Alumni
- As Music Buffs have been off performing in summer festivals, engineers, architects, carpenters and contractors have been working diligently to make the new College of Music expansion come to life.
- Multimedia artist Pamela Z (BM 78) was one of just two composers awarded with the coveted fellowship at the American Academy in Rome this April.
- Acclaimed composer and music producer Timothy Cooper Cooper (MM 77) has garnered a wealth of experience in every aspect of the music industry, working out of Las Vegas since 1980.
- Eklund Operas trailblazing CU New Opera Workshop has been the perfect playground for composers with in-progress operas for a decade. For 2019, composer Tom Cipullo brings his new piece Hobsons Choice to the program.
- Thomas Edward Morgan and Daniel and Boyce Sher will be recognized for their work at the May 9 ceremony.
- For Sarah Off, good music and doing good are all in a days work. She co-founded the Mt. Blanca Summer Music Conservatory, a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality, affordable music performance experiences for young musicians.
- New York-based Elizabeth Welch (BM 98) is singing her way through musical theatre productions on Broadway and on regional stagesincluding Denver, where she was a Denver Post Ovation Award recipient for her portrayal of Maria in West Side Storyand before audiences as far away as Germany and Austria.
- Alumnus Frank Parce recently provided a gift that will name an academic services office in the expanded Imig Music Building.
- Wei Wu is officially a Grammy winner for his role in "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs."
- We recently caught up with cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf (DMA 07) on a range of topicsfrom her role with the College of Music National Alumni Council (COMNAC) to a recent performance in New York City.