2026 CSU Drumline Auditions
May 4, 2026 – May 9, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Register and Audition for the 2026 CSU Drumline
Events
String Area Honors Recital / FREE
May 4, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Join us for a concert featuring various pieces and concerti performed by students from the string studios at CSU!
Concert Band Concert: Of the People / FREE
May 4, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Concert Band presents Of the People, featuring music and composers inspired by the voices, stories, and experiences that unite us. This concert features works by Pierre LaPlante, Michael Markowski, and Michele Fernández. Please join us at the UCA alongside ensemble director, Dr. Christina Herman, graduate conductor Cameron Honnen, and the students of the Concert […]
Keyboard Area Studio Recital / FREE
May 5, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Join us for a concert featuring various pieces and concerti performed by members of the keyboard studio led by Dr. Bryan Wallick.
Music in the Museum: CSU Graduate Students / FREE
May 6, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Music in the Museum Concert Series at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art explores the cross-fertilization of music and the visual arts through concerts in the galleries with performances by Colorado State University MFA students. Featured performers to be announced soon! This program is held in GAMA’s Galleries. These concerts are free and open to the public, but we […]
Musical Theatre Voice Studio Recital / FREE
May 6, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – A recital given by musical theatre vocal music students from the studio of Patricia Goble.
University Symphony Orchestra Concert: Virtuoso Voices
May 7, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Ralph Opera Program at CSU, under the direction of Dr. Tiffany Blake, with the University Smphony Orchestra, led by Dr. Rachel Waddell, unite for an evening that celebrates the artistry of CSU’s vocal and instrumental performers. The program features Amy Effinger, winner of the annual Concerto Competition, performing the first movement of Édouard Lalo’s […]
Spring Dance Capstone Concert: To Be Seen
May 8, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Colorado State University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance returns to the stage with an evocative series of choreographic works created and performed by senior dance majors Claire Forden, Madison Hard, Kimberly Mayorga, and Micaela Oar. Through deeply personal movement and storytelling, these artists explore themes of connection, vulnerability, identity, and the human desire to […]
2026 CSU Percussion Camp
June 1, 2026 – June 2, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Percussion Camp for high school students includes instruction on how to successfully prepare and audition to become a collegiate music major. The workshop focuses on the four primary percussion instruments: Mallets (2 and 4 mallets), Timpani, Snare Drum, and Drum Set, as well as insight into applications, scholarships, equipment, and skills in being a college student.
2026 Summer Voice Intensive
June 1, 2026 – June 5, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Spend a week honing your craft on the beautiful CSU campus! Auditioned students will perform a solo in our beautiful Recital Hall. Participants will also take voice lessons with CSU faculty, and participate in workshops, masterclasses, and talkbacks, including ‘Conquering the College Audition.
2026 Organ Week
June 7, 2026 – June 11, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Organ Week is designed for high school students interested in expanding (or beginning) their organ study. Led by a faculty of prominent concert and church organists, the program features one-to-one instruction, masterclasses, and recitals on the finest pipe organs in northern Colorado, including CSU’s Casavant organ.
Organ Week Concert: Joel Bacon and Jason Moy- Other Keyboards: Eclectic Music for Harpsichord, Organ, Toy Piano, and Melodica
June 7, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – To open Organ Week Joel Bacon and Jason Moy perform an exciting joint recital on a battery of keyboard instruments: harpsichord, chamber organ, toy piano, and melodica. This fascinating program will include, alongside early keyboard works of the Baroque, the world premiere of “Suite for Joel’s Toy Piano” by German composer Michael Grill, and the […]
Organ Week Recital: Ken Cowan and Beverly Everett / FREE
June 8, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Two concert organists, Ken Cowan and Beverly Everett, play a joint recital on the famed Marcussen organ of First United Methodist Church. Powerful Romantic and symphonic works on the program will include the monumental Sonata on the 94th Psalm by Julius Reubke. Fans of majestic organ music won’t want to miss hearing these virtuosi play! […]
Organ Week Concert: Joel Bacon, Ken Cowan, and Lisa Shihoten- Music of J.S. Bach / FREE
June 9, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – This program celebrates the beauty of Bach’s organ works on an instrument perfectly suited to them, the Phelps organ of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. In addition to famous solo works, the program will include Bach’s C Minor Violin Sonata, BWV 1017, played by violinist Lisa Shihoten. Joel Bacon will perform two “new” works, recently attributed […]
2026 CSU Jazz Summer Workshop
June 10, 2026 – June 12, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Join CSU Jazz Faculty Wil Swindler, Peter Sommer, Seth Lewis, Gabriel Santiago, David Mesquitic, and more for the 5th annual CSU Jazz Summer Workshop. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and focus on small-group jazz playing and improvisation. Students will also study jazz history, listening, and theory, and attend instrument-specific masterclasses. Full schedule details will be released after registration closes.
