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.
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Music alumna, Xareny Polanco, named 2025 CMEA Outstanding Young Educator
Music alumna, Xareny Polanco, named 2025 CMEA Outstanding Young Educator
Dr. John Pippen has two articles published in esteemed journals
Dr. John Pippen has two articles published in esteemed journals
Dr. Cayla Bellamy elected inaugural president of the Southwest Chapter of the International Double Reed Society
Dr. Cayla Bellamy elected inaugural president of the Southwest Chapter of the International Double Reed Society
Theatre alum Tara Tolar-Payne to work on the national production of Annie
Colorado State University Theatre alum Tara Tolar-Payne has been named the assistant stage manager for the 2024-2025 North American tour of Annie with Whoopie Goldberg appearing as Miss Hannigan in New York City. The tour begins Nov. 12 with limited runs in Chicago and NYC before embarking on a 20-city run that ends in Los […]
CSU Theatre’s ON THE BRINK Company amplifies marginalized voices through its reading series
CSU Theatre has curated and hosted a reading series of plays that address hot topic themes – issues that have pushed our culture to the brink and reveal new possibilities. The ON THE BRINK Company is a collaboration between professional theatre artists, faculty, students, and alumni exploring works representing underrepresented voices.
KCACTF awards for CSU Theatre production of Everybody
The Fall 2024 CSU Theatre production of Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Dr. Javier Hurtado, was attended by a Kennedy Center American College Theatre (KCACTF) respondent, John Hill, Emeritus Theatre and Humanities faculty at Front Range Community College. Mr. Hill provided feedback on the production and awarded select actors and crew based on their […]
CSU music instructor Poelking selected as American Prize Composition Winner
Award-winning composer Kevin Poelking to compose a new work for the National Academic Symphonic Band of Ukraine.
Historic $110M investment in new engineering/AI facility headlines Fall Address
Colorado State University President Amy Parsons had lots of good news to share during her Oct. 2 Fall Address, but what stole the show was her announcement of a $110 million investment in a new engineering/artificial intelligence facility.
Announcing Dr. Galit Kaunitz as CSU oboe professor
The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance welcomes Dr. Meredith Blecha-Wells as assistant professor of cello. Dr. Blecha-Wells previously served as professor of cello at Oklahoma State University for 16 years. She received her D.M.A. in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music and has master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Indiana University. Dr. […]