entrepreneurship Center for Music (ECM) introduced a new face this academic year: While Professor of Composition and ECM Director Jeffrey Nytch is on sabbatical until fall 2024, Marilyn Brock fulfills the role of interim director.

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Student spotlight: Adriana Ripley

Oct. 11, 2023

Adriana Ripley鈥攁 third-year undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor鈥檚 in musical theatre at the College of Music鈥攕hares her favorite aspects of the College of Music and reveals the ways in which her music education is preparing her for a promising career.

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