Organ Week Concert: Todd Wilson, Solo Organ Recital / FREE
June 10, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Organ Week travels to Greeley with a recital by world-famous organist Todd Wilson (Cleveland Institute of Music). The newly restored 1967 Casavant organ at Trinity Episcopal Church will provide audiences the opportunity to hear another instrument designed by Lawrence Phelps, the famed organ builder behind the organs at CSU and St. Luke’s in Fort Collins. […]
Organ Week Student Recital / FREE
June 11, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – The final day of Organ Week always includes a recital with our high school participants. Come hear what they learned during the week and be inspired by the next generation of organists! Location: First United Methodist Church
Organ Week Closing Concert: Maurice Steger, Recorder, Jason Moy and Joel Bacon, Harpsichord and Organ
June 11, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Maurice Steger, the “Paganini of the Recorder,” returns to Fort Collins for a thrilling recital of Baroque music. His sold-out performances in prior Organ Weeks have astonished and captivated audiences with a mixture of dazzling virtuosity and creative musicality. With chamber organ and harpsichord by Jason Moy and Joel Bacon, this trio is sure to […]
2026 Colorado Harp Seminar
June 14, 2026 – June 20, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The Colorado Harp Seminar is a weeklong immersive opportunity for high school and undergraduate pedal harpists, with a distinct focus on musician wellness. Directed by faculty member Kathryn Harms at Colorado State University, the seminar is designed to support, inspire, and nurture both excellent musicianship and personal growth. Students receive private lessons and participate in harp ensemble, masterclasses, and interactive workshops throughout the week.
2026 Colorado Kodály Institute (CKI)
July 11, 2026 – July 24, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
CKI is a dynamic training center for elementary classroom music teachers, independent music instructors, and secondary music teachers interested in taking their teaching, conducting, musicianship, and depth of knowledge about music education to new heights. Students from across the U.S., Mexico, Korea, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia are involved in the annual summer seminar.
Concert Version: The Music Man by Meredith Wilson
July 11, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Students in the Colorado State University Summer Conducting Seminar, the residency component of CSU’s Master of Music, Music Education – Conducting Specialization, present a concertized version of The Music Man, by Meredith Wilson, in the annual summer seminar final performance.
2026 Colorado Cello Intensive
July 26, 2026 – August 2, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The Colorado Cello Intensive is a week-long program designed to maximize technical, musical, and personal growth. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4:1, the Colorado Cello Intensive (CCI) is dedicated to helping students reach their full potential. We believe in the work hard, play hard mentality and offer students an array of evening possibilities, including hiking, concerts, and more. Surrounded by the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Fort Collins, Colorado, CCI is the ideal location to develop your playing this summer!
2026 Musical Theatre Summer Intensive
July 27, 2026 – August 7, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Colorado State University’s Musical Theatre program—an exciting new star in undergraduate arts education for the region—invites students to participate in a rigorous two-week intensive.
2026 International Keyboard Odyssiad® and Festival, USA
August 3, 2026 – August 7, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A., is a summer piano competition and festival featuring more than a dozen guest artists and pianists in the LIVE Semifinal and Final Rounds of the Olympic-styled Odyssiad® competition, Group Masterclasses and Young Artist Development Sessions with master teachers and judges, and riveting evening concerts by international piano competition medalists and world-renowned guest artist pianists.
2026 Alumni Band at CSU Homecoming and Family Weekend
October 3, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Saturday, October 3 | Homecoming Weekend, Save the Date for Alumni Band
Audition/Application Deadline: 2026 CSU High School Honor Band Festival
October 9, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The annual CSU Honor Band Festival brings together the finest high school musicians in the Rocky Mountain Region, selected from hundreds of applicants throughout the western region; the three-day festival takes place at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.
2026 Fall Dance Experience: Visit and Audition Day
November 6, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
During the Dance Experience visit, you’ll take classes in modern, hip-hop, and ballet taught by CSU dance faculty. You’ll take classes alongside CSU dance majors. You’ll get to talk to current students and faculty, and you’ll see a live performance of choreography in progress for our upcoming concerts. You’ll have the chance to perform the solo portion of your dance major audition in person, and you’ll also complete the audition interview during the event.
2026 CSU Theatre Visit Day: Details and Registration
November 13, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
Theatre Visit Day is an opportunity for high school students, transfer students, and current CSU students (and parents/guardians) to meet CSU Theatre faculty and students, tour the University Center for the Arts, join themed break-out sessions, eat lunch with current theatre students, and attend a special performance of the production of “Alice by Heart” The itinerary includes an overview of our program and degrees.
2026 CSU High School Honor Band Festival
December 10, 2026 – December 12, 2026 @ 12:00 am –
The annual CSU Honor Band Festival brings together the finest high school musicians in the Rocky Mountain Region, selected from hundreds of applicants throughout the western region; the three-day festival takes place at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.