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- On Feb. 25, undergraduate cellist Louis Saxton and graduate violinist Rinat Erlichman were awarded first prizes in the College of Musics annual Concerto Competition. Congratulations to all participating students and collaborative pianists!
- Alumnus Dylan Fixmers variegated and prolific career aims to inspire empathy and advance community engagement.
- Congratulations to first-prize recipient and audience favorite Rinat Erlichmanand all winners and participants in the College of Musics premier performance competition for outstanding graduate students!
- The Cleveland Orchestras 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.
- Were excited to welcome Associate Professor of Double Bass Susan Cahill as the newest addition to the esteemed faculty of the CU Boulder College of Music.
- Professor of Music Education and CMEA Hall of Fame inductee James Austin, Professor of Double Bass Paul Erhard, Associate Professor of Trombone William Stanley, and Professor of Piano and former Dean Daniel Sher have dedicated their careers to inspiring up-and-coming musicians and educators. We reflect on their contributions, achievements and legacy with gratitude.
- Congratulations to Izzy Fincherthe College of Musics Outstanding Graduating Senior this springwho will graduate with a BM in classical guitar performance, a BA in journalism, a business minor with a Music Entrepreneurship Certificate and a Music Theory Certificate, exemplifying the College of Musics universal musician mission.
- Venezuelan Andres Orco is a DMA guitar student in our Thompson Jazz Studies Program with a special interest in advanced rhythm and meter in jazz; as such, hes also pursuing a Certificate in Music Theory. Through the certificate program, I received a multidisciplinary education that I think has made me a more well-rounded musician and educator.
- On Feb. 26, undergraduate pianist Jude Dow-Hygelund and graduate soprano Dawna Rae Warren were awarded first prizes in the College of Musics annual Honors Competition. Congratulations to all participating student competitors and collaborative pianists!