Table read of 'Polly Peachum' with the full cast, composer and librettist

Nurturing young singers with new opera

June 4, 2024

The College of Music鈥檚 2024 New Opera Workshop is underway, leading up to performances of Gene Scheer鈥檚 鈥淧olly Peachum,鈥 as well as performances of opera scenes presented by the Composer Fellows鈥 Initiative in June.

Students and faculty record arrangements at Might Fine Recording studio in Denver

Jazz program reimagines classic graduation tune

April 23, 2024

The College of Music鈥檚 Thompson Jazz Studies Program will be shaking up this year鈥檚 commencement ceremony with new takes on the timeless 鈥淧omp and Circumstance,鈥 reimagined in the styles of Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing.

Associate Professor Paul McKee leads jazz band in a rehearsal

Mentorship reflections and a new take on 鈥楶omp and Circumstance鈥

March 27, 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 and Circumstance鈥 to premiere at commencement on May 9.

O'Neil Jones

Grad student brings first statewide Jamaican Choral Music Symposium to Boulder

Feb. 12, 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.

Bruns and Crumb at a recording session of 'Metamorphoses, Book II' at Swarthmore College in 2021

Upholding the impact and legacy of composer George Crumb

Feb. 12, 2024

Associate Professor of Music Theory Steven Bruns and the late renowned composer George Crumb shared a close, long-lasting professional relationship and deep friendship. As Bruns nears retirement this spring, he reflects on his role as Crumb鈥檚 archivist and biographer.

Paul Zaborac with a saxophone, Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao at piano, and Colleen White with a flute

Alumni launch the Scheherazade Music Festival

Dec. 13, 2023

Three College of Music alumni recently started the Scheherazade Music Festival鈥攁n incubator for innovation and connection through chamber music, pushing the art form forward and bringing performers, composers and audiences together.

Intermediate ceramics student Katie Sieker at Caf茅 Aion packing dishes she made.

Form and function with a hummus appetizer

Dec. 4, 2023

A hands-on project lets 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 intermediate ceramics students create functional and unique pieces for Boulder鈥檚 Caf茅 Aion restaurant.

Danielle Seewalker in front of her buffalo mural in the Engineering Center

New Indigenous art flourishes at CU Engineering Center

Nov. 28, 2023

Award-winning artist Danielle SeeWalker is the creative force behind two new beautiful murals at the CU Engineering Center, blending together science, art and Indigenous culture.

Student practices Chinese calligraphy

Learning culture through beautiful brush strokes

Nov. 1, 2023

At an evening of Chinese calligraphy, 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 students studying Chinese practiced an art whose history dates back millennia.

Daphne Leong

Daphne Leong鈥檚 got rhythm

Oct. 20, 2023

When it comes to 20th- and 21st-century music, Professor of Music Theory Daphne Leong鈥攁long with her colleagues in the world of rhythm in music performance and scholarship鈥攅ngages in intense research and endless experimentation, which brought her to Montreal鈥檚 McGill University for a recent residency.

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