CSU Theatre students and faculty win multiple ACTF awards
Colorado State University Theatre students and faculty were widely recognized at the annual American College Theatre Festival regional competition in Pasco, Washington.
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Dance Professor Grace Gallagher receives grant to create climate-focused dance work
The Sharon Prize, a $5,000 annual grant celebrating and supporting women and non-binary artists in Colorado, has been awarded to CSU Dance Professor Grace Gallagher for her innovative contemporary dance work, There is No Planet B, a multimedia performance that fuses art with environmental activism to address the urgency of climate action. This compelling dance and art experience will have its world premiere at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University on Nov. 21 and 22, 2025.
Orchestra director Rachel Waddell named 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator semifinalist
Following reviews by a panel of national music educators, Dr. Rachel Waddell, Colorado State University Director of Orchestras, was named one of twenty-five semifinalists for the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s Music Educator Award. Dr. Waddell was chosen from a national pool of 2,000 initial nominations and is the only semifinalist from the state of Colorado.
Celebrate CLA! faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2025
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty and staff for 2025.
Announcing Nabile Galván as CSU assistant professor of Music Education
Announcing Nabile Galván as CSU assistant professor of Music Education.
CSU senior, Annabelle Gauthier honored with the USITT Stage Management Award
CSU senior, Annabelle Gauthier honored with the USITT Stage Management Award.
Hannah Steward named finalist in International Trombone Association Competition
Hannah Steward, a Colorado State University second-year trombone performance major, was recently selected as one of three finalists in the prestigious International Trombone Association Solo Competition. This is the second honor in the last year for Steward, who was previously accepted to the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute last April. The International Trombone Association […]
Colorado State University Wind Symphony to embark on prestigious concert tour of Spain
The Colorado State University Wind Symphony has been invited to perform in Spain this March. After receiving acclaim for their recordings, the ensemble has been invited by the “Grenadine Federation of Bands” to participate in a collaborative concert tour spanning three major cities: Madrid, Granada, and Málaga.
Latest Book by Dr. K. Dawn Grapes, Dowland, Released by Oxford University Press
Latest Book by Dr. K. Dawn Grapes, Dowland, Released by Oxford University Press
Music alumna, Xareny Polanco, named 2025 CMEA Outstanding Young Educator
Colorado State University music education alumna, Xareny Polanco, B.M.E. ‘21, has been awarded a 2025 Colorado Music Educators Association Outstanding Young Educator Award.