Category Archives: Music Education



CSU Trombone Choir performing at ITF 2023

CSU Trombone Choir at the 2023 International Trombone Festival

Colorado State University’s Trombone Choir performed four world premier pieces at the 2023 International Trombone Festival, including compositions by Chris Evan Hass, Amber Sheeran (B.M. Music Education, CSU ’21), James M. David (CSU Professor of Music), and Kevin Poelking (CSU Assistant Professor of Bands). The group was invited to perform based on a submitted recording. […]


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MSOE Composition Competition

Announcing the 2024 Middle School Outreach Ensemble Composition Competition! Winners will have their piece performed during the 2024 MSOE Concert. We would like to invite all music students to participate in the 2024 MSOE Composition Competition. The competition is open to ALL middle school and high school students who are enrolled in their school music […]


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Music Education Faculty News

Music Education Faculty News by Music Education | Bonnie Jacobi | Erik Johnson | School of Music Theatre and Dance Dr. Bonnie Jacobi Music education professor, Dr. Bonnie Jacobi, was selected to serve on a national panel for historical research in music education, which was held at the Normal Symposium for the History of Music […]


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2023 Music Alumni Notes

2023 Music Alumni Notes by Music Education | Alicia Blanton | Alumni | Derek Smith | Gregg Cannady | Kevin Whalen | Madeleine Cort | Maisie Phillips | Megan Doyle | Sarah Vogel | School of Music Theatre and Dance | Xareny Polanco Gregg Cannady, B.M., Music Education, 1985; M.M., Music Education, 1989 Gregg co-founded […]


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Endowment Supporting MSOE: A milestone with roots in service

Endowment Supporting MSOE: A milestone with roots in service by Jessica Warner Music Education | Erik Johnson | Jim Vidakovich | MSOE | School of Music Theatre and Dance | Youth Programs in Arts and Education Fund Dr. Erik Johnson, Colorado State University music education professor and the director and creator of the Middle School […]


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Bob Kreutz: Teacher and performer with four decades of experience

Bob Kreutz: Teacher and performer with four decades of experience by Music Education | Alumni | Bob Kreutz | orchestra | School of Music Theatre and Dance Robert Kreutz has a wealth of knowledge from many years of teaching in the Thompson School District and performing in prestigious orchestras in Colorado and Wyoming. Kreutz holds […]


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Dr. David Saccardi, music education professor at LSU

Dr. David Saccardi, music education professor at LSU by Jessica Warner Music Education | Alumni | David Saccardi | School of Music Theatre and Dance When David Saccardi graduated from Colorado State University in 2011, he did not realize the groundwork was laid for something more prestigious. He was recently awarded the position of associate […]


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CSU’s Spur Campus: An accessible gathering place

CSU’s Spur Campus: An accessible gathering place by Jessica Warner Music Education | Alumni | CSU Spur | Erik Johnson | Katrina Hedrick | MusicLab | School of Music Theatre and Dance Colorado State University’s new Spur campus in Denver is now home to an innovative music program designed to uplift and educate disadvantaged students […]